A U.S. Army staff car displaying a bumper plate with three stars, arrives at a building in Nieuwkerk, Netherlands, being used as headquarters of the U.S. Ninth Army's XVI Corps. Military policemen guard the entrance. Occupants step from the car. Next, Ninth Army Commander, Lieutenant General William H. Simpson, is seen standing in front of the building, with XVI Corps Commander, Major General John B. Anderson (momentarily hatless). In next scene both generals pose (Anderson now wearing his steel helmet). As the two converse, a British staff car drives up. The two American generals salute, as British Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery steps from the car. Next, Montgomery stands in the street, removing his overcoat (with a little difficulty), as he chats with the two U.S. generals. A military photographer, in the background, takes pictures. The three leaders continue their conversations on the sidewalk in front of the building. Closeup of Marshal Montgomery speaking as two army photographers are seen, along with some town dwellings, in the background.
German families living in pillboxes on the outskirts of Wittlich, Germany during World War II. A pillbox. Clothes hanged on fences . A flag. A woman working on a table inside the pillbox. A young girl stands holding a utensil. The woman picks up the table on her shoulder and climbs up the steps. She puts the table on the ground. Chairs kept outside the pillbox. A man with his daughter. The man stands with his three children. The pillbox in the background.
Major General William R. Schmidt presents awards to officers in Wittlich, Germany during World War II. The officers of the Air Liaison Squadron of U.S. 76th Division lined up. A close up of U.S. 76th Division Commander Major General William R. Schmidt. The Major General speaks to the officers. Jeeps parked in the background. He presents Air Medals to the officers of the Air Liaison Squadron of the 76th Division. Several views of General William R. Schmidt awarding the medals and shaking hands with the officers.
U.S. 899th Field Artillery Battalion, 75th Division in Germany during World War II. The soldiers of U.S. 899th Field Artillery Battalion, 75th Division unload 105mm shells from a vehicle. A soldier carrying a box of shells. A soldier with spectacles. A soldier removes tapes sticking on the shells. Another soldier taking out shells from a box. The soldier removes the tape. A soldier carries a shell and puts it in a dugout. He comes out after keeping the shell. A barrel of a gun in the foreground. The shells piled up. A soldier takes out shells and places them into a box.
U.S. 899th Field Artillery Battalion, 75th Division near Rheinberg in Germany during World War II. Barrels of 105mm howitzers in the foreground. The troops load shells and fire 105mm howitzers. A soldier working on the shells. Several views of the troops loading shells and firing. A soldier speaks over a radio. Another looks through an eyepiece. A soldier loading shells.
Aeriel view of damaged town Moen, Germany during World War II. Shell craters scattered in a field. The damaged buildings.
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