End of World War II in Europe. American Army troops make camp in hills overlooking Austrian town of Gramastetten. Several U.S. tanks are parked along a ridge. Soldiers clean out the tanks. Several U.S. soldiers pose as they look out at the town. Gramastetten Church (Pfarrkirche Gramastetten, Marktstraße 1, 4201 Gramastetten, Austria) is seen with smoke and buildings on fire in foreground, in market area near the church. The church view is obscured by smoke from the market area fire that drifts in front of the church.
Northwest of Linz, Austria, the Gramastetten Church (Marktstraße 1, 4201 Gramastetten, Austria) is seen with smoke and buildings on fire in foreground, in market area near the church. U.S. Army forces battle against German forces in the Gramastetten market in the last days of World War II in Europe. Artillery shell bursts near the church. Buildings including a school on fire in front of the church. Smoke and flames visible in buildings near the church. Smoke rises. Trees in woods in the foreground.