(A war-torn Dutch neighbor-hood with a dejected figure
sitting in front of a hardware store and coal yard.
The sign "Charbons&
Vauteraux de Construction"
translates as Coal and Construction Supplies]) |
( Hans Brok of Holland wrote "This was taken near
the Nijmegen bridge which is behind the photographer. The roundabout is 'Keizer
Traianusplein'. The buildings are at the St. Jorisstraat [St. Johns Street].
To the right is into the center of Nijmegen.) |
(The Nijmegen Bridge was attacked by 508th, Co. G, during
Market Garden.) |
(Once the bridge was taken, Allied traffic soon roared across
to pursue the fleeing Germans including what one person thinks may be a Cushman
airborne scooter? If so, this is a rare shot.) |