A Nazi concentration camp in Germany towards the end of World War II German civilians are made to board trucks by U.S. soldiers. Sign reads: "Adolf Hitler Strasse." More civilians arrive carrying shovels and they also board the trucks. Civilians carry an emaciated corpse of a camp victim. Prison barracks at the camp. Emaciated corpses lying on the ground. The civilians carrying the emaciated corpses of the camp victims.
A Nazi concentration camp near Landsberg, Germany 10 days before the end of World War 2 in Europe. U.S. soldiers at the camp. Emaciated corpses of camp victims lying on the ground. Barbed wire fences and prison barracks at the camp. A U.S. soldier talks with liberated prisoners. (Note: A surviving prisoner of this camp, who was liberated at this time, adds that the front gate was on fire early in the morning as the U.S. Army entered the camp site.)
U.S. Army Air Force B-26 bombers strike Germany during World War II. Aerial view of bombs being dropped by aircraft. Smoke billows up from bomb explosions. View from belly of B-26 during landing, showing main landing gear and wheel extending and about to touch the runway.
U.S. pilots and bomber crew at an airfield in Germany during World War II. U.S. Army Air Force bomber crews climb into back of open truck. Airman screws fins on a bomb. Crews are dropped off at their respective B-26 Marauder bombers and board them. Crew members getting into their compartments in a B-26.Gunners strapping in and putting on headsets. Bombadier adjusting his bomb sight. Pilot and copilot closing their canopy hatches. The name: "Wild Bill" seen painted below copilot's window. . Crew returning from a mission. They exit aircraft, climb onto open crew truck, light cigarettes, and talk with one another about the mission, as the truck heads back toward base operations.
U.S. Army Air Force bomber crew at an airfield in Germany during World War II. A truck towing a bomb trailer with bombs on board. B-26 Marauder bombers parked on the airfield. Airmen seated on the bomb trailer towed by the truck. One of the airmen plays a harmonica, as they ride along. The airmen prepare to load the bombs on the B-26s.
U.S. Army Air Force bomber crew at an airfield in Germany during last days of World War 2, in Europe. Crew of a B-26 Marauder bomber arrives at their aircraft. They pile their gear under nose of aircraft. Crew Chief (Sergeant) and airman light cigarettes. The aircraft commander (Lieutenant) signs release on Form 1, without any preflight or other inspection. He then opens a duffel bag and distributes candy bars and snacks to the crew members. The crew members pet a dog, while smoking and snacking under the nose of the aircraft. The aircraft commander stubs out his cigarette and drops it on the pierced steel matting of the parking place, where it falls into one of the holes. View of hole show cigarette butt surrounded by grass and tinder. (This appears to be an enactment of how an aircrew should NOT behave.) Pilot talks to crew chief through open window of aircraft. Between 50 and 100 bombs are painted on the fuselage, indicating how many missions have been flown in this B-26. Pilot and copilot climbing into cockpit, where a pair of baby shoes hangs in cockpit windshield.
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