United States B-17 aircraft drop bombs to destroy railroad marshalling yards in Ehrang,Germany on December 24, 1944. Bombs impact causing a pillar of smoke to rise up from oil storage center. B-17 bombers unload bombs over marshaling yards in Bingen on December 30, 1944. Large area is covered with flickering light of bomb strikes seen from gun camera.
General Eisenhower in trench coat walks with Lieutenant General William H. Simpson, Commander, U.S. 9th Army, and Major General Raymond S. McLain, Commander of its XIX Corps, on a visit to the front, in Germany, during World War II. The three Generals converse. Eisenhower smokes a cigarette, as Simpson points out something of interest. Background shows devastated war-torn areas. Next the Generals are seen in front of a battered former German Headquarters bunker, now occupied by Americans, on which an eagle and damaged relief lettering is displayed. Eisenhower and Simpson climb into a jeep displaying a circle of 5 stars on its bumper. It proceeds, followed by another jeep displaying two stars, in which, XIX Corps Commander McLain is riding. More army vehicles follow. They continue along a rutted dirt road towards more bombed out areas.
American soldiers in fortified position firing 81mm mortar in support of U.S. infantry in Germany during final months of World War 2, in Europe. Early in February,1945, U.S. soldiers of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 313th Regiment, 79th Division, are seen supplementing their ammunition with captured German 80mm mortar shells. Closeup of the U.S. 81mm mortar shell next to a German 80mm shell. M Company soldiers firing the German shells from their 81mm mortars at German targets across the Mulde River. They are operating amongst homes in a residential area. Explosions in distance from the mortar shells.
A newsreel titled 'Hitler's big bust costly' shows bust statue of Hitler being auctioned at a ceremony in Germany. Nazi paraphernalia such as flags and a dining set and glassware are also examined by auction bidders. Several views of the Hitler bust art work. Auctioneer invites people to bid for the auction as he speaks from a podium.
Members of Hitler Youth, paramilitary organization of Nazi party, being reviewed by German Nazi national leader (Reichsjugendführer) Arthur Axmann in Germany in World War II. Axmann gives a speech to the members of the Hitler Youth. Axmann decorates the members with badges on their sleeves. Arm badge reads “Hitlerjugend” (“Hitler Youth”).
German soldier looks through binoculars at American aircraft flying overhead in Germany, during World War II. German Army soldiers receive call about incoming aircraft from within their underground bunker and run, quickly mobilizing out from their bunkers to man their artillery guns. German anti-aircraft long range artillery guns firing at planes of U.S. Army Air Force. Nazi Luftwaffe fighter planes take off and attack United States B-24 and B-17 bombers. Large number off incoming U.S. aircraft in formation. Aerial gun camera views of dogfights between German aircraft and U.S. Bomber aircraft from view of German aircraft, including close-range air combat. United States B-24 is shot by Germans, suffers explosions in mid-air and crashes to the ground.
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