Photo RL12.  Langerwehe, Germany.  This photo show the main road through town.  The post office is the building at the far left of the photo.  Note that the damaged building at the far right is the same building show in the center of photo RL13 below.  Location identified by Alfred Schulte and Timm Haasler.  Click HERE to see the same view as it appears today (August 2007).
Photo RL8.   Scherpenseel, Germany.  (Location provided by Alfred Schulte).  Click HERE to see the same location as it appears today (October, 2006).
Photo RL30.  Knocked out Tiger I, tank number 201, of Schwere Panzer Kompanie "Hummel" or Panzer Abteilung (Funklenk) 301 in Elsdorf, Germany.  This tank was knocked out on 25 or 26 February 1945, and had previously knocked out a 3rd Armored Division Pershing.  The knocked out Pershing was "Fireball" belonging to F Company, 33rd Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division.  A front view of this Tiger is shown on the Metcalfe Photo page as the sample photo above the Rhineland photo link. (Location and information provided by Matthias Radu, Barry Crook, and Timm Haasler).  Click HERE for more information about this Tiger and the Pershing it knocked out.
Photo RL13.  Langerwehe, Germany.  Location identified by Alfred Schulte and Timm Haasler.  An interesting side note reported by Timm Haasler:  "It was quite difficult to identify the church as it was destroyed during the war and was rebuild in a totally different style after the war. There had been rumors in Langerwehe that the church was destroyed by the Waffen-SS before the Americans captured the town. This is quite a remarkable statement because no Waffen-SS units were in that area during that time but this rumor was hard to fight till your picture now identified the location. The picture clearly shows that the church was still standing when the Americans captured Langerwehe and most likely the soldiers of 3rd Arm Div blew up the church tower in order to prevent the German artillery to use it as a target marker."  Click HERE to see the same view as it appears today (August 2007).
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The photos shown on this page were taken by Cpt. John Metcalfe.  As yet, the locations and soldiers shown are unidentified.  If anyone has any information regarding these photos, please contact the webmaster at: 
Fambor@aol.com.  Thank you!
Photo RL2.  View of the railroad station in Stolberg - Hammer.  (Location identification provided by Timm Haasler, Melle, Germany)
Photo RL10.  Damaged buidlings in Scherpenseel. Germany.  Photo probably taken after capture of the village by elements of Combat Command B of the 3rd Armored Division on 20 November 1944.  (Identification of the location provided by Timm Haasler, Melle Germany)
Photo RL13.  Langerwehe, Germany.  Location identified by Alfred Schulte and Timm Haasler.  An interesting side note reported by Timm Haasler:  "It was quite difficult to identify the church as it was destroyed during the war and was rebuild in a totally different style after the war. There had been rumors in Langerwehe that the church was destroyed by the Waffen-SS before the Americans captured the town. This is quite a remarkable statement because no Waffen-SS units were in that area during that time but this rumor was hard to fight till your picture now identified the location. The picture clearly shows that the church was still standing when the Americans captured Langerwehe and most likely the soldiers of 3rd Arm Div blew up the church tower in order to prevent the German artillery to use it as a target marker."  Click HERE to see the same view as it appears today (August 2007).
Photo RL30.  Knocked out Tiger I, tank number 201, of Schwere Panzer Kompanie "Hummel" or Panzer Abteilung (Funklenk) 301 in Elsdorf, Germany.  This tank was knocked out on 25 or 26 February 1945, and had previously knocked out a 3rd Armored Division Pershing.  The knocked out Pershing was "Fireball" belonging to F Company, 33rd Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Division.  A front view of this Tiger is shown on the Metcalfe Photo page as the sample photo above the Rhineland photo link. (Location and information provided by Matthias Radu, Barry Crook, and Timm Haasler).  Click HERE for more information about this Tiger and the Pershing it knocked out.
Photo RL31.  Abandoned PaK 40 (PanzerabwehrKanone 40) 75mm anti-tank gun in Scherpenseel, Germany.  This gun most likely belonged to Grenadier Regiment 103, 47th Volksgrenadier Division.  This unit arrived in Scherpenseel the day before the 3rd Armored Division attacked on 20 November 1944.  (Location and information provided by Timm Haasler, Melle, Germany)
Photo RL32.  Another captured PaK 40 75mm anti-tank gun in Scherpenseel, Germany.  To left can be seen the tracks of a Steyr-made Raupenschlepper Ost (RSO) the towing vehicle for the anti-tank gun.  (Location and information provided by Werner Geier and Timm Haasler).
