United States 6th Armored Division in Oberdorla, Germany during World War 2. Smoke rises. Soldiers of the 6th Armored Division follow a tank across a field. The soldiers walk along the sides of buildings as they slowly advance through a street. Tanks move down the middle of the street between the advancing soldiers. The soldiers near a tank in the middle of the town.
American forces of 6th Armored Division advancing through village of Oberdorla, Germany, a month before the end of World War 2, in Europe. U.S. infantrymen moving cautiously near buildings in the village. Two Germans, one wearing a helmet, and the other in civilian clothing, walk past the camera, gesturing. Gunner in an M4 Sherman tank fires machine gun at upper floor of adjacent building, as local citizens scramble out of the way, and U.S. infantrymen move along sidewalk and pause at bend in road. Back to the Sherman tank, and smoke rising from the area of building that it fired upon. American soldiers hurry past the camera and move cautiously along the sidewalk. Two soldiers move slowly along street in a jeep. More views of U.S. infantry accompanied by M18 Hellcat tank destroyer and M4 Sherman tanks moving through the village. A sign identifies village as Oberdorla. The jeep is seen again, moving along with tanks and infantry. It parks outside a building that infantrymen are entering. As soldiers cluster outside the building, one fires several shots into it.
A raid on Berlin, Germany during World War II. Formation of U.S. B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft in flight. The crew wears masks in the aircraft. Aerial views as the B-17 aircraft drop bombs on Berlin. An injured air crew soldier carried on a stretcher by other soldiers after landing. Various parked B-17 aircraft after a mission. Name on one includes the word "Betty". U.S. Colonel Mumford interviews Army Air Force crew members at the air base, including Pilot Lieutenant Brown who stands by his B-17 named "I'll be Around" and comments on the mission. The soldiers talk and laugh. Some sit on the aircraft and others stand in front of the aircraft.
Men of 254th Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division are honored in Creglingen, Germany during World War II. Soldiers of 254th Infantry Regiment, 63rd Infantry Division in a parade. U.S. Army Brigadier General Frederick M. Harris Commander of 63rd Infantry Division with other officers reviews the parade. He presents men of 254th Infantry Regiment with Silver Stars after the formal parade.
Soldiers of U.S. 71st Infantry Regiment in Heidelberg, Germany during World War II. The soldiers sit alongside tracks and relax in boxcars. Men read, talk and smoke. A group of soldiers smokes and plays cards. The soldiers listen to other soldiers playing musical instruments. The soldiers hold guns and carry bags out of a building. Some men stand on a railway platform and others in boxcars.
A German classical orchestra conductor is seen performing in spotlight against black background. A busy street with pedestrians, horse-drawn vehicles and an elevated train crossing the street, in Berlin, Germany. A railroad train arriving in Berlin, and passengers stepping from the train and walking along the platform. Fashionably dressed pedestrians and vehicles near the overhead Bahnhof (train station) bridge on Friedrichstrasse. A man and woman board a motor bus. Busy traffic of horse-drawn buses and carriages, and occasional motor vehicle, crowding street at busy intersection. Scene shifts to a theater stage where actors are performing in a play.
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