Destruction of German war factories in Ebenhausen, Germany soon after World War II. An explosion blows up German Fabrik Ebenhausen war plant. Smoke billows up. U.S. officers and soldiers inspect the ruins of war plant after the blasting.
British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery talks to factory workers in England during World War II. Montgomery arrives in a car at a war factory and is greeted by a large crowd of workers. Montgomery makes a speech and speaks about his recent campaigns in the war. He compliments workers on their contribution to the war effort.
American forces in Leipzig, Germany near the end of World War 2 in Europe. Landmarks include the heavily damaged New Town Hall, Burgplatz, and a church. At start of film, German civilians are seen running along railroad tracks, past war-damaged platform, to reach a train. Hungry German civilian men wrestle with a man on a sidewalk holding a large piece of meat. American soldiers walking across a city square in single file. Two Sherman tanks move across city square following the tracks of a tramway. The overhead electric wires for the tram are visible. More views of American soldiers walking and some in jeeps. A tilted view of the Reform Evangelist Church. Then camera straightens out and shows it properly. In front of the church, two American soldiers sit on a half-track with M45 Quadmount (Maxson) Anti-Aircraft guns installed on it. Back of the half-track has "660 AAA" stenciled on it. Many Jerry cans are held in racks along the sides of the half-track. Scene shifts to a formation of German prisoners of war with their hands over their heads. Close-up views of faces of German soldier prisoners of war. Camera pans across them, closeup. They carry all their personal gear, including bed rolls, but no weapons. View from behind them. Wider glimpse of the prisoners under guard. The severely damaged 1928 Kroch Building (Krochhochhaus) is seen in the background. Several German prisoners sit in a jeep, guarded by an American soldier with an M3 .45-caliber sub-machine gun ("grease gun"). At the end of the film, the bomb damaged 1905 New City Hall (Neues Rathaus) is seen in the background.
War correspondents covering World War 2, prepare for the D-Day Invasion. U.S. soldiers in military jeeps, ready to be boarded onto Landing Crafts, approach the dock area in South England. Soldiers on the road. Bars on the jeep bumpers designed to cut wires put up across the roads by Germans. A war correspondent sits with baggage on the road. A dog nearby. An American and a British soldier man a Control Post. They check a correspondent's baggage and bedding. Wes Hanes seated on the baggage. Pete Carroll of Boston, photographer for the Associated Press, smokes a cigarette. Behind him is a sign for the Salmon Leap Public House. They eat K-rations. Hanes on the riverside with a small castle in the background seen through the arch under the bridge. Pete Carroll stepping on stones near the river bank after washing his hands in the river.
War correspondents in France after the Allied Invasion in World War 2. War correspondents swim and bathe in a French river. Correspondents including Ralph Moss, Huey Broderick, Joe Priestly and actor Edward G Robinson standing by the riverside and smoking cigars. The correspondents outside a large, stone, Normandy Barn where actors and actresses put up shows to entertain troops. A banner at the entrance reads: 'Normandy World Premier'. Robinson talks and acts for the camera.
American troops and war correspondents in Paris around time of liberation of Paris during World War 2. Correspondents take pictures and record the event. U.S. troops march to the front lines. Arc De Triomphe. Soldiers hold the U.S. flag as they march on the Champs Elysees Avenue. Civilians on the streets. Intact bridges, Opera House, Eiffel Tower, and other monuments. A war correspondent and A Frenchman on the Eiffel Tower. View of Paris including River Seine and bridges. People cross banners that read 'France Libre' and 'Monde Libre.' Crowd in a park. Brussels, Belgium: Spectators gathered at a Race Track. Jockeys race their horses. French women in elaborate hats watch the race.
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