German propaganda film with English dubbing. Wehrmacht troops enter a recaptured town during the Battle of the Bulge during winter of World War II. A map showing cities in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Eastern France. German Wehrmacht infantry march through the snow on the Western Front. German troops arrive at a village after the Rundstedt-Offensive allowed Germany to regain some territories from the Allied forces. German soldiers find a woman hiding in a cellar or basement. Wehrmacht troops pass by burning wreckage of American Jeeps and debris. Sign reads “Civilian travel beyond this point is forbidden” in English, French and German. German soldiers carry supplies to areas restricted to civilians. British and French prisoners of war (POWs) are captured by Germans. The prisoners of war are led away through snow covered streets. Some men carry injured prisoners. A French soldier holds a small pennant of Free France. British and Free French Prisoners of War (POWs) are marched to the rear. A destroyed church and its bell tower. A Roman Catholic relic lies among wreckage. Upturned chair and cabinet with scattered papers on the floor. A damaged statuette of Jesus Christ with hands missing. Wreckage in German homes and churches allegedly caused by United States occupation forces is shown. German Panzer tanks roll into a village, pushing aside a cart that is blocking the road.. German troops arrive with horse-drawn carts, passing by a dead white horse. Closeup view of faces of German soldiers marching through village.
United States Army 8th Air Force bombers lined at an airstrip in England the night before D-Day in World War II. U.S. General Brereton gives a signal for take-off. The bombers take off one by one in the night. Soldiers wave to bid them good luck. 8th Air Force Martin B-26 Marauder bombers in flight. A formation of bombers flying towards France. Gun turret inside a bomber. Allied invasion fleet sails closer to the coast of France at dawn. 8th Air Force fighters fly over the Channel Islands and the French shoreline. Allied bombers bombing the coast of Normandy prior to the ground forces landing there. Bombers release bombs over enemy shore batteries. Bombs hitting German controlled targets and smoke rising from bomb sites.
A replica of Statue of Liberty in France. A barge passes through the statue, under the bridge. 15 August 1956.
An animated map showing Dieppe, France. Illustrates unsuccessful landing strategy of British and Canadian Army Forces. Views of Dieppe, German artillery and guns in fortifications firing at incoming Allied soldiers. German soldiers run from underground fortification to reach trench firing positions where they fire at incoming British forces. German officer watches with binoculars. A British ship in ocean, several airplanes flying over and bombs dropped over the town. German anti-aircraft guns firing at British aircraft. German soldiers in place on streets of Dieppe remain at the ready. Views of explosion on roads of town and German forces attacking British forces that have come ashore on a landing craft.
American soldiers taking out horses from a train car at a railroad station in France, after their arrival during World War 1. U.S. Army soldiers attach a ramp from the train for the animals to descend. Soldiers of different ranks can be seen. Another soldier carries out rifles from the train.
African American soldiers of the 369th infantry regiment 93rd Division of the U.S. army at a base camp in France during World War I (the group was also called the "Harlem Hellfighters"). A white officer of the Division can also be seen.
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