U.S. 99th Infantry Division enters Wetzlar, Germany. A platoon of infantry of B Company, 3rd Battalion, 393rd Regiment, first element of 99th Infantry Division enters the city and citizens watch. Soldiers carrying rifles walk along in the streets. German civilians carrying their belongings walk along the streets. An army tank filled with soldiers moves past. View of Ernst Leitz optical factory. U.S. soldiers in the foreground. (World War II period).
A prison camp for Allied airmen at Dulag-Luft near Wetzlar, Germany in World War II. Colonel Charles W Stark of Orlando, Florida senior officer at camp and Lieutenant Commander Robert E Jennings of the U.S. Navy. Smiling liberated prisoners stand behind barbed wire fence. Sign reads "Women Only". Views of individuals, liberated U.S. and Allied soldiers. Many prisoners wearing bandages and on crutches. Group of smiling prisoners pose with German Army doctor who attended to them while at camp. Colonel Stark speaks with some of the men.
A prison camp for Allied airmen at Dulag-Luft near Wetzlar, Germany. Views of German officers who ran the prison camp in World War II. Allied prisoners of war enter wooden building marked "staged Door Canteen". Liberated prisoners shake hands with some of the U.S. soldiers who were captured in the town. Many prisoners wearing bandages and on crutches. Plane fly over camp area. Prison camp, group of liberated prisoners wave and smile in front of signs indicating distances to London, New York and others.
A prison camp for Allied airmen at Dulag-Luft near Wetzlar, Germany during World War II. Prisoners leave camp on foot and in trucks. Prison camp area, liberated prisoners wave and smile. Many prisoners wearing bandages and with crutches. Several German soldiers under guard are marched past liberated men. They enter a building. Trucks filled with prisoners. Prisoners seated in truck wave. Trucks leave the camp area.
Displaced person camp in Wetzlar, Germany after the end of World War II. The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) workers arrive at the camp. Male displaced persons march on the ground. Buildings in the area. The workers discuss amongst themselves. Men do calisthenics and drill under the direction of UNRRA workers.
Displaced person camp in Wetzlar, Germany after the end of World War II. The United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) workers arrive at the camp. Children enter a bus for the tour of local area. They wave their hands towards the people standing outside as the bus leaves the area. The UNRRA workers stand outside a building. A sign reads: 'Headquarters' on the building gate. Children on playground with adult displaced persons. Children play on the grounds of the facility. A large number of children on a giant see-saw together. Women talk to them.
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