U.S. soldiers in Germany near end of World War 2, in Europe. An M26 Pershing leads a column of M4A1(76)W Shermans through a muddy street. Some have improvised armor plate welded over the driver's position. Medium and light tanks carrying infantry are seen on an open field. They are loaded with infantrymen. More U.S. tanks move in formation across the field. A German civilian mounts an M5A1 and converses with the crew. U.S. infantrymen search houses. Sherman tanks move through a German street. German civilians watching the tanks and American infantrymen. A Sherman parked on roadside while driver watches several ducks waddle across the road. Infantrymen walking down the street. A tank in the foreground.
United States President Harry S. Truman reviews the 2nd Armored Division at the Autobahn in Germany soon after end of World War 2 in Europe. President Truman, Admiral William D. Leahy, Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, and other military staff ride a United States M3 half-track vehicle (“Bess” USA 4064790). President Truman and his retinue (on the half-track) review an armored Division lined up along the Autobahn. A long line of M4 Sherman tanks and tank destroyers are parked along the Autobahn. A United States Army soldier hanging on to the M3 half-track’s rear. Soldiers in front of the tanks salute to President Truman. Soldiers holding the United States flag and their divisional insignia. President Truman and his retinue come to attention as they pass by the soldiers holding the United States flag and divisional insignia. President Truman removes his hat while other officials salute to soldiers from both the moving half-track and on the ground. President Truman and entourage resume the motorcade. Soldiers riding on motorcycle during motorcade. Closer view of soldiers and M4 Sherman tanks. Soldiers holding the United States flag while others salute. Some soldiers present arms. Close up of soldiers saluting. President Truman and officials standing on half-track. A military official reads a speech. President Truman attaches a special banner to a divisional standard. Another official holds a paper for President Truman. President Truman and officials in motorcade on the Autobahn.
United States 302nd infantry, 94th division in Germany during World War II. United States soldiers standing on top of a whitewashed M4 Sherman tank in winter. Soldiers aim gun on the turret while pointing to sky. A fire burns next to tank at dusk.
Germany launch V-2 rockets against England, United Kingdom during World War II. View of the skies. A V-2 rocket in flight after its launch. Rocket contrails form from V-2 rockets in flight. A V-2 rocket in flight as seen from the ground. German soldier uses a pair of binoculars while another uses a gun sight to watch the launch of V-2 rocket. V-2 rocket contrail forms an arc shaped path. Another rocket launches upwards. German soldiers look up and watch. The V-2 rocket disappears from plain sight.
Events during World War 1. Sketches : In November 1916 newspaper shows Wilson reelected as a president. Cartoon depict the people of America supporting the Wilson's policy of peace. Several sketches of Thomas Woodrow Wilson after winning the election. Second inaugural of President Wilson at the United States capitol in Washington D.C. The German High Command in Berlin. Posters show the hardships of German citizens due to Allied blockade. Germany announces unrestrained submarine warfare against all vessels. Posters of the Germans destroying the American ships. The New York times reports German demarche to Japan and Mexico for support to Germany. Sketch depicts Germany Secretary of foreign affairs, Arthur Zimmermann seeks these alliances. Theodore Roosevelt addresses people. Several sketches of Woodrow Wilson. On April 2nd 1917 President Woodrow Wilson obtains declaration of war against Germany, from congress. American enters the conflict. U.S. Soldiers carry weapons in the battle field. sketches of several American officials. People work in factories to produce war materiel. A person with posters promoting Liberty bonds. A blindfolded person draws numbers from a bowl for civilian conscription. Citizens entering military service. People in a railroad train and others stand outside. People holding baggage walk in a group. A doctor checks the mouth of a recruit. Army recruit getting a haircut. Soldier stands holding guns. Soldiers practice firing artillery. Soldiers march. American recruits practice on wooden guns. Several sketches of the allied armies.
Final throes of World War I and postwar situation. German submarines sinking allied ships. American workers work in war plants. U.S. Army General John Joseph Pershing visits France. American soldiers disembark from a ship in France. Germans defeat Russians on Eastern front and divert troops to the Western front. German soldiers on horse drawn wagons and others walk carrying guns as they move. Riots in Russia after it collapses in war. American soldiers fire field artillery. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson writes letters to countries at war like Germany. Papers with the 14 points to maintain peace. The soldiers of Germany and America on battle field. Dead soldiers on ground. Soldiers carry another injured soldier on a stretcher. The people protest during a rebellion in Germany. Soldiers of America cheer signing of Armistice. Cemetery. .Americans on streets in the U.S. after the war. President Woodrow Wilson goes on a tour of Europe. He sails to different places. Prime Minister David Lloyd George of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Vittorio Emanuele Orlando of Italy, Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau of France, and President Woodrow Wilson of the United States in France during the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Map shows the different nations formed after the war. The president returns after his visit. Henry Cabot Lodge, a U.S. senator. President visits different places to explain the peace treaty. Sketches show the President suffering a paralytic stroke and his wife takes his important decisions. Sketch depict the opponents of the peace treaty and the defeat of the league of nations. Warren Gamaliel Harding elected as the new President Harbinger of the future: views of Adolf Hitler on the rise in postwar Germany.
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