United States Army and British Army airlifts paratroopers from England to the border of Holland during World War II. British and American transport airplanes and gliders land near Arnhem Holland (Netherlands). Soldiers, tanks and guns supplies offloaded and soldiers begin fighting with the enemy. Soldiers of Dutch Army aid the Allied forces. Allied soldiers rescue injured soldiers and advance towards enemy lines. Allied soldiers meet with Dutch Resistance or Dutch Underground Army members wearing identifying armbands. Group of German Army prisoners is seen including many young boy soldiers. Allied landing draws attention of German units allowing U.S. Army units to cross border into Germany. American soldiers near a bridge and crossing into Germany. They pass near railroad station at Roetgen Germany. Nazi German prisoners use horse carts and bicycle transport while being led away under Allied guard.
A crowd of civilians in Luxembourg cheer as the Allied forces enter and advance into Luxembourg. Prince Felix arrived with the Allied forces taken on shoulders by the crowd. He waves his hands towards the crowd. (World War II period).
British soldiers fight the German Army to liberate the city of Hertogenbosch in Holland from Nazi occupation during World War II. British soldiers advance into outskirts of burning city with several homes on fire. They help extinguishing fire and rescue an old woman. British Churchill tanks advance in fields firing at Germans. British soldiers walk with captured German soldier prisoner of war near an armored vehicle. Houses set afire by Germans. British soldiers crawl in a trench and walk towards a house and drop down as an attack is launched on them. A wrecked German StuG III assault gun near the house with the corpse of its driver in it.
British soldiers fight the German Army to liberate the city of Hertogenbosch in Holland from Nazi occupation, during World War II. British soldiers carry an assault boat under the cover of fire from a Bren gun (with upper handle removed). They paddle across the canal and take shelter behind the berm on the opposite side. After pausing, they continue to advance over the berm. Closeup of Bren gun firing. Structures are seen in the background. A Sherman tank parked among trees is seen firing a machine gun from its bow mount. Smoke rising behind the canal berm. British troops run past heavy smoke rising in a part of the city. They run across a park toward a bridge. Buildings burning near the canal in the city. View of British infantry across a canal. Dense smoke from fires burning nearby, obscures buildings in background. British infantry sheltering near edge of building in the city. View of several British soldiers in a Bren, or universal tracked carrier, loaded down with all kinds of gear, including a jerry can and other supplies. View of sniper (presumably German sniper) firing from upper window of De Gouden Leeuw restaurant or shop in 's-Hertogenbosch.
British soldiers fight the German Army to liberate the city of Hertogenbosch in Holland from Nazi occupation, during World War II. Line of British tanks (Heavy Infantry Mk IV A22 Churchill tanks) move on road which has a signboard identifying location as "'s-Hertogenbosch." British armoured personnel carriers and tanks entering the town. Dead horses and dead German soldiers lying on ground by the side of road. A British Sherman Firefly tank rolls by, and more are seen parked nearby. A Dutch civilian man carves carcass of a dead horse for food. Corpses of German soldiers lay on ground near an artillery piece. Close-ups of faces of dead German soldiers.
British soldiers fight German Army to liberate the city of Hertogenbosch in Holland from Nazi occupation during World War II. British soldiers throw a torn German flag from damaged church steeple on the ground and stamp upon it. Civilians return to the city after Allied take it over. German prisoners march under guard. Large number of surrendered German soldiers stands in an open ground near a machine gun.
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