Canadian troops in Belgium. An animated map shows Ploegsteert in Belgium. The troops walk in a muddy area. They walk in trenches with their rifles. The soldiers eat food and carry boxes in hands. A water stream next to the trench area.
German Kaiser Wilhelm II reviewing troops in Europe. German troops march on a dirt road with rifles in hands. The Kaiser reviews the troops. A soldier marches on an open field. The soldiers play in a band during a parade.
German Kaiser Wilhelm II with German troops in Europe. The Kaiser hands out Iron Crosses to German officers. A soldier holding the German flag stands next to him. The officers walk in a line to receive their awards. The German officers salute the Kaiser.
Scenes of German Kaiser Wilhelm II with German troops in a forest area of Europe. The Kaiser stands with a number of officers and talks to them. He is seen smiling and laughing while talking to one officer. He reviews long lines of troops as they march with rifles in hands. He salutes. Officers standing next to the Kaiser salute, as battalions march past them.
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.
U.S. P-47 Thunderbolt in flight. It displays a brown and orange paint job. It banks left and descends. American P-51 aircraft in flight. P-51s fly through and skim over tops of clouds. A flight of four P-51s in close formation, viewed from another aircraft close enough for the pilots to be visible in cockpits. The flight leader's P-51D has an ace of spades playing card painted below his cockpit and two dice -- a five and a four --painted on the nose of his plane under writing that reads "Down for double." He also has symbols for 16 victories painted below the rear of his cockpit. (Reportedly, this is the aircraft of Major Gordon Graham, of the 355th Fighter Group, who retired as a Major General, after a career in the U.S. Air Force.)
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