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Three unidentified women chat outside a dwelling in the Bavarian Alps, Germany

49. Unidentified Women Sitting Outside Building South of Rosenheim, Germany

50. Schliersee Lake, Bavarian Alps, Germany

One of the few bridges to survive Allied bombing during the war in Germany.

51. Bridge Over Danube River Near Ulm, Germany

Photograph taken by United States Army Major Elmer Prince of Morgantown, W. Va.

52. Destroyed Bridge of Reich's Autobahn Between Ulm and Stuttgart, Germany

Long, flat stretch of the Autobahn heading towards the Alps.

53. Autobahn Near Salzburg, Germany

The Autobahn is the freeway system built during the reign of the Third Reich. Employing 100,000 Germans during the 1930s depression, the Autobahn became an essential part of the infrastructure for the German military during World War II.

54. Autobahn Near Ulm, Germany

Left to right: Major Elmer Prince of Morgantown, W. Va., Mrs. J. G. Arnold of Munich, Germany, Sargent Johnson of Charleston, W. Va.

55. Major Elmer W. Prince of Morgantown, W. Va. and Friends at Arnold pressing Plant, Munich, Germany

56. Corner of Agfa Camera Plant Destroyed By Allied Bombing, Munich, Germany

Unidentified man walking passed ruins of buildings destroyed during the war.

57. Street Scene in Munich, Germany

Bombed remains of part of the Agfa Camera Works from World War II.

58. Part of Agfa Camera Works, Munich, Germany

A United States Army Hospital located in post-war Munich.

59. 24th General Dispensary, Munich, Germany

Staging areas for new troops arriving in the ETO (European Theater of Operations), were known as "Cigarette Camps". Each camp was named after a brand of cigarette for security reasons. Referring to camps without any indication of geographical location help to block information leaks to the enemy. After V-E Day (Victory in Europe) the camps were converted to redeployment centers. An estimated 3 million American troops either entered or left Europe through the Le Havre area camps.

60. Tent Area, Camp Philip Morris, Le Havre, France