Activities of civilians in Luxembourg, Germany during World War II. A statue. A large crowd of civilians gathered in a street square. They await the return of liberated prisoners. Buildings on either side of the streets in the background. The civilians hold flags.
View of a U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 transport plane flying low over an airfield, a month before the end of world War 2. Next, Grand Duchess Charlotte, of Luxembourg, is seen stepping from the airplane, followed by British officers. she is greeted by Prime Minister Pierre Dupong, of Luxembourg. and receives bouquets of flowers from two young women. She is saluted by an American Brigadier General, who's back is to the camera. In ensuing scenes the Grand Duchess is surrounded by officials near down-town buildings, and then near some woods. A closeup of her stepping into a car, and then view of road sign for "Boulevard du President F.D. Roosevelt." Local residents wave Luxembourg tricolor flags from apartment windows to welcome Duchess Charlotte. Residents celebrating in a crowded city square.
Activities of children in Germany near end of World War II. German boys from war torn Germany smoke cigarettes in a field. Trees in the background. The boys play and run down a hill. Children lined up beside an autobahn. A tower in the background. German boys in a group pose for photographs. Some children smile; other boys look melancholy and tired.
Activities of Russian Displaced Persons in Germany during World War II. A pontoon bridge across the Rhine River. Trucks and vehicles move across the bridge. Military Police directs the traffic. Russian Displaced Persons (DPs) dismount from a truck and unload their luggage. They sit near their luggage on the ground. DP girls lined up on the streets. DPs walk on the streets. Buildings in the background. The girls walk on the streets. DPs wave to fellow DPs.
Activities of Russian Displaced Persons (DPs) in Germany during World War II. Russian DPs loaded on a truck. The DPs dismount from a GI vehicle. They unload their luggage. A DP family. DPs collect luggage on the streets. A DP woman stands with a child.
Gun camera footage. United States Army Air Force ( USAAF) aircraft strafe targets in Germany during World War II. USAAF aircraft strafe gun positions. Aerial view of grasslands and airstrips. The aircraft strafe a train and enemy vehicles on a road.
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