Lieutenant General Courtney Hodges of the United States Army at Master Tac headquarters area in Belgium, during World War II. Lieutenant General Miles E. Dempsey of 2nd British Army and Hodges talk to each other. Lieutenant General Miles E. Dempsey sits in his car and drives away. Lieutenant General Hodges enters a building.
Lieutenant General Courtney Hodges of the United States Army at Master Tac headquarters area in Belgium, during World War II. Hodges and other official get down from a truck. Military car and an escort jeep arrive at the headquarters. A soldier uncovers plate with a 3 star symbol on the jeep and sedan.
Lieutenant General Courtney Hodges of the United States Army at Master Tac headquarters area in Belgium, during World War II. Soldier removes cover on front license plate revealing three stars on plate (representing the three star general), and then waits by open car door for General Hodges to enter the car. Hodges walks towards his car. Lieutenant General Courtney Hodges and Lieutenant General Miles E. Dempsey of the 2nd British Army walk out of a building talking to each other.
Lieutenant General Courtney Hodges of the United States Army at Master Tac headquarters area in Belgium, late in World War II. Lieutenant General Hodges bids farewell to Archbishop Francis J. Spellman. Archbishop sits in his car while talking to Hodges. The car drives away.
Bombing of Bastogne in Belgium. Wreckage in the city. U.S. soldiers of the 101st Airborne, 10th Armored Division dig in wreckage of bombed buildings. Damaged half truck on roadside. Soldiers near the damaged trucks (World War II period).
Bombing of Bastogne in Belgium. Damaged half trucks,jeeps and other U.S. vehicles. 101st Airborne, 10th Armored Division soldiers inspect the damaged vehicles. Wreckage in the city. Bombed buildings. Damaged U.S. Army vehicles in ruins. Blanket covered bodies of U.S. soldiers in bombed ruins of city. Rubble on ground. (World War II period).