U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) service members joined German military leaders, veterans, and local officials on ...

Although Mark Conrad began collecting German war relics as a child in Cape Girardeau, Mo., it wasn’t until the year 2001 that his collection began to take on a life of its own.

The March 1945 crossings, by Patton and Montgomery's forces, gave the Allies beachheads with which to invade Germany.