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US Army Air Forces P-47 Thunderbolts taking off and flying in formation in Germany, near end of World War II in Europe.

Four P-47s of the 506th Fighter Squadron, 404th Fighter Group, operating from rough field at advanced landing strip Y-54, Keltz, Germany, near end of World War 2, in Europe. United States Army Air Forces P-47 Thunderbolt aircraft taking off on the dirt airstrip raising much dust. They are equipped with 150 gallon drop tanks. The P-47s flying in formation overhead.

Date: 1945, March
Duration: 50 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675076297
U.S. Army Air Forces operations at Fritzlar air base in Germany near end of World War II in Europe.

United States Army Air Forces operations in Germany during final days of World War 2 in Europe. United States Army Air Force P-47 Thunderbolts taxiing on a ramp in front of an open hangar at Fritzlar Air Base. A group of crew chiefs conversing. Trees in the foreground. P-47 takes off. Crewmen pushing a bomb trailer. A crew chief reading the pony edition of the "Times." Mechanics work on jeeps. An airman, followed by a pet dog, climbs steps to a trailer. Enlisted man talking to a Tech Sergeant who leans out window of a building. An L-5 liaison airplane taxis in a parking area. Three U.S. soldiers walking across the perimeter strip. Enlisted men shake hands with pilot of the L-5, who carries a German cavalry sword as a souvenir. They walk into building through door with sign reading: : "Colonel Stecker, Commanding." (Colonel Ray Stecker is Commander, U.S. 365th Fighter Group, of the 84th Fighter Wing.) ground crewman washes down ramp with a hose. P-47 and refueling truck in background.

Date: 1945, April
Duration: 2 min 50 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675076300
German 88mm antiaircraft guns seen by American forces as they move deep into Germany in final days of World War II in Europe

Numerous views of abandoned German 88mm flak antiaircraft guns as seen by invading American forces during their incursions deep into Germany in final month of World War 2, in Europe. Many have barrels broken or spiked. At least one appears intact, pointed vertically toward the sky. These guns appear to surround an airfield or other open space.

Date: 1945, April 29
Duration: 2 min 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675076618
American forces pushing deep into Germany about a month before the end of World War II in Europe

U.S. armor and infantry advancing in Germany during final days of World War 2, in Europe. American soldiers riding atop an M5A1 Stuart light tank move slowly along a dirt path in war-torn area of Germany. They follow another Stuart tank, loaded down with equipment and supplies. The tanks raise dust as they proceed. Scene shifts to U.S. infantrymen walking along a dirt road surrounded by damaged and destroyed buildings. A German civilian man passes them headed in the opposite direction. A U.S. soldier guards two German prisoners of war, as they walk with hands on their heads, past am M5A1 Stuart tank parked near a building. Change of scene shows several Stuart tanks parked at the side of a road in a town. A white surrender flag is displayed on a building in the foreground. A Stuart tank pulls out of position and passes the line of parked tanks. It is followed by a jeep and another tank. Another scene shows infantrymen climbing aboard a Stuart tank for a ride forward.

Date: 1945, April 10
Duration: 2 min 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675076620
Smoke rises as American tanks fire in a field in Germany, near the end of World War II in Europe.

United States soldiers in Germany near the end of World War 2, in Europe. American M26 heavy and M4A3 medium tanks maneuver in a field. Trees in the distance. A line up of M4A3 medium tanks (both 75mm and 76mm gun types) commence test firing.

Date: 1945, April 18
Duration: 2 min 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675076622
A U.S. soldier standing on a tank monitors its gunfire through binoculars in Germany, near end of World War II, in Europe.

U.S. soldiers in Germany near end of World War 2, in Europe. An M4A3(76)W medium tank parked in a field. A soldier aboard the tank observes fire through binoculars as the tank shells a small village across the valley. Other tank crewmen standing nearby. A close up of the burning village. Smoke rises from the burning buildings.

Date: 1945, April 30
Duration: 1 min 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675076623