U.S. troops march through war-torn German town. Troops of the First U.S.

U.S. troops march through war-torn German town. Troops of the First U.S. Army advance single file through the wreckage in the town of Nideggen, Germany, passing under an ancient archway. East of the Roer, Nideggen is nine miles south of Duren, captured by Lieutenant General Courtney Hodges' forces February 25, 1945, two days following the start of the now large-scale offensive toward the Rhine.