Northwest of Linz, Austria, the Gramastetten Church (Marktstraße 1, 4201 Gramastetten, Austria) is seen with smoke and buildings on fire in foreground, in market area near the church. U.S. Army forces battle against German forces in the Gramastetten market in the last days of World War II in Europe. Artillery shell bursts near the church. Buildings including a school on fire in front of the church. Smoke and flames visible in buildings near the church. Smoke rises. Trees in woods in the foreground.
German prisoners of war march in Austria at the end of World War 2, in Europe. They march in loose formation in the roadway, over the Nibelungen Bridge (Nibelungenbrücke, 4020 Linz, Austria), in Linz. Several women bring up the rear of the formation. Some German civilians are seen, carrying belongings, going the opposite direction, on a sidewalk on the other side of the bridge. The Danube River is in the background. The formation of surrendering German soldiers turns at end of the bridge and proceeds through the town. A convoy of trucks in the background. American soldiers follow the formation and others are seen along their path. Civilians watch as they pass.
Civilians read news on billboard in Austria, right after end of World War 2. German civilians read newspapers on billboards. "Presse Dienst" written on the billboard in large letters. "OWB" in smaller letters in the middle of the billboard. People walk past billboard. Man reads newspaper.
End of World War II in Europe. American tanks and military vehicles move past a burning house in Austria. House burns as smoke rises. American troops move across a lush green field.
End of World War II in Europe. A Church on fire in Austria. German soldiers spray water from a hose to extinguish fire. Soldiers fight fire. Men handle hose. Soldiers push a machine and carry hose. Men fill buckets of water from a tank. They throw water from buckets on the building to fight fire.
End of World War II in Europe. Countryside in Austria with American tanks lined up. Supplies loaded onto tanks. A soldier cooks food in an open area.