Sign atop building identifying town as Berchtesgaden. View of town square with tall snow-covered Alps mountain in background. U.S. paratroopers patrol the street. A White spade symbol on their steel helmets indicates that they are members of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. One carrys belt ammunition around his neck. They each carry weapons of various kinds.
U.S. 101st Airborne Division in Germany during World War II. Soldiers walking along a street. Other soldiers looking out of windows of a building. Soldiers aboard jeeps.
U.S. 101st Airborne Division in Germany during World War II. A civilian policeman walking along a street. Armband of a policeman. Buildings along street sides. 'Hotel' written on the top of a building. A watch on the hand of a man shows different timings. A soldier looking out of a window.
U.S. 4th Armored Division in Czechoslovakia during World War 2. Civilians gather on a street in the town of Susice. . Buildings in the area. Soldiers aboard military vehicles passing on the street of The civilians cheer. A high altitude view of the area.
U.S. 4th Armored Division in Czechoslovakia during World War II. Czech patriots rounding up traitors , spies, and alleged collaborationists who aided the German Nazis in World War 2. The patriots hit the accused women and men, beat them, and take them to a waiting truck to take them to jail. Buildings along street sides. People gather on a street. A soldier giving a candy to a baby held by her mother.
Rear view as Sherman tanks of the U.S. Army 4th Armored Division carry troops into Schuttenhoffen, Czechoslovakia 2 days before the end of World War 2 in Europe. The area appears relatively untouched by bombing or shelling. Local people line the street on both sides, welcoming the Americans. Front view as the tanks proceed toward the camera. People waving enthusiastically. A U.S. M3 half track follows, pulling an artillery piece. Closeup of a man standing next to the camera, smiling, as the M3 half track passes. View from high place of the half track riding through cheering people forming a corridor in the town square. It is followed by a compact covered fully tracked vehicle (possibly an artillery tractor). Camera pan across the town square, showing people sitting on park benches and standing about. A fountain is in the center grassy area. The people line the route of the American armored vehicles passing the end of the park, and they wave and cheer.
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