The United States First Army enters Roetgen, Aachen and other German border towns without opposition during World War II. Map showing the capture of the Ardennes, Albert Canal, Aachen, and Trier by the First Army. View of Luxembourg’s Ardennes. A dugout in Wallendorf, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. A captured pillbox displays sign in German reads “Der führer besichtigte diese anlage am 15. mai. 1939” (“The Führer visited this facility on May 15, 1939” in English). The town of Wallendorf with heavily damaged buildings from recent Allied shelling. Civilians saving their belongings outside the bombed “Gastwirtschaft von Franz Wenzel” in Wallendorf. Troops on moving M4 Sherman tanks and Jeeps. Soldiers climb the hill and enter Germany. The troops maneuver over fields. Troops occupy the Roetgen, located approximately 16 km (10 mi) south-east of Aachen. 'Roetgen' written on building. White flag on building of 'The Deutsche Reichsbahn'. View of village and huts. Belgian White Army lights fire for supplies by airborne. They gather hay to make bonfires. A White Army soldier with bayonet scans the sky. Another soldier holds a rifle. Soldier watches through binoculars towards plane. A passing bomber drops supplies for the Belgian White Army. Parachutes landing on earth. Supplies and arms are dropped to and retrieved by Belgians. Parachute are rolled and returned to England. Men load supplies into a truck. Horse cart moves away.
'1969 SAC Missile Combat Competition' of USAF Strategic Air Command units in the United States. Seal of '1969 SAC Missile Combat Competition'. An SAC officer speaks on the dais. SAC units disembark an aircraft. A sign reads : 'Welcome, 1969 SAC Missile Combat Competition'. The SAC units enters a building. The personnel receive well wishes. The SAC personnel work on various equipment during the competition. An announcer makes an announcement during the award ceremony. General Bruce K. Holloway, Commander-in-Chief of the SAC speaks. General Holloway congratulates each SAC personnel. The SAC personnel applaud. The award is given for the best maintenance wing and the best minute man wing
United States President Richard Nixon visits Berlin, Germany and receives warm welcome from the civilians during his visit to Europe. A sign denoting border of American sector is seen at Checkpoint Charlie (Friedrichstraße 43-45, 10117 Berlin, Germany). Press reporters and large crowd of civilians surround and cheer for President Nixon and party. Nixon, German Chancellor Kurt G Kiesinger and party wave for the crowd from a high scaffold. Nixon gives autographs to people. Views of dilapidated East Berlin and some west Berlin buildings as seen from moving vehicle in Nixon's entourage. The damaged Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church (Breitscheidplatz, Berlin, Germany). A large crowd gathered at Kurfürstendamm boulevard to witness the visit of President Nixon and his party.
Various views of sunset. Stoplight turns green in evening. An elderly woman, driving a gray convertible car with the top down, checks the stoplight. The woman drives ahead after the stoplight turns green. Yellow 1969 Ford Mustang GT pulls up. The convertible car and the 1969 Mustang GT drive in the night. Woman parks her car in her driveway. Woman taking groceries from car and carrying them to the front door of her house at night and opening front door. Ruffles potato chips bag seen in groceries. 1969 Mustang GT headlights turning off at night Elderly woman entering house interior at night carrying bag of groceries. Elderly woman going out of her house front door at night. outside to her driveway, calling for her cat to come inside. Elderly woman at night calling "Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, from her driveway. Woman going inside her house at night. Woman taking off her jacket in house. Elderly woman shocked at seeing strange man in her house, a would-be rapist.. The man says “You forgot your paper” as he extends rolled newspaper in hand and closes house door.
United States President Richard Nixon arrives at the Cologne Bonn Airport in West Germany, during his official visit to Europe. German security and honor guards on alert at the runway of the Cologne Bonn Airport (Kennedystraße, 51147 Köln, Germany). The United States Air Force One aircraft (VC-137C SAM 26000) arrives and President Nixon and others disembark. German Chancellor Kurt G. Keisinger and other German leaders receive and welcome them. Nixon reviews the honor guard and walks towards the terminal building.
United States President Richard Nixon departs from Berlin, Germany during his official visit to Europe. President lays wreath at the Berlin Airlift Memorial (Platz d. Luftbrücke 2, 12101 Berlin, Germany). Enormous crowd of civilians on both sides of road cheers for him as his motorcade moves towards Tempelhof Airfield. Nixon gets out from the sunroof of his car and waves towards the crowd. Motorcycle escorts accompany the motorcade. Nixon stops at the Berlin Wall and waves towards the cheering crowd.
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