United States soldiers in Wiesbaden, Germany during World War II. A sign board on a bridge reads "Dedicated to the 3rd Army Officers." Military trucks pass by on the bridge. "Highest, Widest, Longest, fixed Military Bridge of the world made by the 2nd Battalion of the 1303 Engineers" written on a board.
Bombed out cities in Germany during World War II. Aerial view of damaged cities and fields. Two aircraft in flight. United States troops stand at attention at Frankfurt Airport. An officer holds the American flag. United States President Harry S. Truman disembarks from a United States Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft.
United States President Harry Truman inspects 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 82nd Airborne Division, the 3rd Armored Division and the 84th Infantry Division in Frankfurt, Germany. A large American flag on a car. President Truman departs in his car after the inspection. President Harry Truman shakes hands with soldiers. View of the I G Farben Building used by U.S. Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower as his headquarters. The President bestows the DSM (Distinguished Service Medals) on four foreign officers. (World War II period).
Aerial view of the Tempelhof Aerodrome in Berlin, Germany during World War II. Aerial views of rivers and the city of Berlin. Views of bomb damaged buildings. Large logs in a river.
United States President Harry Truman; General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin and United Kingdom Prime Minister Clement Attlee at Cecilienhof Palace in Potsdam, Germany during World War II. The dignitaries arrive for the Potsdam Conference. The dignitaries seated in chairs pose for a photograph. New British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin stands behind President Truman. Photographers take pictures.
Construction of the Crocodile Highway Pile Bridge in Wesel, Germany during World War II. Bulldozers and a pile driver move down a hill towards the site of the newly constructed bridge. Soldiers lay down logs in proper order for the flooring of the bridge. They nail the floor of the bridge under construction. The soldiers use air hammers to nail down. Few other soldiers carry pile towards the construction bridge site. A pile driver moves along a road at the newly constructed bridge site. A roller rolls down the ground and levels it for the bridge construction.
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