United States Army Air Forces operations in Germany during final days of World War 2 in Europe. United States Army Air Force P-47 Thunderbolts taxiing on a ramp in front of an open hangar at Fritzlar Air Base. A group of crew chiefs conversing. Trees in the foreground. P-47 takes off. Crewmen pushing a bomb trailer. A crew chief reading the pony edition of the "Times." Mechanics work on jeeps. An airman, followed by a pet dog, climbs steps to a trailer. Enlisted man talking to a Tech Sergeant who leans out window of a building. An L-5 liaison airplane taxis in a parking area. Three U.S. soldiers walking across the perimeter strip. Enlisted men shake hands with pilot of the L-5, who carries a German cavalry sword as a souvenir. They walk into building through door with sign reading: : "Colonel Stecker, Commanding." (Colonel Ray Stecker is Commander, U.S. 365th Fighter Group, of the 84th Fighter Wing.) ground crewman washes down ramp with a hose. P-47 and refueling truck in background.
American airmen engaged in routine work at a base in Germany near the conclusion of World War 2, in Europe. Three airmen mechanics open tailgate door of a mobile shop. They pick out tools from the shop. They work on an improvised washing maching. GIs hang up laundry on a line. An improvised GI laundry. A crewman reads while sitting on a tub. Airman cleans out Commander's staff car. One of the crewman eating K-ration. Crewmen rig up the washing machine. Several airmen smile as they jointly pull on handle of a pipe wrench. Airmen washing a 6x6 Army truck. Water running out of the truck bed.
The U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division at Lake Garda in Italy. Loading and firing of 105 mm howitzer. The howitzer mounted on M-7 motor carriage from stationary position in city square. M-7 howitzer firing. Lake shoreline in the background. Shells hitting the targets. Lake and mountainous region. Soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division standing in a tunnel at north end of the lake. (World War II period).
U.S. soldiers in Milan, Italy, near end of World War 2 in Europe. German women, Luftwaffe girls and Red Cross women are transported to other places in trucks. German prisoners of war (POW) driving their own convoy, unescorted, heading towards U.S. lines.
United States Army soldiers in Milan, Italy during World War II. U.S. tanks, Red Cross trucks, and other military vehicles enter Milan. Soldiers aboard the vehicles. Italian civilians cheer. Buildings in the background. Banner hanging over the street reads “W.I. LIBERATORI”.
U.S. officers and soldiers are awarded in Aisne, France. Brigadier General Robert M Montague, Commanding General of the Division Artillery, 83rd Division awards medals to the officers and men of the 322nd Field Artillery, 83rd Division. The General awards Silver Star to a soldier. An officer reading citations. The General pins a medal on another soldier. (World War II period).
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