German prisoners march past in Pilsen,Czechoslovakia. Czech civilians cheers the Americans. Buildings seen in the background. German prisoners march past through town. Russian soldiers on horses. American GI's guards road. Trees seen on either side of road. Czech civilians watch the German prisoners march. Some of the German prisoners are boy soldiers. (World War II period).
German soldiers taken by the U.S. Army as prisoners of war in Pilsen,Czechoslovakia, during World War 2. German soldiers, who have surrendered, assembled in a group on hillside near a road. An American M4 Sherman tank passes on the road. The prisoners turn to watch it. More Shermans plus a small bulldozer and a jeep are seen on the road. The prisoners begin moving under direction of an American soldier, as citizens watch from the opposite side of the road. View of oncoming German prisoners walking toward the camera. They march around the camera as they proceed. Several persons in civilian clothes are among the prisoners. Sherman tanks continue passing on the road. Some German POWs are ambulatory wounded and many are young boy soldiers.
A contingent of Armed Axis troops, led by an officer, marches West through Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, intending to surrender to U.S. and UK forces of the Western Allies during final days of World War 2. A long line of German soldiers follows, some in horse-drawn wagons, and similar conveyances. Among the troops are some from Russia in German uniforms. Some of the surrendering German troops appear to be young boy soldiers.
Czech Army parade in Prague, Czechoslovakia. Views of Czech civilians including children, girls, women and officers waving. Army vehicles pass along a road. Civilians standing on either side of the road. Czech soldiers parade along the streets. Cheering crowds watch the parade. Czech Cavalry troops pass along the road. (World War II period).
Liberation of Prague, Czechoslovakia from Nazi occupation during World War II. British and American flags hoisted in Prague. People smash down German signs from shops and buildings. German Schutzstaffel soldiers fight against civilians on streets. A truck loaded with supplies moves into the city. Snipers fire from buildings. Dead bodies lying on a street. German artillery being fired. Smoke rises from the buildings. Soviet soldiers loaded on tanks enter the city after its liberation from German occupation. Czechoslovakian President Edvard Benes returns to the city as he gets down from a railroad train. People cheer and celebrate their liberation. President Benes waves from a window as a large crowd cheers in the streets.
United States Army General Dwight Eisenhower arrives in Prague, Czechoslovakia. A United States Army Air Force C-54 Skymaster transport aircraft taxis on Prague Ruzyne Airport (Aviatická, 161 00 Praha 6, Czechia). General Dwight Eisenhower alights from the aircraft and is greeted by Czech officials. His car drives past cheering crowd lining the streets. General Eisenhower car waves to the cheering crowd from the car. He reviews an honor guard. Eisenhower’s car crosses the famous Charles Bridge (Karlův most, 110 00 Praha 1, Czechia).
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