View of Munich-Riem Airport building (now former Munich-Riem Airport 81829 Munich, Germany 81829 ) Building sign reads “München”. Four United States Army Douglas C–118 Liftmaster airplanes on the tarmac of Munich-Riem Airport. Hungarian refugees exit buses on the tarmac, including excited girls carrying dolls. Hungarian refugees wave at United States soldiers and journalists greeting them as they climb the airstair. A boy holding two “United States Escapee Program” bags. Airstair reads “München”. Airplane engine propeller starts up. A pilot waves from cockpit of aircraft (USAF BUAER- C 118A). A United States Army Douglas C–118 Liftmaster takes off from Munich-Riem airport. Hungarian refugees inside the flight to the United States. The Douglas C–118 Liftmaster interior refitted as a passenger plane. A woman and her daughter looking out a plane window. A United States Air Force flight stewardess kisses the cheeks of a sleeping child. A man talking to his granddaughter while in flight. A male United States Air Force flight attendant serves coffee. A man eating a meal served during flight. A girl dressing her doll. A sleeping elderly woman leans on adult son. A young boy asleep.
United States infantry soldiers sit on top of M4 Sherman tanks driving through Schillingen, Germany during World War II. Tanks pass by destroyed houses. A column of German prisoners is seen walking past, some of carrying a wounded comrade on stretcher. Streets of shell torn town are jammed with tanks and American soldiers. Soldiers board tanks. A soldier sits on top of an M4 Sherman tank.
Captured German prisoners of war (POWs) stand during a search in Zerf, Germany during World War II. United States Infantry soldiers search through prisoners’ belongings. Confiscated items lie on the ground. A soldier questions a prisoner during a search. A Military Police inspects items from POWs. Captured officers resting. Faces of young soldiers captured by United States troops. View of the various types of boots worn by mountain troops. Prisoners seated in open field do various activities. A prisoner washes hands. A shirtless prisoner stands up, adjusts his suspenders. A captured German prisoner shines his boots. Prisoners begin to move. Smiling prisoners shake hands and greet each other.
United States 302nd infantry, 94th division in the village of Besch in Saarland, Germany during World War II. Three German children waving from a ruined doorway. 748th tank battalion, 94th division pass through Besch with whitewashed M4 Sherman tanks. United States soldiers on top of an M3 half-track painted in white.
Battlefield commissions in Saarlautern (present-day Saarlouis), Germany during World War II. Major General Harry L. Twaddle pins bars on two newly commissioned soldiers of the 37th Infantry, 95th Infantry Division. General Twaddle pinning bars on a soldier’s shoulder. The soldiers shake hands with General Twaddle. Infantry troops stand in formation during a snowy day. Soldiers lower their flags in front of General Twaddle. Damaged buildings are seen in the background.
United States troops rescue wounded German soldiers in Weisweiler, Germany during World War II. Soldiers bring a blanket and poles on an abandoned factory field. The soldiers assemble an improvised stretcher from the blanket and poles and carry wounded German soldier and place him in the stretcher. Soldiers carry the wounded German. Medics lower down a German prisoner on stretcher. Captured German prisoners stand in front of a wall. Soldiers evacuate wounded from destroyed house.
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