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U.S. 7th Army and French FFI during the recapture of Metz, Strasbourg and Belfort in France during World War II.

U.S. 7th Army and French troops recapture French cities during World War 2. French troops parade in Metz. The troops march in formation through the city streets. U.S. Army Major General Walton H. Walker, who led the U.S. Army and the FFI (French Forces of the Interior) in the capture of the city from the Germans. General Walker with other officers walks out of a building. French soldiers stand in a formation during a ceremony in which the city is to be returned to the French. In the official ceremony, General Walker returns the city to French Lieutenant-General Andre-Marie-François Dody, acting for his country.The crowd cheers. The Generals walk away. Scene shifts to Strasbourg, where Provost Marshal McIntyre, of the U.S. 7th Army, accepts the surrender of Two German Battalions (5 thousand troops) from their commanding General. The surrendered German soldiers are lined up in the street. German officers waiting to get into trucks. In another sequence, a sign on a street in Belfort reads 'N.463 Montbeliard'. French 1st Army troops on tanks advance through the streets in Belfort. A sign showing the direction to Belfort Castle. French troops fire at the castle in Belfort. Soldiers behind a wall and an M-3 Stuart tank and an anti-tank gun fire from behind the Theatre Granit building at the Belfort Castle. Explosions occur at places in the castle. An underground tunnel of the Belfort Castle is inspected by a French General. Several officers walking with the General. The French flag hoisted on the castle. U.S.Major General Walker proceeding with officers over a bridge. The officers on a path on a hill. Aerial view of buildings.

Location: France
Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 58 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069989
General Patton's Third Army captures Metz and Allies assault the German Siegfried Line in World War II.

The Stars and Stripes headlines 'Patton captures Metz,' during World War 2, in France. Allied forces assault the German Siegfried Line. Batteries of U.S. rocket launchers. Massed battery of U.S. Sherman tanks firing their guns. U.S. troops firing mortars close to buildings. Large numbers of German prisoners of war. A sherman flame thrower tank in operation. U.S. infantry walking through the Siegfried Line. U.S. heavy artillery and tanks in operation.

Location: Germany
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024440
General Eisenhower, General Patton and General Bradley meet as the United States 3rd Army advances near Metz, France.

United States 3rd Army advances towards the battlefront. Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces General Dwight Eisenhower, U.S. Army Generals George Patton and Omar Bradley meet. Generals seated at dining table, eating food. They discuss amongst themselves. Armored forces of the 3rd Army move forward towards the battlefront. Soldiers on tanks. Firing and bombardment on the battlefront. Smoke arises due to firing. (World War II period).

Location: Metz France
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046227
The 3rd Army crosses the Moselle River under a smoke screen and meets the 7th Army in Dijon, France.

Allies move on towards Germany during World War II. Animated map shows American 3rd Army entering into Metz and Dijon in France. The 3rd Army generate smoke from mechanical smoke generator. The 3rd Army crosses the Moselle River under a smoke screen. The 3rd Army meets the American 7th Army in Dijon, France.

Location: Dijon France
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044540
Allied forces face rain, storms, and flooded Moselle River in France.

Allied armies face rain and storm. General Eisenhower gets into army jeep with officers. Soldier salutes him and gives hand signals for vehicles to pass by. General Eisenhower reviews soldiers and inspects a unit of the 29th Infantry Division. Army vehicles drive past a flooded highway affecting the 3rd and 7th army routes on their drives to Metz and Strasbourg. The flooded Moselle River (or Mosel) expanded from 50 to 1500 yards. Soldiers drag a plane to shore that brings medical supplies. The 90th Infantry Division troops cross Moselle River in assault boats. Soldiers construct a raft. Tank moves in heavy waters. Wrecker of a tank battalion overturned in an irrigation ditch along with a 2.5 ton truck. Truck towed from ditch. Damaged buildings and broken bridge. French division gunners stand guard at emplacements amidst an early winter snow. Machine gun position. Infantry men line up for a chow meal. Vehicles covered with snow. Army trucks plow slippery roads. Telephone wires strung pole to pole. (World War II period).

Location: France
Date: 1944, November 10
Duration: 5 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023526
150th Signal Corps, 10th Armored Division paint half-track and truck with white paint in Metz, France (WW2)

United States 150th Signal Corps, 10th Armored Division whitewash an M3 half-track and 2-1/2 ton truck in Metz, France during World War II. This is done for winter camouflage. Soldiers dip brushes on buckets with white paint or whitewash. Soldiers paint vehicles with white paint. A wheel is covered with white paint. Soldiers painting a truck in white on the side of a street. A soldier paints the truck’s wheels. Man uses a long brush to paint the upper part of the truck.

Location: Metz France
Date: 1945, January 13
Duration: 2 min 18 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080011
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