THE NINETIETH TOOK THE LARGEST CITY IN THE
PALATINATE – MAINZ
(1) After stiff resistance on 21 March, the "Tough 'Ombres" of the 90th Infantry Division cleared Mainz, Germany, on the day that the
pictures on this page were taken, 22 March 45. These are men of a 2nd Battalion, 358th Infantry Regiment reconnoitering the rubble-filled
streets of the city for remaining snipers. (2) Infantry and armor, 1st Battalion 359th Infantry Regiment and 773rd Tank Battalion advance
within the city. (3) More of the 359th at work, in another part of the town. (4) Company B of the 359th, is here represented by Pfc.
William Parker who is firing from a window in Mainz while Captain John R. Angell calls the shots.
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