Tank support for U.S. 90th Division, 359th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company F infantrymen near St. Jores, France during World War II. An aid man attends to a wounded U.S. soldier. A platoon moves cautiously along hedgerows firing M-1 Garand rifles and BARs (Browning Automatic Rifles) and rifle grenades. A tank fires, giving cover to the infantrymen.
U.S. 90th Division, 359th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company F infantrymen near St. Jores, France during World War II. A soldier uses a field telephone. Soldiers with rifles advance through a wooded area.
Tank support for U.S. 90th Division, 359th Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company F infantrymen near St. Jores, France during World War II. M4-Sherman tanks still with deep wading trunks in place give cover to advancing infantrymen. The tanks fire and smoke rises. A soldier talks into a handie-talkie. Two U.S. officers confer over a map. An officer behind a line cuts a wire.
Large group of American airmen repatriated from internment in Switzerland, pose against backdrop of an Army canvas-covered truck, at Charmilles Hotel, Lake Annecy, France, during World War 2. A woman walks along the edge of Lake Annecy. Camera pans from her across the lake and mountains in background. Formation of clouds over mountains. Two Frenchmen hold baguettes of bread and stand in front of Charmilles Hotel. They walk through the gate.
The surrender of German General Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben, Rear Admiral Walter Hennecke and the 709th Static Infantry Division to American forces in Cherbourg, France during World War 2. General von Schlieben and Rear Admiral Hennecke and other German troops are taken to the Allied headquarters in Cherbourg after making a request that they be permitted to surrender to Major General Manton S. Eddy, the Commander of the U.S. 9th Infantry Division. Commander of the 7th Army Corps General J. Lawton Collins interviews General Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben alleged to have said “I learned in Russia that small groups can achieve major delays” General von Schlieben talks to General Lawton Collins. General Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben and Rear Admiral Walter Hennecke outside the Allied headquarters. General Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben walks past an American armored vehicle. Both General Karl-Wilhelm von Schlieben, Rear Admiral Walter Hennecke talking outside and their photos taken before boarding a jeep to be transferred to his prison in Trent Park in England. United States soldiers gathered outside the Naval Headquarters building while a German prisoner calls out for others to surrender. A German soldier carries a white flag, followed by surrendering German troops with hands up as they leave the Naval Headquarters. A wounded American soldier with facial injuries covered by bandages and gauze.
Turnover of Cherbourg to the French people after liberation from German forces during World War 2. An armored vehicle carrying United States Army soldiers drive through Place de la Republique street. French and American flags are flying from the Cherbourg City Hall (2 Place de la République, 50100 Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France). The Mayor of Cherbourg, Paul Renault, delivers a speech at the Cherbourg City Hall. Mayor Paul Renault reads his speech in front of a BBC microphone. Near Mayor Paul Renault are United States Lieutenant General Manton S. Eddy and General J. Lawton Collins. Frenchmen and American soldiers clapping.
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