Insignia of the 8th Armored Division. The nickname of the 8th Armored Division, the "Thundering Herd," was coined before the division went to Europe in late 1944. It was also known as the "Iron Snake" late in the war, after a correspondent for Newsweek likened the 8th to a "great ironclad snake" as it crossed the Rhine River in late March 1945. Photograph »

American medical personnel in front of two tents set up outside a school converted into a hospital for concentration camp survivors from Langenstein. Germany, April 1945. Photograph »

American medical personnel in front of a school that has been converted into a hospital for concentration camp survivors from Langenstein. Germany, April 1945. Photograph »

American medical personnel evacuate Langenstein survivors to a hospital. Langenstein, Germany, April 1945. Photograph »

A Langenstein survivor being evacuated to a hospital. Langenstein, Germany, April 1945. Photograph »

German civilians are assembled by American officials before being detailed to collect and bury victims of the Buchenwald subcamp at Langenstein-Zwieberge. Germany, April 1945. Photograph »

American medical personnel evacuate Langenstein survivors to a hospital. Germany, Apri 1945. Photograph »

American medical personnel evacuate Langenstein survivors to a hospital. Germany, April 1945. Photograph »

An American medical officer stands in front of a school that has been converted into a hospital for concentration camp survivors from Langenstein-Zwieberge. Germany, April 1945. Photograph »

American medical personnel evacuate Langenstein survivors to a hospital. Germany, April 1945. Photograph »

American medical personnel stand in front of a school that has been converted into a hospital for concentration camp survivors from Langenstein-Zwieberge. Germany, April 1945. Photograph »

Medical personnel stand outside a school that has been converted into a hospital for concentration camp survivors from Langenstein-Zwieberge. Germany, April 1945. Photograph »