United States soldiers in Germany during World War II. A smoke screen in the background. Soldiers aboard tanks and trucks moving past on a road. Buildings along the sides of a street. German officers surrendering a wounded American to GI personnel. They discuss amongst themselves. A group of civilians standing on a road. People talking to a soldier. People gathered around two enlisted men seated in a jeep. Soldiers marching on the road.
United States soldiers in Germany during World War II. A fire burning in a village. Houses in the town of Niederaula on fire. Heavy columns of smoke rising up from a burning village. Houses in the foreground. Vehicles driving past on a street.
United States soldiers in Germany during World War II. A concentration camp courtyard. The courtyard littered with bodies of slain people. They were killed just prior to the entrance of American troops. Buildings in the background.
Salvage and reclamation activities in the European Theater during World War II. Trucks parked in a tire servicing area. Tires of vehicles stacked. Men unloading tires from a truck. They are repaired by men inside a building. Techniques and machinery for tire salvage, repair, and reclamation are shown. Completely worn out tires are stacked to be used for other purposes including shoes for soldiers. German prisoners of war are shown making new shoes using reclaimed rubber. German POWs are also shown processing old coats and repairing them for reuse by American soldiers in World War 2. Narrator explains that unusable coats become typewriter covers.
Salvage and reclamation activities in the European Theater during World War II. M1 helmets of U.S. soldiers and medics piled up on the ground. A man cleaning the helmet shells and spray painting over insignias on the helmet shells, including a 29th Infantry Division helmet, a Medic helmet, and an MP (Military Police) helmet. Narrator indicates that totally worn out helmets are sold to factories as scrap.
Salvage and reclamation activities of mess gear and gasoline cans in the European Theater during World War II. Battered canteens and cups are hammered and reshaped. Some are injected with pressurized air to reestablish their shape. A soldier working on the canteens and the cups. Men working on damaged gasoline cans. Remanufactured mess kits are stacked for re-issue after final cleaning.
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