Photo RL1.  Diepenlinchen, Germany, September 1944.  (Location provided by Bob Pacios, A Company, 36th Armored Infantry Regiment veteran.)
Photo RL11.  Abandoned German trench line.  Possibly near the town of Diepenlinchen, Germany, September 1944.
Photo RL27.  German Panther tank stuck in a large ditch.
Photo RL28.  Destroyed German Sturmgeschutz III assault gun.  Location unknown.  (Information provided by Matthias Radu)
Photo AT.  Another view of the same gun pictured above.
Photo AT3.  Another view of the same abandoned PaK 40 pictured in the previous photo.
Photo RL3.  Location unknown.
Photo RL4.  Hot food in insulated containers is ready to be served from the back of a weapons carrier.  Location unknown.
Photo RL5.  Location unknown.
Photo RL6.  An M-5 High Speed Tractor (used for towing artillery pieces) meets a jeep on a narrow road.  Location unknown
Photo RL7.  Location unknown.
Photo RL8.   Scherpenseel, Germany.  (Location provided by Alfred Schulte).  Click HERE to see the same location as it appears today (October, 2006).
Photo RL9.  Location unknown.
Photo RL12.  Langerwehe, Germany.  This photo show the main road through town.  The post office is the building at the far left of the photo.  Note that the damaged building at the far right is the same building show in the center of photo RL13 below.  Location identified by Alfred Schulte and Timm Haasler.  Click HERE to see the same view as it appears today (August 2007).
Photo RL14.  M3 halftracks and a jeep.   Note the modified fenders on the jeep.  Another view of this scene is shown in photo RL23 below.  Location unknown. 
Photo RL15.  Location unknown.
Photo RL16.  US M3A1 halftrack and M8 or M20 armored car.  Location unknown.
Photo RL17.  Location unknown.
Photo "German KIA."  Location unkown.
Photo "KIAs."  Location unknown.
Photo "Gliders."  Douglas C-47 transport/cargo aircraft towing Waco CG-4 gliders.  Location unknown.
Photo RL18.  Note that Photo "POWs" below shows German prisoners in front of the same building on the right in this photo.   Location unknown.  (Information provided by Timm Haasler)
Photo RL19.  US M4 "Sherman" tank with infantrymen riding on the back.  Location unknown.
Photo RL20.  US M5 "stuart" light tank in a hastily camouflaged defensive position.  Note the ration crates stacked on the rear of the tank.  Location unknown.
Photo RL21.  US M5 "Stuart" light tank and halftrack in the mud.  Location unknown.
Photo RL22.  Wreckage of what appears to be a US Army 2-1/2 ton dump truck, possibly belonging to the 23rd Armored Engineers.  Location unknown, possibly Hotton, Belgium  (Identification and information provided by Matthias Radu and Timm Haasler.)
Photo RL23.  M36 tank destroyer with a 90mm gun.  This photo appears to be taken in the same location as photo RL14 above.  Location unknown.
Photo RL24.  M4 "Sherman" tank.  Location unknown.
Photo RL25.  Abandoned German trench and mortar ammunition.  Location unknown.
Photo RL26.  German Panther Ausf. A.  This Panther may have belonged to II. Abteilung, Panzer-Regiment 33, 9. Panzer-Division.  Location unknown.  (Identification provided by Matthias Radu)
Photo RL29.  Remains of a destroyed vehicle, probably a German Sturmgeschutz III.  The town of Nothberg is in the background of this photo.  The road on the left is the road running from Hastenrath/Scherpenseel via Volkenrath to Eschweiler.  The destroyed vehicle most likely belonged to Panzer-Jaeger-Abteilung 12, 12th Volks-Grenadier-Division  Identification of the vehicle type provided by Matthias Radu.  Location and unit identification provided by Alfred Schulte and Timm Haasler.
Photo RL33.  Captured ammunition dump.  Location unknown.
Photo RL34.  Location unknown.
Photo "POWs."  Note that the building on the right in this photo is also seen in photo RL18 above.  Location unknown.  (Information provided by Timm Haasler.)
Photo RL36.  Location unknown.