A U.S. Army 1/4 ton truck driving around shell holes in dirt road near Hallerbach, Germany during World War II. Two soldiers of the 1st Battalion 39th Infantry Regiment 9th Division carrying covered body of a dead U.S. soldier on a stretcher out of the woods. German children play beside a Jeep. A white pet dog stands near the children. U.S. Army soldiers in Jeep arrive in Kalenborn in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Significant damage in Kalenborn in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany during World War 2. Destroyed houses, broken trees, and debris on the street. Only the roof frame and walls stand in one of the houses. A damaged house with exposed attic and floors. Two U.S. Army soldiers walk near the damaged houses. A severely damaged car beside a wall with gaping hole. Bullet holes in walls and debris on the floor. A German civilian man shoveling debris and rubble. German women and children refugees gather in makeshift shelter surrounded by furniture. Women and children pose in front of the camera. American Soldiers observe debris, damaged car and bullet-riddled house.
United States Army soldiers inspect abandoned German ammunition in woods near Kalenborn, Germany during World War II. The soldiers clear foliage from the abandoned ammunition, revealing it to be a 340mm shell with “TS” painted on it. A soldier smoking cigar wipes dust off shell. A Jeep passes by. More abandoned shells found in the woods. German label “Nicht verfeuern M1” (“Don’t burn M1”) on the bottom of shell can. Soldiers open shell can. A soldier pulls out shells, inside white cloth bag, from the can. A man’s finger pointing at shell’s description in German. Shell with words written “MASSENGE RO 113 17 MARCH 45”.
German civilians watch the arrival of United States Army 4th Division Jeeps and vehicles in Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany during World War II. Civilians tearing down roadblock. German civilian men and boys form in a line and pass rocks from roadblock down the line (like a bucket brigade), piling them at side of the road. German boy smiles. One German man smokes a pipe. U.S. Army Jeeps and an M4 tractor towing 155mm gun past the roadblock and through the village streets. German civilians clearing the road for United States Army.
A parade of vehicles through streets of Jerusalem, Palestine, during World War 2 timeframe. Crowds of men gathered at Jaffa Gate to watch the arrival of vehicles. Honor guards in horses escort the vehicles. The vehicles come to a halt near the crowds. A Roman Catholic prelate leaves his car. The prelate is accompanied by government officials. Crowds watching from balconies, minaret, and on top of buildings. The prelate and government officials stopper and in prayer. Crowds gather outside the Church of the Nativity.
Brief views of Allied bombing raids in Japan during World War II. A group of United States Army Air Force aircraft flying over Japan. An army cemetery in front of a building in the Pacific. United States Army Air Force aerial machine gun strafe Japanese positions on the Aleutian Islands. A chaplain praying over a coffin with the American flag draped over it. Aerial view of bombs falling and exploding into Japanese positions in China. Consolidated B-24 Liberator dropping bombs over Wake Island. View of Wake Island. Graves of U.S. troops on Wake Island, Burma, and other recaptured Pacific islands. Allied Airborne Infantry on the jungles of Burma (Myanmar). Gunshots are heard on the background. Two United States Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft flying to the Philippines. Allied bombardment of Hollandia (present day Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia). Grave of an unidentified soldier. United States troops land on a beach. A Howitzer is towed across a river. Soldiers rolling a barrel of oil. Snowplow truck clearing snow in front of a bomber. United States troops unload supplies at a snow-covered airbase.
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