U.S. Army artillery soldier secures fuse on nose of a 240mm howitzer shell, near Bitschhofen, Germany during World War II. Gun crew loads the shell and fires the howitzer. Change of scene shows an 8-inch gun M1, camouflaged in a cluster of trees. The gun fires with notable recoil.
U.S. infantry move into a village North East of Bitschhofen, Germany, during World War 2. A tall stone wall is at their right and houses in the background. Scene shifts to U.S. Army African American troops bivouacked. Several stand in a group conversing. Tents are seen in the background. One African American soldier passes straw to another who uses it to line a trench, large enough for two or more. He is also seen lying in the trench, and sliding along in it until he is out of sight. Last scene is a glimpse of another soldier preparing his foxhole.
Several competitors are seen as they participate in an International Ski Jumping competition in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany. The last is number 16, Pentti Uotinen of Finland, seen as he lands and skis toward the camera. The words,"Tip Top," are displayed on his outfit. (Note: the winner was competitor number 35, Ossi Laaksonen, of Finland, not seen in this clip.)
1946: Nuremberg War Crime Trials in Nuremberg, Germany. A courtroom. The prisoners in dock showing German politician Hermann Goering and other defendants. An unidentified witness on a stand. People seated on a Bench. Justice Robert H. Jackson presiding. Goering walks to witness stand and sits down. The prisoners in the dock. Goering giving testimony about Vidkun Quisling of Norway. Spectators in the courtroom.
British Army Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery with U.S. Generals in Nieuwkerk, Germany during World War II. Montgomery, U.S. Army Lt. General William H. Simpson and U.S. Army Major General John B. Anderson come out from XVI Corps Headquarters. A soldier takes pictures in the foreground. British soldiers stand in front of the headquarters. Montgomery, Simpson and Anderson standing with other officers. Montgomery looks around and speaks to U.S. Generals. Montgomery, Simpson and Anderson escorted by an officer walk along a road. Buildings and soldiers in the background. They enter the headquarters and come out. A car parked in the foreground. The three of them stand together and talk. Montgomery puts on his coat while talking.
German families living in pillboxes on the outskirts of Wittlich, Germany during World War II. A pillbox. Clothes hanged on fences . A flag. A woman working on a table inside the pillbox. A young girl stands holding a utensil. The woman picks up the table on her shoulder and climbs up the steps. She puts the table on the ground. Chairs kept outside the pillbox. A man with his daughter. The man stands with his three children. The pillbox in the background.
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