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Major General L Collins congratulates United States soldiers after decoration ceremony.
United States soldiers lined up on staircase of a parish church. Major General L Collins congratulates soldiers after they receive star medals from him. Major General L Collins and soldier salute each other. He pins a star medal on a medic's field jacket. Close view of Star Medal on field jacket of a soldier. (World War II period).
Battle of Malmedy during World War II
Trucks carrying U.S. troops of the 30th Infantry Division arrive in snow-covered woods, where they begin preparing 50 caliber machine gun ammunition and setting up defenses. A 90mm gun manned by the 143rd Antiaircraft gun Battalion in position to command a road. U.S. jeep moves along a muddy road past other positions where such guns are set up. Scene shifts to the town of Malmedy, where U.S. Army engineers mine bridges with 800 pound TNT charges. View of American soldiers standing on a bridge next to the explosives. Some civilian women run past several U.S. soldiers. A German Army corporal is seen who was wearing an American uniform, insignia, identification and dogtags, when captured. He is driven away in a jeep by U.S. Military Police.
A United States convoy burning at a roadside and Kampfgruppe Hansen near Poteau Road Junction
Scenes from December 18th 1944,during World War 2. German soldiers of Kampfgruppe Max Hansen, a temporary battle group formed during the Battle of the Bulge (from SS-Panzergrenadierdivision Regiment 2, an infantry regiment of SS Pz Rgt 2 "Das Reich") advance towards Poteau road junction past burning half tracks and Jeeps of U.S. 14th Cavalry group. One man is armed with a Stg44 assault rifle. Cut to squad leader signals advance, in the “wrong direction”. i.e Away from the Poteau junction and back along the road to Recht. Scene shifts to to smoke covered roadway. Germans attempt to start a captured jeep in field. It faces towards right, away from the front lines. An M8 armoured car burns. PK photographer and officer walk past camera, towards the right. Scene cuts to Pz Grenadiers walk away from camera towards the Poteau junction. Smoke covers the road. A Jagspanzer IV/70 comes into view and enters the field after the grenadiers have passed. Cut to grenadiers as they walk along the edge of the roadside ditch, past a burning jeep. Cuts to grenadier crawling under barbed wire fence at roadside, first man, with bandaged hand gets caught on the wire by his greatcoat! Second shot of grenadiers running away from camera in direction of Poteau through the smoke of the burning U.S. vehicles. PK photographer moves into frame before. Cuts to Panzergrenadiers moving towards the cameraman past the vehicles. Half tracks and jeeps loaded with personal equipment baggage. Further shots of the burning vehicles. Filmed looking in the direction of Recht (this is the direction the U.S. convoy was heading when it was attacked).
Kaiserbaracke Crossroads, Tiger 222. Battle of the Bulge in World War II
Sdkfz 138-1 “Grille” self-propelled guns (Panzerkampfwagen) of 1 SS Pz Div support, attack towards Poteau road junction near St Vith on December 16th 1944, during World War 2. Fall of shot is adjusted by artillery radio crew. Cuts to road junction at Kaiserbaracke, Sdkfz 250 half tracks pass road sign, VW166 stops at sign before moving off. German PK photographer adjusts sign, removing 202 Ord Depot sign. Stoewer 1500a passes camera towing 12cm mortar, VW166 slows in front of camera. Tiger 222, carrying Fallschirmjager of FJR9 passes camera, followed by motorcyclist. Two officers stop to talk on road as other Sdkfz 251 half track passes. Cuts to two officers walking right to left past camera in front of stationary Sdkfz 250. A crew member stands in rear looking on. Cut to close of of VW166 Schwimwagen, driver smoking cigar, officer looks at map. Cut to Tiger 222 stopped outside Ligneuville. Paratroopers on rear deck share cigarettes with motorcyclist. They are armed with K98, MP44, British Sten gun, MG42. Cut to Gustav Knittel looking at map, they look around as U.S. aircraft fly overhead. Cut to Sdkfz 7 with 2cm gun on road, Kubelwagen passes destroyed U.S. 76mm AT gun.
General de Gaulle with other military officials and Bishops at a Church in France.
French military police with motorcycles stand near a crowd of French civilians outside a church in France near the end of World War 2. U.S. Army personnel with handheld cameras take pictures of services. Parisian girl standing with a U.S. Army soldier. Military Police lined up in front of the cathedral entrance. Bishops emerge from the church. General de Gaulle leaves the church in a motorcade. French car with a military official seated inside and four stars on the pIate. French soldiers as they give rifle salutes. Church cleric talking to a French officer. Gendarmes standing among civilians and American officer standing with a WAC (Women's Army Corps) officer. British guards lined up as people emerge from the church. Guard of Honor in the fore ground. Elderly French woman and man leave the church. GIs enters the church. Russian Bishop emerges from the church and enters car. French civilians around the church including children and a young boy on the shoulders of a man.
Repatriated French prisoners arrive in Paris.
Two trucks and a bus full of liberated French prisoners drive down an avenue in Paris. A large Parisian crowd including young girls watch their arrival. People wave out to welcome the prisoners as they wave back. Sign on bus stating 'Repatriated Prisoners'. Shots of French prisoners as a civilian offers them cigarettes. A Parisian volunteer nurse. Trucks of prisoners pull up before a building. Algerian prisoner as he drinks from a bottle of wine. A French soldier. (World War II period).
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