German soldiers surrendering to U.S. Army soldiers in France, during World War 2. Destroyed and burning German army vehicles. German prisoners of war being marched, by U.S. guards, past a fallen German soldier at the side of the road. Aerial view of some of 20 thousand German prisoners of war, contained inside an outdoor area. Rows of captured German military vehicles in a field. U.S. troops passing through a town in Belgium, greeted by cheering local crowd. USO show (including Bing Crosby) with singers entertaining U.S. troops during leisure time.
United States troops stand in formation at U.S. cemetery in France. Soldiers stand with guns raised. Bareheaded troops with bowed heads. Chaplain addresses the soldiers. Soldier plays piano in the ceremony. United States flag at half mast. Soldiers sing. Soldiers fire rifles in the air. They raise their guns. (World War II period).
Generals walk on a field outside U.S. Army encampment in France during World War II. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson visits General Omar Bradley and General George Patton on the field. Secretary Stimson and the Generals converse. They have a formal lunch in a tent. Bradley and Patton pose and converse with local Commander, a Brigadier General.
Soldiers carry the body of a dead American on a stretcher in France. They place it before other covered dead bodies. They process the dead body. Tags and contents of pockets removed and placed in a bag. The body covered and the soldiers leave. (World War II period).
The Jayhawk cemetery outside St Mere Eglise in France. Trees in the background. Men walk in the cemetery.
U.S. Fourth Infantry Division in Normandy, France, during World War 2. A sign on highway N.13 points to Montebourg 8.9Km and Cherbourg 34.9km, indicating their location as just north of Sainte Mere Eglise, as they advance following the Allied Normandy invasion in World War 2. A knocked out German Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) assault gun is seen on a road next to some power lines. Closeup of the Stug III with two shell holes in it. Fourth Infantry soldiers in a jeep drive past another destroyed Stug III, as they make their way through the town of Montebourg. A U.S. M10 tank destroyer is parked on the road behind. Scene shifts to a jeep displaying a red cross flag carrying medics along a road past several U.S. soldiers standing near a cemetery containing old gravestones. Another knocked out Stug III is seen. Two American soldiers, with rifles, ride through a deserted town on horses, followed by another soldier on a motorcycle. Street sign shows distance to Ravenoville as 6.8km and to La Mer as 9.7km. Closeup of one of the mounted soldiers.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.