President Harry S. Truman in Germany for the Potsdam Conference during World War 2. President Truman, Admiral William D. Leahy and Secretary of State James F. Byrnes in official car in Berlin. The Secret Service stand on running boards of President Truman's car. A man takes photographs of President Truman. President Truman’s car drives past the camera. In next scene, the USS Augusta, a Northampton class cruiser, arrives at Port of Brussels (Place des Armateurs 6, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium) in Belgium. The USS Augusta is being towed by two tugboats. Belgian crowds waving at the ship. Sailors on the deck of the USS Augusta. President Truman and General Dwight D. Eisenhower review the Honor Guards in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. President Truman and Eisenhower talking. President Truman and Admiral Leahy boards Douglas VC-54C (2107451) also called "Sacred Cow," the first U.S. Presidential aircraft (later termed Air Force One), at Frankfurt airport. Airplane taxiing on the runway.
General Dwight Eisenhower, Lieutenant General George S. Patton Jr. and Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley in the wrecked city of Bastogne in Belgium. General Eisenhower, General Patton, General Bradley and Major General Clarence R. Huebner with Major General Matthew B Ridgway in front of Headquarters. Generals push sedan out of muddy area. General Bradley and Major General Edwin P. Parker, CG 78th Division walks out. Lieutenant General William H. Simpson and General Eisenhower walk out of the building followed by other officers including Major General Alvin C. Gillem, CG XIII Corps.
Map sketching positions of German forces at Alcheren and Arnhem separated by Allied forces at Antwerp and Numegen, Belgium, during World War 2. Views of the port at Antwerp silent and unusable due to German control of the Scheldt River downstream. British forces attacking those German forces at Walcheren, as Canadian, and Polish forces secure the South bank of the river. Royal Navy and Marines and Norwegians operating in the river itself. British minesweepers in the Scheldt River. View from the mine sweeper as mines are destroyed raising large plumes of water. The first supply ship arriving at port of Antwerp after Allied forces secured the river to the sea. The restored derricks and port facilities busy handling Allied ships and supplies. American Army trucks carrying supplies from the Port of Antwerp to Allied forces. Closeup of an African American soldier driving a truck. Supply trucks maneuvering around obstacles in a town. British soldier directing truck convoy traffic. Allied artillery barrage at night.
Scenes from the Battle of the Bulge, and siege of Bastogne during World War Two. Large numbers of United States Army Air Force C-47B Skytrain transport planes drop parachute supplies for troops at Bastogne, Belgium. Ruins of the town of Bastogne. A street littered with dead bodies and rubble. U.S. troops advancing into the town of Haguenau on the border with Germany, and further into Germany, itself. American MPs (Military Police) search civilians and check identity cards and check U.S. soldiers in military vehicles to guard against Germans in American uniforms. U.S. M4 Sherman tanks move ahead on the front. Artillery being fired. Troops engage in street fighting. Group of Alsatian women rejoice as they are being released from a prison, where they had been held by Germans. U.S. troops advance through a wooded area. U.S. Secretary of State, James F. Byrnes speaks about the sacrifices of U.S. troops who are fighting and dying for their country and appeals to Americans, safe at home, to work for the war effort.
Troops of the 82nd Reconnaissance Battalion, U.S. 2nd Armored Division, pass in review before their Commanding General, Brigadier General Isaac White, who stands on a stage with Belgian officials, in the town of Hasselt, Belgium during World War 2. The troops are led by the 66th Armored Regiment military band. A contingent of the marchers carries numerous American flags. Civilian spectators line the sidewalks, and Belgian officials in formal dress with medals, watch the parade which ends at a World War I memorial monument in the square. General White carries wreath of flowers and places them at the foot of the memorial, which is inscribed: "1914 - 1918." The U.S. troops parade from the scene. Group of children applaud. Camera focuses on young woman, in crowd, smiling and applauding. View of flag bearing inscription: "Hasselt Liberators."
An officer seated at a desk and speaking about the Battle of the Bulge action near Bastogne, Belgium with U.S. troops during World War II. He recognizes the forces of the 9th Troop Carrier Command for reaching them with important supply drops late in the battle. United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) Major General Paul L Williams standing along with officers and crew. Airplanes parked at an air base. Pilots and crew standing nearby. Point of view shot from inside a glider as it is making a landing in a field. Smiling officers, soldiers, and crew of the 9th Troop Carrier Command.