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American POWs march to their compound; German soldiers try captured American beer and cigarettes (WW2)

A large group of captured United States Army soldiers during the Battle of the Bulge, or the Battle of the Ardennes, in World War 2. As the prisoners march under watch by German soldiers, the camera focuses on captured African American soldiers who are prisoners of war. A smiling German soldier. The prisoners of war march through the forest. Weary faces of Black soldiers are juxtaposed with their smiling, laughing German SS guards. A German Panzer IV tank passes a muddy hillside road where many U.S. Army prisoners of war are seated on the ground in the background. A soldier rides a horse drawn wagon in front of another tank where a group of soldiers are seen standing on top. The captured Allied prisoners of war are herded toward the road below to their compound. A German soldier eats a chocolate candy bar. He nods his head enjoying his candy bar. German soldiers trying out captured American beer and cigarettes. A German soldier drinking a bottle of American beer. Some German SS soldiers wearing camouflaged uniforms, one of them carries a light M34 machine gun with a circular magazine on his shoulder. A dozen German soldiers are seen sitting atop a moving tank. A tank drives through a village. Crewmen on top of a moving Sturmgeschütz III (StuG III) assault gun. One of the crewmen rides astride the gun barrel, while another mans the machine gun. Next is a a series of several German Panzer V ("Panther") tanks moving through the village. Clip contains many closeup views of faces of German soldiers and closeup views of faces of U.S. Army soldiers, including African American prisoners of war.

Date: 1944, December
Duration: 1 min 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675080825
FSSF captures and escorts prisoners after the Battle of Cisterna during World War 2

German and Italian prisoners of war (POW), captured by the First Special Service Force (FSSF, or sometimes referred to as SSF or "The Devil's Brigade") (elite joint American-Canadian commando unit) during their attack at Cisterna, Italy, in World War II, are seen gathered in a compound with a bomb-damaged building in the background. An American guard holding a rifle escorts more prisoners along a highway towards the compound. Prisoners in both shots appear fatigued, some showing visible injuries with leg, arm, and head bandages. In a final scene, two seated prisoners rest; one has an injured leg and smokes a cigarette.

Date: 1944, May 23
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080867
FSSF soldiers advance on a road and through grassy terrain during World War 2

American soldiers of the First Special Service Force (FSSF, or sometimes referred to as SSF or "The Devil's Brigade") (elite joint American-Canadian commando unit) walk in single file along a road and through high grasses, passing barbed wire or razor wire entanglements. The U.S. Army soldiers are carrying backpacks, gear, and rifles.

Date: 1944, May
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080868
American troops in combat zones in Italy during World War 2

An M4 Sherman tank drives past the camera, a U.S. Army soldier visible in the hatch, with a ruined building in the background. In an open field, plumes of smoke rise from distant explosions. In the final shot, a military jeep transports a soldier wounded in battle. A medic holds an IV bag above the wounded soldier, whose face is visible.

Date: 1944, May 23
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080869
Wrecked tanks and FSSF escorting prisoners of war during World War 2

Camera man slate indicates location is near Mussolini Canal. Past a tree line and ruined building, distant explosions cause smoke to rise. In the next shot, a steady line of German prisoners of war (POW) march toward the camera, many with hands behind their backs, captured by the First Special Service Force (FSSF, or sometimes referred to as SSF or "The Devil's Brigade") (elite joint American-Canadian commando unit) during their attack in Italy, World War II. FSSF soldiers march alongside the prisoners, holding rifles ready. A smaller group of prisoners, all with their hands on their heads, march past armed FSSF soldiers and a tank. In the next scene, FSSF soldiers march away from the camera, passing a knocked-out U.S. Army M4 Sherman tank. Later, a group of soldiers inspects three knocked-out Panzer IV tanks on the side of the road. Some soldiers are seen using shovels at the edge of the road. The final shot zooms in on a destroyed German Panzer IV tank.

Date: 1944, May 24
Duration: 2 min 15 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080870
Anzio Beachhead forces unite with southern front troops near Borgo Sabotino and Terracina, Italy, during World War 2

A group of American and British forces pose in front of a tank, waving and shaking hands. Next, the U.S. Army 48th Combat Engineers are seen working at a sector of road where a bridge had been blown up by the Germans. Soon after, U.S. Army Lieutenant Francis Xavier Buckley of the 48th Combat Engineers, wearing long coat, shakes hands with Captain Souza of the Anzio Beachhead troops. Captain Souza is seen smoking a pipe. Next scene shows a group of soldiers walking towards the camera, led by U.S. Army General Mark W. Clark. General Clark shakes hands with the first US II Corps officer to reach the link-up location. In the background, British soldiers of the 1st Reconnaissance Regiment cheer. Additional close-ups of soldiers smiling and shaking hands, marking the end of the Anzio campaign in Italy, World War II.

Date: 1944, May 25
Duration: 2 min 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080871