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US Marine Private First Class Fred Muscard cleaning himself while his war dog Lux stood on guard, Okinawa, Japan, Apr 1945	A British Army bulldozer pushed bodies of Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp victims into a mass grave, Germany, 19 Apr 1945; note driver had to cover nose and mouth with handkerchief	As Allied troops surrounded Leipzig, Germany, this Volkssturm general committed suicide rather than face surrender, 19 Apr 1945	B-17G Fortresses of the 546th Bomb Squadron drop their loads on the rail yards at Elsterwerda, Germany, Apr 19 1945. Note the smoke marker dropped by the lead aircraft signaling the remaining aircraft to drop their bombs.

Liberty section personnel aboard LCM returning to USS Casablanca from Rara Island, off Pitylieu Island, Manus, Admiralty Islands, 19 Apr 1945	Machinato Inlet immediately after combat, Okinawa, Japan, 19 Apr 1945; note wrecked M29 Weasel vehicles on the road	Men of the US 90th Field Artillery fired their gun at a Japanese position, Balete Pass, Luzon, 19 Apr 1945	Seaman 1st Class Frank Stanley cleaning a 20mm gun aboard USS Anzio, 19 Apr 1945

US Army 8-in Howitzer M1 firing on Japanese position, Okinawa, Japan, 19 Apr 1945	US Army soldiers crossing the Machinato Inlet on foot bridge, Okinawa, Japan, morning of 19 Apr 1945	US Marine Private Grady Hogue on a horse, Okinawa, Japan, Apr 1945	An American soldier observed the destruction of an industrial town near Nürnberg, Germany, 20 Apr 1945

An oil tank explosion at Deggendorf harbor, Bavaria, Germany after an aerial bombardment by A-20 Havoc aircraft of US 426th Bomb Group, 20 Apr 1945	Armorers equipping a F4F Wildcat fighter with HVAR rockets aboard USS Anzio, 20 Apr 1945 off Okinawa.	B-24M Liberator, pathfinder aircraft for the 707th Bomb Squadron, drops a smoke marker as well as its bomb load on the rail junction at Mühldorf, Germany, Apr 20 1945 (Hitler’s birthday).	Bob Christensen, Jim Bough, L. D. Smith, and Frank Schwartz manning the arresting gear controls aboard USS Anzio, 20 Apr 1945

Funeral service for Ernie Pyle, Okinawa, Japan, 20 Apr 1945	German Volkssturm soldier with Panzerschreck launcher, near Berlin, Germany, late Apr 1945	Manzanar camp layout prepared by the War Relocation Authority, 20 Apr 1945.	Men fusing bombs aboard USS Anzio, 20 Apr 1945