German villagers’ recruitment as laborers to work on Siegfried Line defense fortification. German villagers from the Rhineland-Palatinate area march out of town, most likely Saarlouis, Germany, given sign on street noting distances to Trier and Saarbrücken. German men board buses bearing signs in German that read, "Baugesellschaft C. Hallenbach, Berlin" (C. Hallenbach Construction Company, Berlin) Two young men smile and peer from their bus window. Men from all over German work on the Siegfried Line, march in the countryside. German men, holding spades, march past dragon's teeth tank barriers on their way to work on the Siegfried Line. Laborers march with spades in countryside amid mounds of soil.
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 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.
German soldiers raise their hands before United States troops in Weisweiler, Germany during World War II. One of the prisoners is holding a white cloth of surrender. Prisoners are made to put their hands on their heads. Some of the prisoners are teenagers. Close up of boy German soldier. German prisoners are led away. Allied soldiers are holding M3 submachine guns.
An M4 Sherman tank firing on ruined street in Weisweiler, Germany during World War II. Smokestacks of an abandoned factory. US infantry advances along road entering Weisweiler. 2nd Battalion, 414th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division soldiers pass by a wrecked M4 Sherman tank with no right tread. Explosions are seen from a distance. A soldier runs past a firing M4 Sherman tank. M4 tank firing towards house. An M4 Sherman tank moving away.
Shells hit and explodes on Volkenrath, Germany during World War II. Shell explosion near smokestacks of the village, area also known as Hill 187 during battle. A tank moving on the road. Tanks firing at enemy positions behind a house with a severely damaged roof.
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