U.S. Army Lieutenant General Omar Bradley prepares to meet members of the Congressional House Military Affairs Committee upon their visit to Headquarters of the 12th Army Group Tactical Air Command, in Luxembourg, during World War 2. A staff car stops,on Place de la Gare. The Hotel Clesse is seen in the background. General Bradley defers to Ambassador Charles W. Sawyer, who is smoking a cigarette. Sawyer enters the car, followed by Bradley. (another man is already in the back seat.) The car drives along a boulevard lined with tram tracks. Three stars are prominently displayed on the car's bumper. The car stops and two attending soldiers salute as General Bradley steps to the sidewalk. He is followed by Ambassador Sawyer and the other person. The three climb steps to enter a building. Some sort of official proclamation is posted near the entrance. A sign at the door reads "Show your identification." The staff car drives away and a Military Police jeep arrives, leading several cars carrying the House Committee members, who are then escorted into the building. Later, Committee members are seen exiting the building, including Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce of Connecticut,walking with Congressman Paul W. Shafer of Michigan. Cars for the Committee parked on cobblestone street, near a. Sign by some barbed wire prohibiting entry. Committee members begin boarding their cars and driving away.
Infantrymen of 80th Division, 318th Infantry Regiment move through city near Christnach, Luxembourg past Civil Affairs office. Troops walk on both the sides of road. Trucks go on road. People stand at stairs of Public Affair Office. United States flag hung from the office building. Tanks in the field. Crew fires mounted on M-7 Motor Carriage. Troops and Infantrymen walk on road, past civilians as they evacuate. Vehicles parked besides road. People stand and walk on road. (World War II period).
United States General Omar N. Bradley in Luxembourg City during World War II, sitting in the passenger seat of a Jeep at a checkpoint. Military Police officer inspects General Bradley’s identification card before letting the Jeep pass. General Bradley’s Jeep drives on snow covered Pont Adolphe towards U.S. 12th Army Group Command in Luxembourg before signaling right to drive into the headquarters (today Spuerkeess Financial Center at Place de Metz 2 Pl. de Metz, 2954 Luxembourg City). General Omar Bradley's Jeep exits the rear gate at 3rd Army Corps Command in Luxembourg during World War II. (Today the Jean-Pierre Pescatore Foundation, 13 Av. Jean-Pierre Pescatore, 2324 Luxembourg City). General George S. Patton Jr. speaks to General Bradley, the latter sitting in the passenger seat of Jeep. Major General John Milliken sits on the back of the Jeep. General Bradley’s Jeep drives away into snow covered landscape of Luxembourg.
United States 969th Field Artillery Unit in France during World War II. African American soldiers of the unit talk. A soldier receives orders over a field phone to fire artillery. Soldiers load shells into a 155 mm howitzer. Men fire the howitzer.
United States 969th Field Artillery Unit in France during World War II. An African American soldier of the unit sets a fuze onto a shell. A soldier speaks over a field phone. A two and a half ton truck arrives at the gun position with ammunition. Soldiers unload shells and store them in a dugout.
United States 969th Field Artillery Unit in France during World War II. An African American soldier of the unit near a howitzer. A soldier receives firing order over a field phone. The howitzer is fired. The soldier speaks over the phone. The battery of the howitzer being fired. Smoke rises
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