U.S. 82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion of the 2nd Armored Division parades in East Belgian town of Hasselt, led by 66th Armored Regiment military band. Flags of Belgium hang from windows of houses. Belgian spectators line the sidewalks. Road sign reads 'Hasselt'. Civilians on balcony display a large American flag. Two young Belgian women stand holding bouquets of flowers. Staff car arrives in town square. Brigadier General Issac White, Commanding General of the 2nd Armored Division, steps from the car, returns salute of uniformed City Burgomaster, and accepts the flowers from the Belgian women. General White climbs a stage erected in the square and greets Belgian civilian and military officials. The Burgomaster, Dr. Joseph Bollen reads a citation and presents a flag to General White, who carries it down to the street where he holds it for all to see. Quick glimpse of 2nd Armored Division patch on uniform. Belgian soldiers salute. Camera focuses on Children spectators. U.S troops salute.
The United States 41st Tank Battalion in Bercheux, Belgium during World War II. A snow covered field. A soldier mixes water and calcimine. A soldier aboard a tank moves on the field. Soldiers whitewashing the tank.
The United States 41st Tank Battalion in Bercheux, Belgium during World War II. A snow covered field. Soldiers aboard a tank moving on the field. The soldiers come out of the tank. Soldiers arrive with a bucket of calcimine mixture near the tank. The soldiers whitewash the tank.
Shows scenes of the Battle of the Bulge near Bastogne, Belgium with U.S. troops of the 101st Airborne Infantry during World War II. An officer seated at a desk and speaking about the invasion. U.S. Army soldiers on a battlefield in Bastogne. Troops move out of a mobilization area. Soldiers look at war equipment and material. The soldiers holding rifles and other equipment. The soldiers aboard trucks. A truck convoy passing on a street at night. Smoke rises from firing and bombardment. The soldiers advancing across a field. Buildings in an area. A sign board reads 'Bastogne'. A snow covered area. Soldiers huddle in blankets sitting on snow covered ground. The soldiers firing rifles and bazooka at German positions. A machine gun emplacement in the snow. Frozen bodies of dead American soldiers are removed by U.S. Army soldiers. Bomb damaged buildings in the area. The soldiers firing machine guns and rifles. Smoke from explosions. Night time artillery barrage including rocket launchers firing toward enemy German positions.
A film depicts the Battle of the Bulge in the area of Bastogne, Belgium by U.S. troops during World War II. Belgian civilians are evacuated from an area. Civilians and soldiers in an area. Guns on a field. U.S. aircraft flying in formation to deliver supplies, ammunition, and food to U.S. Army forces including 101st Airborne Infantry soldiers fighting in the battle of the Bulge. Soldiers watching the airplanes through binoculars. Point of view shot from inside a glider hooked via a tow rope to an aircraft in flight, preparing to cut loose for glide to the ground. Aerial view of the target area. The airplanes in flight overhead. Supplies are being dropped via parachutes. View inside supply aircraft as troops push supplies out of doors. Gliders loaded with supplies and equipment landing in a snow covered area in time for Christmas 1944. Combat in the snow with a night artillery barrage by American soldiers firing at the Germans. U.S. soldiers using flame throwers at night directed at Germans. Dead bodies of German soldiers lying on the snow covered battlefield the next day. German prisoners of war standing under the guard of the U.S. soldiers, some of German prisoners found wearing civilian clothing or wearing pieces of U.S. uniforms. The 101st Airborne Infantry soldiers march in a victory celebration in town. A board reads: "Bastogne Bastion of the Battered Bastards of the 101st."
The United States 30th Infantry Division wear white camouflaged suits outside Malmedy, Belgium during World War II. US soldiers stand in the snow. They are wearing white suits and caps made from sheets and lace tablecloths taken from civilian homes. A soldier shows his rifle covered with white knitted lace. A soldier wearing a cap made of ripped white lace. Soldiers smoke in front of a building and an M4 Sherman tank. Others peer from the window. Troops march along in the snow. A Jeep carrying a group of soldiers drives behind the marching troops in the snow.