King George VI of the United Kingdom and United States Army General Dwight D Eisenhower at the First Army Headquarters in Verviers, Belgium during World War II. Lieutenant General C. H. Hodges, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. Army Lieutenant General Omar N Bradley, and a United States Army Air Force General await the arrival of King George VI. Officers converse with each other and look up at the sky. A sedan drives up to a building. United Kingdom King George VI gets out of the car. He is greeted by General Eisenhower.
United States Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower at the First Army Headquarters in Verviers, Belgium during World War II. General Eisenhower converses with other officers. He reviews United States troops. He shakes hands with the officers. They pose for a photograph.
United States Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower at the First Army Headquarters in Verviers, Belgium during World War II. Lieutenant General C H Hodges, General Eisenhower, U.S. Army Lieutenant General Omar N. Bradley and a United States Army Air Force General stand on the steps outside the headquarters. They look up at the sky and converse with each other. U.S. soldiers salute as General Eisenhower goes inside the building. A photographer takes pictures.
Belgian civilian refugee women and children walking with their belongings on road in Rahier, Stoumont, Walloon Region, Belgium. Refugee women on road carry children, bedding and luggage. View of refugees with children. A few American soldiers are seen walking near the refugees. World War II.
Burial of victims killed when Germans tossed hand grenades into basements in Stavelot, Belgium where civilians were taking shelter. Murdered civilians in wooden coffins carried and placed in common grave. Bodies of women and children in grave. Military medical personnel notes down the counting of victim. Frozen corpses of men, women, and children are carried from building to the common grave. Priest conducts services at the grave.
Opening slate identifies site of World War 2 combat as Stavelot, Belgium, 20 miles from the German frontier. American soldiers of the 30th Infantry Division are seen digging protective field positions. M1917 Browning 30mm machine guns are at their positions. U.S. troops set up 90mm guns along the roads, as fog begins to obscure the area. On 21 December, 1944, Two U.S. soldiers walk across a square in the town of Stavelot where American and German forces clashed on December 20th. Views of destroyed buildings, abandoned Tiger II tank of s.SS.Pz.Abt.101 and Stummel half-track and wreckage. Civilians run for cover into a substantial building as German forces renew an attack on the town. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
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