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A view the canal and some of wreckage in the center of Berlin, Germany, near the Potsdamer Platz. This was where some of the heaviest fighting took place between the Russians and the Germans. The building in the background on the left is the Reichsbank.

Some of the first Women's Army Corps soldiers to arrive in the Berlin, Germany, passing the ruins of the Reich Chancellery while on a tour of some of the sights of Berlin. All are unidentified.

A view of the Berlinerstrasse, one of the main streets through Berlin, Germany, which shows the operations of the women civilians of Berlin as they pass the rubbish from the ruined buildings back into the ruins by bucket chain to get it off the streets.

Some of the first Women's Army Corps soldiers to arrive in Berlin, Germany, make a tour of the sights. They are passing a building on Potsdamer Strasse where women are working to remove the rubbish from ruined buildings. All are unidentified.

Picture taken at a Fourth of July celebration at the Adolf Hitler Barracks in Berlin, Germany, shows part of the Russian unit of soldiers which attended the celebration and is also part of the Berlin guard. All are unidentified.

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.

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.

Soldiers with one of the first American tanks of the Second Armored Division to enter the heart of Berlin, Germany. This tank is one of the outposts on the Hauptstrasse. Crowds of unidentified onlookers gather around the tank.

Scene at the side of the Autobahn inside Berlin, Germany, showing a German woman caring for a grave while Russian troops pass on their way out of the American zone.

A view of the courtyard named the "Court of Honor," inside the Reich Chancellery with wrecked armored cars all around.