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Allied Troops Enter Berlin: Military Trucks on a Street in Berlin

American vehicles of the Second Armored Division passing down the main street leading to the heart of Berlin, Germany, which they will help to occupy. At the front of this group happens to be a Russian truck on its way out of the American zone as the Americans enter the city. Some damage from Allied bombings can be seen in the buildings along the street.

Allied Forces Enter Berlin: Officers at a Fourth of July Celebration

One view of a Fourth of July celebration at the Adolf Hitler Barracks in Berlin, Germany, formerly known as the Kaiser Wilhelm Cadet School. It was here that the American flag was officially raised alongside the Russian flag to signify the official entry of American troops into the city. Officers of rank who attended the ceremony include, from left to right: General Omar Bradley; Nikolai N. Barinov, commander of the Russian Berlin guards battalion; Major General Floyd Parks; and Major General Joffre de Beauchesne, who will command the French troops in Berlin. All others are unidentified.

Allied Forces Enter Berlin: Officers at a Fourth of July Celebration

One view of a Fourth of July celebration at the Adolf Hitler Barracks in Berlin, Germany, formerly known as the Kaiser Wilhelm Cadet School. It was here that the American flag was officially raised alongside the Russian flag to signify the official entry of American troops into the city. Officers of rank who attended the ceremony include, from left to right: General Omar Bradley; Nikolai N. Barinov, commander of the Russian Berlin guards battalion; Major General Floyd Parks; and Major General Joffre de Beauchesne, who will command the French troops in Berlin. All others are unidentified.

Allied Forces Enter Berlin: Tanks on the Berlinerstrasse

Picture taken at a Fourth of July Celebration at the Adolph Hitler Barracks in Berlin, Germany, formerly the Kaiser Wilhelm Cadet School. Picture taken on the Berlinerstrasse at the point where General Omar Bradley stopped to watch some of the tanks of the Second Armored Division pass on their way to the heart of Berlin. Here he stands on the left of the group with his officers and Major General Floyd Parks (second from the left), who commands the American troops in Berlin, as a new type of tank carrying a 76 MM gun passes by.