U.S. Army General Dwight David Eisenhower meets dignitaries in Brussels, Belgium during World War II. He meets Prince Charles and the Prime Minister of Belgium and other officials. The officials standing on the steps of a building. Eisenhower shaking hands with them.
U.S. Army General Dwight D Eisenhower visits the Chamber of Deputies of France during World War II. General Eisenhower arrives in a car. Eisenhower leaves the Foreign Office and visits the Chamber of Deputies. Soldiers standing. He arrives at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with entourage including General Omar Bradley. Eisenhower and officials and soldiers salute. Eisenhower places a wreath on the tomb. A plaque at the base of the monument.
U.S. troopers of the 101st Airborne Division, are seen marching in full combat gear along a road in Nijmegen, Holland. Next, trucks loaded with paratroopers drive around a bend on Bow Street, at the corner of Lindenberg, where part of the "hello castle" (aka ""Old Man-Bat-Zate") is seen in background. An MP (military policeman) controls traffic. Local people wave friendly goodbyes from the side of the road, as the trucks pass out of the city. The trucks stop for a break en route, where paratroopers warm themselves by a fire, as local children gather near them. One small boy tries to sell a pair of boots to a paratrooper. A middle age man looks into the camera as it photographs paratroopers reboarding their trucks. View of troopers seated in back of a truck. Camera focuses on several smiling as they climb into their truck. Others posing for the camera as they lean out the side of their truck.
U.S. Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division, preparing to depart for rest at Camp Mourmelon, France, following Operation Market Garden, in World War 2. They assemble near the Waal River at Nijmegen, Holland and are seen boarding open army trucks. Some children watch. The troopers are in obvious good spirits. View from a boat of some trucks driving away. The narrow dirt road seems to be on some sort of earthen dike. Troopers pack themselves into a truck, the tail gate is closed, and they drive away. More paratroopers board canvas covered troop trucks
U.S. Congressmen visit the 12th Army Group Tactical Air Command headquarters in Luxembourg during World War II. Opening scene shows the Congressmen of the House Military Affairs Committee, seated around a luncheon table with U.S. Army officers. The luncheon is hosted by Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, who converses with Committee members at the head table. Among those seated at other parts of the table is Republican Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce of Connecticut. She sits between two Army officers, and across from Republican Congressman Paul W. Shafer of Michigan. Closer to the camera, a field grade woman army officer is seen among the military guests. This sequence captures the end of the luncheon, when guests are having coffee. Several guests smoke cigarettes, including Clare Boothe Luce. Closeup of General Bradley, conversing.
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.
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