Generals confer in Germany. Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower, General in the United States Army; Omar Nelson Bradley, U.S. Army commander; and Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein seated with other dignitaries confer. Map in the background. Photographers take photos. Generals Eisenhower and Montgomery come out from building and stand in pose.
Activities of American First Army during offensive into Germany in World War 2. U.S. Army Air Force 9th Air Force planes strafe German positions near the town of Stolberg, then U.S. Army troops attack with machine guns (view from machine gun being fired at houses), heavy guns like the self-propelled 155 mm Gun Motor Carriage M12; and massed American 3rd Armored Division tanks acting as artillery in attacking Stolberg. Civilian refugees seen removing their belongings out of the battered city. An American soldier guards a German POW who assists a civilian in moving a loaded cart down a street. View of collapsed building and wreckage after the attack as Stolberg is cleared by forces of the U.S. Army 104th Division, facing booby traps and mines. U.S. forces blast structures that could not be safely cleared. After two weeks of attack, the American flag raised in the city. The 104th Division enters Eschweiler and smaller villages; mined buildings are detonated as tanks move through the towns. Mop up operations last two days as German snipers are cleared. Captured German prisoners are led through the town under U.S. Army guard. U.S. Infantry troops ride on tanks on streets of city. Soldiers carrying bedding walk on street on way to a dry night's sleep. Roadblocks are cleared by U.S. Engineer battalions, including an overhead bridge blown-up by retreating Germans. Units of the 104th Infantry and 3rd Armored division continue eastward and are seen fighting German forces in Weisweiler.
German headquarters bombed in Germany. Interior of the headquarters. The bombed headquarters after the assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler on July 20. Destroyed headquarters. (World War II period).
Adolf Hitler greets dignitaries at a railroad station in Germany. Adolf Hitler stands on rail road station. Train arrives. He greets Benito Mussolini and Italian Minister of Defense, Rodolfo Graziani. Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini and Heinrich Himmler, Gestapo Chief at forest meeting place.
Men gather for an award ceremony at munitions factory in Germany. Albert Speer, Munitions Minister presents awards. Men applaud. Other dignitaries sit on platform. Dignitaries walk. Soldier fires. A soldier rings a bell. Another soldier pulls a handle and bomb explodes. Smoke rises after firing. German tanks outperform American tanks in testing. Tanks move on field. Trees in the background. Smoke rises from firing and bombardment. Soldier hides behind barricades and fires. (World War II period).
Funeral of Marshal Erwin Rommel in Germany. Nazi flag with swastika sign. The coffin of Rommel. An officer speaks. Guards stand near the coffin. A soldier stands with medals and badges of Marshal Rommel. Field Marshal von Rundstedt assists with placement of wreath on the coffin. Funeral parade for Marshal Rommel. A Nazi flag over the coffin. People give Nazi salute to honor Marshal Rommel. (World War II period).