A newsreel titled 'Hitler's big bust costly' shows bust statue of Hitler being auctioned at a ceremony in Germany. Nazi flags and a dining set and glassware are also examined by auction bidders. A man invites people to bid for the auction as he speaks from a podium.
United States troops carry out Alsos operation in Germany in World War 2. United States 21st Corps headquarters on the way to Alps. Snow covered army vehicles outside the headquarters. Troops at a building with armored cars. White flags on buildings. Troops approach target in Alps and a bridge blown by Germans. Troops in jeep approach Urfeldt in the Alps. Two soldiers check bridge for mines. Troops enter Urfeldt and army headquarters on lake.
American Army Air Forces mechanics repairing a Stinson L-5 airplane engine on a grassy airfield in Germany, at end of World War II in Europe. Their tools are neatly laid out on a cloth on the ground. They are lapping valves and installing cylinders on the engine. The propeller and engine cowling is removed from the airplane to facilitate their work.
Signboard reads 'Wehrmacht Fahrbereitschaft' and 'Tryhard - Liberated Allies'. German prisoners marching through streets in Germany under guard of U.S. Army forces. Several lines of marching prisoners seen. Includes close up views of faces of some prisoners, with some looking sad and dejected, and others smiling. A truck carrying soldiers passes by. Wagons and overloaded cars full of belongings of refugee German DPs (Displaced Persons) seen on the streets and being carted by civilians. German soldiers continue to pass by, with some in horse carts.
Chief Prosecutor Robert H Jackson starts opening address to court during the Nuremberg Trials in Germany, following World War 2. He states, "The privilege of opening the first trial in history for crimes against the people of the world is a grave responsibility. The wrongs which we seek to condemn and punish have been so calculated, so malignant, and so devastating that civilization can not tolerate their being ignored because it can not survive their being repeated."
United States Infantry moving up from Osterode to St. Andreasberg in Germany, during World War 2. U.S. Armor, and troops of the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, making their way forward on road overlooking artificial lake (Söse Talsperre) between Osterode and Riefensbeek. They clear obstacle of felled trees from the road. Tanks, tank destroyers, and infantry proceeding uphill along the road.
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