Here’s a special treat! At the Varnum Memorial Armory Museum, we have a photo album that belonged to a member of the 76th Division Artillery in World War II.
We’re certain that these have never been published before. Some images are captured from the Germans.
76th Recon Bn. Note that most of the troopers have German pistols and the variety of US weapons- M1A1 Thompson, M3 Geasegun, etc. 
Captioned “Wrecked Nazi planes on
the road top Burgstadt, Germany”
On the back of the next image. 
Surrendering Germans with a Kubelwagon, their attempt at a Jeep. 
More defeated German soldiers. 
On the back of the next image. 
Hand grenade fishing removes a lot of the challenge…. 
Caption says plane was shot down by the 76th Divisions anti-aircraft artillery. 
On the back of the next image. 
Not all POWs were re-homed like this, but I’m sure he was a welcome exception. 
American GI poses in an abandoned Stuka, long obsolete by 1945. 
Destroyed Heinkel 111 bomber, Germany 1945 
76th Division soldiers pose with two captured German railroad guns. 
Abandoned Junkers 87 “Stuka” dive bomber in Germany, 1945. 
Captured German photo from Russia, 1941 
On the back of the next image. 
Destroyed Soviet armor; captured German photo. 
On the back of the next image. 
Destroyed Soviet fighter planes; captured German photo. 
German artillery in Russia, 1941/42. Captured photo. 
Jeep 
US Armor on a train, most appear to have battle damage. 
Knocked out German Panther tank. 
Same Panther tank. Close-up on damage. 
US Armor on a train, most appear to have battle damage. 
Stuart light tanks. 
Wrecker German night fighter, Germany, 1945 
French Renault FT-17 light tank from World War I with German graffiti; France, 1945
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