United States Army 82nd Airborne troops take positions around Stavelot, Belgium in World War II. The soldiers make a “Sign of the Cross” during a brief religious service led by chaplain of the 504th Parachute Infantry. Soldiers running in Stavelot. 82nd Airborne troops in prone position shoot with rifles. A soldier shooting with an M1919 Browning machine gun. Abandoned and damaged German heavy equipment and vehicles scattered near Stavelot. 82nd Airborne troops take surrounding villages south of Stavelot. A soldier fires a bazooka near a house. Another soldier throws a grenade into a window of a basement where German soldiers may be hiding. 82nd Airborne troops engage in street fighting. Soldier fires a rifle from behind a stone wall. A battalion of the 35th infantry division marching through snow covered forests and over steep hills on the southern side of the salient. 35th infantry division makes a maneuver in the Sauer River section to outflank a town on the Belgian-Luxembourg border.
United States General Bradley and Lieutenant General George S. Patton Jr. exit 3rd Army Corps Command in Luxembourg during World War II. (Today the Jean-Pierre Pescatore Foundation, 13 Av. Jean-Pierre Pescatore, 2324 Luxembourg City) General Bradley sits on the passenger seat of a Jeep. It is winter, and snow is on the ground. General Patton stands beside the Jeep, talking to General Bradley. Military Police personnel board Bradley’s Jeep before it departs. The Jeep drives away. Omar Bradley arrives at the headquarters building of the U.S. 12th Army Group Tactical Air Command in Luxembourg (today Spuerkeess Financial Center at Place de Metz 2 Pl. de Metz, 2954 Luxembourg City) Bradley jumps out of Jeep, salutes guard, and walks quickly inside. Staff car drives in the snow and stops at 3rd Army Corps Command checkpoint. A Military Police uses a telephone at ‘Dismount Point’. Soldiers exiting a building at 3rd Army Corps Command as snow falls.
View of a U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 transport plane flying low over an airfield, a month before the end of world War 2. Next, Grand Duchess Charlotte, of Luxembourg, is seen stepping from the airplane, followed by British officers. she is greeted by Prime Minister Pierre Dupong, of Luxembourg. and receives bouquets of flowers from two young women. She is saluted by an American Brigadier General, who's back is to the camera. In ensuing scenes the Grand Duchess is surrounded by officials near down-town buildings, and then near some woods. A closeup of her stepping into a car, and then view of road sign for "Boulevard du President F.D. Roosevelt." Local residents wave Luxembourg tricolor flags from apartment windows to welcome Duchess Charlotte. Residents celebrating in a crowded city square.
Luxembourgers returns from Germany after forced labor at the end of World War II. A crowd greets the Luxembourgers returning from Germany. A mother greets a daughter amidst the crowd. A Luxembourg girl, a resistance fighter hugs people in the crowd.. The girl shakes hands with the members of the crowd. An elderly man looks for her daughter. Three Dutch boys on the way home after two and a half years of forced labor in Germany. The crowd waits for the people who returns from Germany.
The unveiling of the "Avenue John F. Kennedy" sign in Ettelbruck, Luxembourg. A framed photograph of United States President John F. Kennedy hangs on a wall. Luxembourgish officials and civilians attend the ceremony. A 1964 Dodge Polara (car plate number SA-454) driving. A United States official in military uniform gets off the car and walks to the stage on Avenue John F. Kennedy. American official speaks to other guests. Two women in black holding small bouquets of flowers. A Prime Minister of Luxembourg Pierre Werner delivers a speech on a makeshift stage. Crowds of Luxembourgish guests clapping. Photograph of JFK hangs on top of United States Ambassador to Luxembourg, William R. Rivkin. The plaque is unveiled. Plaque reads “Avenue John F. Kennedy”. Men, women and children clapping.
The unveiling of the "Avenue John F. Kennedy" sign in Ettelbruck, Luxembourg. Crowds of Luxembourgish guests gathered in Avenue John F. Kennedy. People view the "Avenue John F. Kennedy" sign on the street. Flags of Luxembourg hanging on a building. United States and Luxembourgish officials standing, some of them saluting at the same time. A military band plays music. A conductor leads the band. Band musicians play the trombone. Women and elderly men watch the band on the street. Children standing on the street. Military officials lower their hands after saluting. Various guests socializing. Two women, Helen Enid Hammerman Rivkin and her daughter (Laura or Julie), get inside a Diplomatic Corps 1963 Oldsmobile 98 sedan. United States Ambassador to Luxembourg, William R. Rivkin, looks on before joining his wife and daughter inside the Diplomatic Corps car. The Diplomatic Corps 1963 Oldsmobile 98 sedan drives away.
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