As film starts, German civilians are seen running along a street in Leipzig, Germany near the end of World War 2 in Europe. There is no sign of any war damage in this particular area. Next, a young man with an injured arm is helped up from the pavement by German civilians and U.S. Army soldier of the occupying 69th Infantry Division. One of the civilians helps the young man bandage his arm. A group of U.S. Army troops gather around two medics tending to a person lying on the pavement. Scene shifts back again to the young man with the injured arm who seems unable to stand up. A U.S. Army soldier re-bandages his arm. View from a vehicle driving along a street, passing American infantry walking along a sidewalk, past others sitting against buildings. Several U.S. Sherman tanks are gathered along with American infantrymen, in a square in the city. The tank crews fire machine guns and their tank guns as the infantrymen fire their rifles at remaining German resisters and snipers (As film starts, German civilians are seen running along a street in Leipzig, Germany near the end of World War II in Europe. There is no sign of any war damage. Next, a young man with an injured arm is helped up from the pavement by German civilians and U.S. Army soldier. One of the civilians helps him bandage his arm. A group of U.S. Army troops gather around two medics tending to a person lying on the pavement. Scene shifts back again to the Young man with the injured arm who seems unable to stand up. A U.S. Army soldier re-bandages his arm. View from a vehicle driving along a street, passing American infantry walking along a sidewalk, past others sitting against buildings. Several U.S. Sherman tanks are gathered along with American infantrymen, in a square in the city. The tank crews fire machine guns and their tank guns as the infantrymen fire their rifles at German resisters and snipers (unseen). View from moving vehicle of civilians standing on sidewalk and street with some rubble on it. They wave white cloths and some smile. More views of American infantry patrolling a sidewalk and street with a Sherman tank in the background. A man waving a white cloth crosses a square toward the camera. A pair of Sherman tanks move on a street toward the camera. More brief views of infantry patrolling and civilians with anything white they can wave. A pair of Sherman tanks move slowly on a street toward the camera, past more German civilians waving makeshift white flags. View from moving vehicle of civilians standing on sidewalk and street with some rubble on it. They wave white cloths and some smile. More views of American infantry patrolling a sidewalk and street with a Sherman tank in the background. A man waving a white cloth crosses a square toward the camera. A pair of Sherman tanks move on a street toward the camera. More brief views of infantry patrolling and civilians with anything white they can wave. A pair of Sherman tanks move slowly on a street toward the camera, past more German civilians waving makeshift white flags.
A Nazi ammunition dump in Leipzig, Germany. Ammunition dump in the country side near Leipzig, Germany, possibly at Altenhain, with a railroad track in the foreground. Ammunition bunker, Ammunition stacked up under covers. A camouflage cover over stacks of ammunition. Buildings at ammunition dump in the background. A sign in German means 'ammunition dump'. A Nazi eagle and Swastika. A German sign warns people against using fire near ammunition dump. Tanks roll past the ammunition dump. (World War II period).
United States Infantry troops patrol on streets of Leipzig, Germany during World War II. Sherman tanks advance on streets. Huge German civilian crowd comes out of homes with white flags in hand.
United States Infantry troops patrol in streets of Leipzig, Germany during World War II. Sherman tanks advance on streets. Troops with rifles in hand march on road. German civilians stand with white flags in hand. Empty street in Leipzig.
American forces in Leipzig, Germany near the end of World War 2 in Europe. Landmarks include the heavily damaged New Town Hall, Burgplatz, and a church. At start of film, German civilians are seen running along railroad tracks, past war-damaged platform, to reach a train. Hungry German civilian men wrestle with a man on a sidewalk holding a large piece of meat. American soldiers walking across a city square in single file. Two Sherman tanks move across city square following the tracks of a tramway. The overhead electric wires for the tram are visible. More views of American soldiers walking and some in jeeps. A tilted view of the Reform Evangelist Church. Then camera straightens out and shows it properly. In front of the church, two American soldiers sit on a half-track with M45 Quadmount (Maxson) Anti-Aircraft guns installed on it. Back of the half-track has "660 AAA" stenciled on it. Many Jerry cans are held in racks along the sides of the half-track. Scene shifts to a formation of German prisoners of war with their hands over their heads. Close-up views of faces of German soldier prisoners of war. Camera pans across them, closeup. They carry all their personal gear, including bed rolls, but no weapons. View from behind them. Wider glimpse of the prisoners under guard. The severely damaged 1928 Kroch Building (Krochhochhaus) is seen in the background. Several German prisoners sit in a jeep, guarded by an American soldier with an M3 .45-caliber sub-machine gun ("grease gun"). At the end of the film, the bomb damaged 1905 New City Hall (Neues Rathaus) is seen in the background.
U.S. troops move captured German troops at end of World War II near Leipzig, Germany. Many liberated Allied prisoners of war are also seen. Sikh soldiers from India wave. Other Allied soldiers wave and smile. Repatriated English soldiers. German prisoners lined up. German prisoners enter a cage. German prisoners ford the Mulde River. Location is Wurzen, 25 km east of Leipzig, Germany.