German civilians, soldiers and Allied prisoners coming into U.S. lines in Grimma, Germany towards the end of World War 2. Large groups of German civilians, soldiers, and a few released Allied prisoners of war, cross a damaged bridge over the Mulde River and come into the U.S. lines.
German civilians in Grimma, Germany near the end of World War 2. They stand on the east bank of the Mulde River waiting to cross it.
U.S. Army Air Force bomber crew at an airfield in Germany near the end of World War 2, in Europe. Ground crew load bombs on B-26 Marauder bombers parked on the airfield. One gives the signal to close bomb bay doors. Chocks are pulled from main gear wheels. Crew members board a B-26. One of the ground crew writes a message with chalk on a bomb : 'Happy Boithday HOIMANN ! FROM Duffy's Tavern'. Pilot and copilot enter the cockpit of a B-26 bomber. The Pilot hangs a pair of baby's shoes from a cable crossing the windshield. He pats the shoes with his hand.
U.S. Army Air Force B-26 Marauder bombers at an airfield in Germany near the end of World War 2 in Europe. A waist gunner, of a B-26 Marauder bomber, demonstrates the scope and maneuverability of his gun, aboard the aircraft, while parked on the airfield. The B-26 sits with engines running, and then is shut down. Cockpit control wheel gun switches are demonstrated. A pilot and a copilot at the controls in the cockpit of the B-26. Pilot dons a flak jacket, grasps the control wheel, and pats a pair of baby shoes hanging in the windshield. Pilot and copilot go through the motions of a takeoff, for the camera. A dog mascot sitting on a bomb. Ground crew screw tail fins on to bombs. B-26 taxiing. A Bombs being loaded on a B-26. Airmen load 50 caliber machine gun belt ammunition into a box. Shark's teeth are painted under the nose of the aircraft.
Election posters in Prague, Czechoslovakia prior to the 1946 Parliamentary Elections. A man reads a newspaper on a side of the Vltava River. On his left is a wooden tower with an election poster for the national-socialist party, urging vote. View of St. Vitus Cathedral (III. nádvoří 48/2, 119 01 Praha 1-Hradčany, Czechia). The Charles Bridge (Karlův most, 110 00 Praha 1, Czechia) with large posters. In the background is Rudolfinum Palace (Alšovo nábř. 79/12, 110 00 Staré město-Staré Město, Czechia). A tramway across the bridge. Posters with crossed words 'CHAOS' and 'TEROR' on the bridge. Passengers on the bridge. A large poster on which the four political parties with their coat-of-arms are united for the same purpose 'United in the War, United in the Peace'.
High ranking U.S. officials in Moosburg, Germany during World War 2. Major General James A Van Fleet of III Corps, Third U.S. Army, and Major General A. C. Smith of the 14th Armored Division of VI Corps, Seventh U.S. Army, meet at the banks of the Isar River and examine a damaged bridge.
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