Activities of American First Army from Aachen to Röhr River in Germany (misspelled as "Roer" on film opening credits). Aerial view of city of Aachen heavily bombed. St Mary's Church is seen, damaged. Rubble of houses, rail centers, electric power plant, and Natural Gas facilities in Aachen. German Allied Military Government agents establish orders and hang the sign board of 'Mines Cleared to Rubble' on pole. They supervise crews clearing debris. Soldier brings out city's telephone diagram from hidden place. German Allied Military Government agents distribute food retrieved from hidden stores outside of town. Citizens are seen carrying food and smiling. Refugees return to the city. Sign of 'Mausbach'. U.S. Army 3rd Armored Division for the first time since D-Day gets relaxation time. Smiling Army soldiers in a chow line. 3rd Armored Division troops eat a hot meal on outskirts of Aachen. Military vehicles go towards rest center and enter into 'Hotel Koener'. Soldiers carrying their belongings climb stairs up. View of smoke rising from targets of U.S. Army artillery fire. A church steeple is shown consumed in flames. (World War II period).
Annelies Marie 'Anne' Frank is honored in Frankfurt, Germany. German youth honor Frank by gathering at the home in which she was born in Frankfurt. They honor Anne Frank, a Jewish girl, in a torch light ceremony. They unveil a plaque which has been installed on the house.
U.S. 99th Infantry Division enters Wetzlar, Germany. A platoon of infantry of B Company, 3rd Battalion, 393rd Regiment, first element of 99th Infantry Division enters the city and citizens watch. Soldiers carrying rifles walk along in the streets. German civilians carrying their belongings walk along the streets. An army tank filled with soldiers moves past. View of Ernst Leitz optical factory. U.S. soldiers in the foreground. (World War II period).
Traffic over Main River in Mulheim, Germany. Vehicles of U.S. 90th Division cross a temporary bridge over the main river. Various views of trucks passing over the bridge. Factories in the background. Soldiers seated in a jeep cross the bridge. (World War II period).
A prison camp for Allied airmen at Dulag-Luft near Wetzlar, Germany in World War II. Colonel Charles W Stark of Orlando, Florida senior officer at camp and Lieutenant Commander Robert E Jennings of the U.S. Navy. Smiling liberated prisoners stand behind barbed wire fence. Sign reads "Women Only". Views of individuals, liberated U.S. and Allied soldiers. Many prisoners wearing bandages and on crutches. Group of smiling prisoners pose with German Army doctor who attended to them while at camp. Colonel Stark speaks with some of the men.
A prison camp for Allied airmen at Dulag-Luft near Wetzlar, Germany. Views of German officers who ran the prison camp in World War II. Allied prisoners of war enter wooden building marked "staged Door Canteen". Liberated prisoners shake hands with some of the U.S. soldiers who were captured in the town. Many prisoners wearing bandages and on crutches. Plane fly over camp area. Prison camp, group of liberated prisoners wave and smile in front of signs indicating distances to London, New York and others.
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