U.S. soldiers of the 8th Armored Division in Hinsbeck, Germany during World War 2. Street scene in the town, as civilian residents return after temporary evacuation. Some push carts with belongings. A woman carries a mattress, followed some steps behind by a man with a bed spring. A woman carries a sleeping child. A young boy pushes a wooden wheelbarrow filled with large lumps of soft coal. Camera focuses on him as he turns in from sidewalk toward his house. A U.S. soldier sits in a jeep at an alleyway as a young woman pulls and a boy pushes a heavily laden small wagon, past him in the street.
U.S. soldiers of the 8th Armored Division in Wachtendonck (Wachtendonk), Germany during World War II. View from high point overlooking country road in Germany. A line of U.S. Army 2.5 ton canvas-covered trucks parked along the roadside. After some blurring, scene shifts to a halted convoy of U.S. Army vehicles and troops along left side of road, being passed by troops riding in M3 half-tracks and Jeeps headed in the opposite direction. View from stopped convoy shows a Brockway B-666 Bridge Erecting truck passing. Next, a large group of women, children, and elderly civilians are seen leaving town of Wachtendonk, on foot, with few possessions. They walk past a parked Brockway B-666 truck. A mother and a father, carrying small child, walk on village street.
The U.S. soldiers of the 3rd Armored Division in Niederhausen, Germany near end of World War II. Infantrymen seated atop M-4 Sherman tanks (with salvaged armor welded to the bow and also sandbag 'soft' armor for close quarters protection from Panzerfausts) and M-26 Pershing tanks. Tanks loaded with soldiers moving out of the town. The soldiers hold rifles. Houses line the street. Vehicles parked in the background. M-26 tank driving through the street. BAR gunner prominent amongst the infantry on the rear of the tank.
A film titled: 'The Heavy Tank T26E3' on the workings of the tank. The T26E3 tank parked on the field. The tank moving on the street. It moves over various obstacles on the street. The torsion bar suspension of the tank. The ability of the tank to cope with rough terrain, 60 percent grades and 8 foot trenches. The operations of its heavy armor. The identification and description of the weapons it carries. A man points at the support rollers of the tank. The demonstration of moving over a wooden log by the tank.
A film on the workings of the T26E3 tank. The T26E3 tank parked on the ground. Men standing nearby and working on the tank. They check the engine of the tank. They work on the parts of the tank with various tools. The clearing between the rollers and the track is checked. The adjuster is moved with the help of a wrench. Other equipment are attached and tightened. Several tools are used for the purpose. Man removing the track pin with a tool. Men working on the bushings with the bushing pullers. The screws are tightened. The bushings are separated. The loosened track is supported by a heavy bar.
A film on the workings of the T26E3 tank. The T26E3 tank parked on the ground. Men working on the tank. The operation of the wheel mechanisms of the tank is explained. The front road wheel lifting tool. Man working on the wheel with several tools.
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