Soldiers of the US 1st Infantry division

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The same road as the previous picture seen in the other direction facing Mortain, in Juvigny le Tertre. The GMC truck in the distance in the previous picture can be see behind the GI's and the abandoned Sherman just be made out in the distance.

The Sherman was one of three lost by the 32nd Armoured Regiment, 3rd Armoured Division as it fought elements of the 116 Panzer Division and 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich" along with advanced elements Sturmgeschütz Brigade 394.

The infantry in the picture are probably members of the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st ID which finally captured most of the area on the 2nd but the area was not entirely cleared until the 4th by which time the sector had been taken over by the 16th Infantry Regiment.