A United States Air Force aircraft (likely a Douglas C-118 Liftmaster) taxiing on an airfield in San Sebastian, Spain. The aircraft is taxiing on the airfield. Sign at the San Sebastian Airport (Gabarrari Kalea, 22, 20280 Hondarribia, Gipuzkoa, Spain) reads “Aeropuerto de San Sebastian Fuenterrabia”. A man stands on the balcony of the San Sebastian Airport control tower. View of the airfield as seen from an aircraft taking off.
15th Air Force Operation Reunion (Operation Gunn) to rescue Allied prisoners of war in Romania during World War II. Captured Allied prisoners of war waiting for evacuation at Popesti-Leordeni Airfield. Allied prisoners shaking hands and saying goodbye to Romanians. Some Allied prisoners of war are seen wearing Nazi German Stalhelm helmets (worn as souvenirs). United States bombers approaching Popesti Airport to evacuate 1,161 Allied prisoners of war from Romania. Allied POWs begin to move in lines according to their assigned groups. Some prisoners of war waving at the camera. Colonel Krager shoots a handgun to send signal to an incoming bomber. Bombers flying over Popesti Airfield. Crowds of Allied prisoners of war waving and cheering. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber landing at Popesti Airfield.
United States soldiers fire at Nazi positions in Anzio, Italy during the Battle of Anzio (World War II). Artillery officers use binocular to view German positions before a battle. Soldiers stand behind trenches. Another soldier uses the telephone while viewing enemy positions in the battlefield. A Howitzer raises its barrel. Man turns the wheel of a Howitzer. Artillery officers with headphones speaking. The observation officer orders on phone to change the range of firing. Soldiers fire artillery under a canopy. Partially conceal Long Toms and Howitzers continuously fire.
The United States 30th Infantry Division talk and rest in a snowy, damaged Belgian village during World War II. Two US soldiers shake hands in a damaged village with heavy snow. The two men talk. Destroyed houses and piles of rubble are seen behind the two men. The soldier introduces his comrades to the other man. Soldiers put their gun slings. An officer gives instruction to the troops. Close up faces of weary and tired American soldiers. Some soldiers light their cigarettes. The soldiers walk toward their Jeep. They get in their Jeep and leave the village.
The United States 30th Infantry Division wear white camouflaged suits outside Malmedy, Belgium during World War II. US soldiers stand in the snow. They are wearing white suits and caps made from sheets and lace tablecloths taken from civilian homes. A soldier shows his rifle covered with white knitted lace. A soldier wearing a cap made of ripped white lace. Soldiers smoke in front of a building and an M4 Sherman tank. Others peer from the window. Troops march along in the snow. A Jeep carrying a group of soldiers drives behind the marching troops in the snow.
United States Infantry troops and tanks in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany during World War II. Hand sign for “3”. Infantry troops move up a hillside road. Medics remove wounded soldiers from the battlefield. Two medics carry a soldier on a stretcher, laying the patient on the side of the road. The 301st Regiment, 94th Division digging trenches on the hillside.
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