United States Army 4th Cavalry Regiment advancing through Grevenbroich,Germany during World War 2. Soldiers look at encouraging German messages to workers written on the Erftwerk factory walls. Soldiers aboard M8 Greyhound Armored Car fire 50 caliber machine gun and 37mm gun at buildings on the outskirts of the factory, where German forces may still linger. Vehicle moves forward and soldiers fire machine gun.
United States Army 4th Cavalry Regiment advance cautiously, firing small arms, as they enter the Erftwerk factory in Grevenbroich,Germany during World War 2. Soldiers fire rifles,carbines and Thompson machine guns at buildings. Damaged buildings in the background. Soldier interacts with a German woman, living nearby. Severa; factory workers are enticed out of air raid shelter. U.S. soldiers talk to the workers and allay their fears.
United States Army 4th Cavalry Regiment advances through Grevenbroich,Germany during World War 2. Road sign reads 'Grevenbroich 5 Km'. U.S. M10 tank destroyer, of the 4th Cavalry, moves into the town. Civilians happily wave white flags from building windows. M10 tank destroyer maneuvers in street. Woman holding white flag stands outside building. Soldiers fire the tank destroyer's gun and then drive it into a large open field.
Bridge construction on the Ledo Burma roads in South East Asia during World War II on 5 August 1944. Aerial view of the flooded and damaged roads and bridges. United States engineers watch as the worker operates crane. They instruct the bridge building. Mountains in the background. Cable is pulled over tower by the block and tackle. Cable anchors are embedded in hillside caves. View of the completed suspension bridge. American and Chinese workers clear debris using bulldozer. Allied soldiers look at the map and discuss. Soldiers move with the horses loaded with their belongings. They cross flooded stream. Aircraft in flight. Supplies are dropped by parachutes on field.
German capitulation in Paris,France during World War II. United states Army General Mark Wayne Clark arrives in Paris. He disembarks car. Officers greet and receive him. General Clark seated at office. He interacts with the officers. Group of German occupation forces gathered by the allied soldiers. German with their hands on head.
General Eisenhower visits Paris,France during World War II. Arc De Triomphe. United States Army General Dwight D Eisenhower visits Paris. Officers greet and receives him. Eisenhower tours the city. American troops march on the streets. Civilians greet and cheers the troops.
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