The British Zone of Occupation in Germany, shortly after the end of World War II in Europe. Hamlin (Pied Piper town) near Hanover shows 15th century buildings. German people stroll along the streets.
A film depicts the efforts made by U.S. soldiers to bring back German civilians to normal life in Germany after World War II. Germans seated at a table talk. German civilians in a restaurant. Nazi prisoners are being taken by non Nazi German soldiers. A sign on a building reads 'WFB'. German civilians show their documents to an officer seated at a table. The Germans read posters pasted on a wall. Clergymen walk on a road. A judge in a court in session. Members of a labor union seated. School children are taught by a teacher in a class. Men listen to an open discussion by an official. Various newspapers seen. Soldiers inspect vehicles. People seated in an office. Two of them go out from the office.
Footage taken from the ground as paratroopers of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment jump from C-47 aircraft over Japanese-held Philippine island fortress of Corregidor, in World War 2. White smoke issues from the ground, providing a drop target for C-47 transport aircraft approaching in trail formation. The first wave of paratroopers are seen jumping, with chutes opening. But they appear to be dropping high hill, making their relative height over the ground very small and leaving little chute opening time (even though the aircraft are maintaining a constant preplanned altitude during the run). A U.S. soldier is seen walking past the camera. Then parachutes are seen descending and dotting the landscape. Ruins of fortress buildings are in the background. C-47s continue flying in background. View from th ground of paratroopers descending directly overhead and landing in dangerously uneven rocky terrain. Two trooper bend over another who has been injured during the drop. Their chutes are still billowing. Closeup of an injured trooper being assisted by another. Troopers spilling chutes, gathering their gear and beginning to assemble. More C-47s flying overhead and more chutes seen descending. Some are dark colored. A trooper hitting hard on rocky ground. Several troopers sitting on the ground as one pulls on the risers of a chute to spill the air.
Activities of U.S. Army 4th Armored Division in the damaged city of Worms in Germany during World War II. U.S. infantrymen climb over a wall as they advance in the damaged town. Bomb damage seen as U.S. soldiers move along the streets. Damaged buildings and houses. The soldiers move through debris.
Activities of U.S. Army 4th Armored Division in the damaged city of Worms in Germany during World War II. A German man walks near a railroad. A wrecked railroad station platform.
U.S. Army 4th Armored Division in vicinity of Worms, Germany during World war 2. View of the approach and towers of the Nibelungen Bridge over the Rhine River. The center spans have been destroyed. Closeup in shadow of the tower, where body of a fallen soldier lies on the concrete. View from roadway, of dropped bridge spans in river below. Closeup of the first fallen span with river flowing past. Two U.S. soldiers in shadows of the bridge. One looking through binoculars.
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