44-68089 B-26G Marauder 12AF 320BG441BS Gravel Gertie 08 after bombing Siegelsbach Heidelberg Germany 1945 NA968

Photo description: Martin B-26 Marauders of the Franco-American 1st Tactical AF bomb enemy ammunition stores area in Germany near Ramsbach, 10 miles northeast of Offenburg, which supplied German forces opposing both the American 7th and French 1st Armies. As the lead planes release their explosives, formations of the medium bombers begin their bomb run over the target.

Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID 204905680 Local ID: 342-FH-3A22479-56551AC