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U.S. 4th and 8th infantry divisions enter Hurtgen Forest and 5th and 8th Inf. divs enter into Kleinhau to attack in Germany.
Activities of American first Army in Germany, advancing eastward in late 1944 during World War 2. Animated map shows: 4th and 8th infantry division move out from Stolberg and enter into Hurtgen Forest . U.S. 4th Infantry attack with field guns and artillery. Field gun amidst pile of shells fires toward Hurtgen Forest. 4th Infantry Division troops crawl up a hill in the Hurtgen Forest, sometimes pinned down under enemy German fire. Armor comes to their aid and casualties are treated by medical corps personnel. U.S. Army tanks arrive to support the infantry and they continue forward, where footage shows U.S. mortars and artillery bombing Grosshau, and point of view shot of a U.S. Army machine gun firing at a target in the town of Grosshau. Animated map shows: 5th and 8th Inf. Divisions enter into Kleinhau. Kleinhau is bombarded by a heavy volley of U.S. Army rockets and artillery from units of the 5th and 8th Infantry Divisions. Allied fighter bombers in flight over the area. Artillery is loaded and fired at close-range on target of Kleinhau which was then captured. U.S. Army Soldiers around the ruined buildings of Hurtgen, eating and drinking during a break. Infantry division move towards another towns. U.S. Army soldiers take a moment to relax during the long drive eastward. U.S. soldiers fire mortars from positions along the west bank of the Ruhr.
U.S. Army troops and engineers building roads, placing guns, transporting German POWs in Germany near Hurtgen Forest region.
Activities of American First Army from Aachen to Roer River in Germany. Animated map shows First Army entering into Hurtgen Forest and arrive Cologne plain going through the Roer River. 28th Division controls key roadways of Vossenack and Schmidt. Engineers build roads through the Hurtgen Forest. Large tree trunks are laid into place as foundation and then milled wooden planks are nailed atop to quickly create a usable road surface. Jeep passes over the newly built road. U.S. Army forces start a fire for protection against the cold. 28th Division troops with mortar and machine gun support advance (November, 1944) through a wooded area. Infantry columns move to the front. Smoke clouds rise. Ground forces move out from wooded area. German POW's file into an assembly area and are evacuated by truck. U.S. Army soldier hangs a sign around the neck of a Germany prisoner of war that says "200,000th prisoner of war captured by troops of U.S. First Army." Artillery and antitank guns are placed for defense. Soldiers work on telephone tower. Underground emplacements are built as snow falls. (World War II period).
Group of U.S. M-10 Gun Motor Carriages moves along crooked and steep road in Hurtgen Forest during World War II.
U.S. infantrymen and tanks advance through Hurtgen Forest, Germany during World War II. Group of U.S. M-10 GMCs (Gun Motor Carriages) moves along crooked, steep road in forest. Medics in forest bandage U.S. soldier's leg wound. Soldier assists soldier, a shock victim, from forest. Infantrymen move through forest. Infantrymen take cover from enemy.
U.S. troops of 9th Infantry Division operating in Hurtgen Forest, Germany during Winter, 1944, World War II
U.S. 9th Infantry Division troops use mine detectors in the Hurtgen Forest of Germany during World War 2. A soldier sweeps for mines on a snow covered road. He detects something and marks the spot with a warning. U.S. troops setting up camp in the forest. They use trenching tools to dig foxholes. Medics assist a wounded soldier through the forest.
U.S. soldiers on skis move through snow-covered Hurtgen Forest in Vossenack, Germany during World War II.
U.S. ski patrol in Hurtgen Forest, Vossenack during World War II. Three-men patrol wear snow capes on skis move through snow-covered forest. Interiors show church steeple as observation post. Soldiers use BC scope and telephone. Patrol dons skis and snow capes. Soldiers on skis move through forest.
Rocket launchers mounted on trucks as soldiers load and fire launchers in Hurtgen Forest,Germany during World War II.
American soldiers advance in Hurtgen Forest,Germany during World War II. Soldiers work on launchers. Group of multiple fired rocket launchers mounted on trucks in the forest. Trees in the background. Soldier on phone gives fire orders. Soldiers load and fire launchers.