U.S. army troops advance through Altenkirchen, Germany during final days of World War 2, in Europe. Trucks and armored vehicles roll through village and are hurried on by an MP(Military Police) Lieutenant and other MPs directing traffic. Army vehicles are loaded with soldiers and war materiel. Sign reads 'Altenkirchen'. Trucks at halt. Soldiers stop to eat. Several Army officers standing around eating together. U.S. Army Master Sergeant , with 4 hash marks on his sleeve, drinks from his canteen cup. A soldier opens a tin can with knife. U.S. Military Vehicles shown in these scenes include: GMC CCKW 5.3 ton 6x6 U.S. Army cargo truck; Willys MB U.S. Army Jeep; Ford GPW Army Military Jeep; WC52 3/4 ton 4x4 Army vehicle; M42 M2A1 40 mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun; M2 Half-track armored personnel carrier; M-3 Scout Car; M15 Halftrack; M5 High Speed artillery tractor and M10 Ammo Trailer; Ben Hur 1 ton Army trailer.
U.S. Infantrymen, of U.S. Army 71st Infantry Division, advancing through Ludwigshafen, Germany, during World War II. A Patrol advances cautiously along battered streets in search of snipers. Observer behind building wall watches at shoreline of the Rhein River. A soldier with gun smokes a cigarette and observes area from behind battered window overlooking the Rhein River.
U.S. 82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion of the 2nd Armored Division parades in East Belgian town of Hasselt, led by 66th Armored Regiment military band. Flags of Belgium hang from windows of houses. Belgian spectators line the sidewalks. Road sign reads 'Hasselt'. Civilians on balcony display a large American flag. Two young Belgian women stand holding bouquets of flowers. Staff car arrives in town square. Brigadier General Issac White, Commanding General of the 2nd Armored Division, steps from the car, returns salute of uniformed City Burgomaster, and accepts the flowers from the Belgian women. General White climbs a stage erected in the square and greets Belgian civilian and military officials. The Burgomaster, Dr. Joseph Bollen reads a citation and presents a flag to General White, who carries it down to the street where he holds it for all to see. Quick glimpse of 2nd Armored Division patch on uniform. Belgian soldiers salute. Camera focuses on Children spectators. U.S troops salute.
Troops of the 82nd Reconnaissance Battalion, U.S. 2nd Armored Division, pass in review before their Commanding General, Brigadier General Isaac White, who stands on a stage with Belgian officials, in the town of Hasselt, Belgium during World War 2. The troops are led by the 66th Armored Regiment military band. A contingent of the marchers carries numerous American flags. Civilian spectators line the sidewalks, and Belgian officials in formal dress with medals, watch the parade which ends at a World War I memorial monument in the square. General White carries wreath of flowers and places them at the foot of the memorial, which is inscribed: "1914 - 1918." The U.S. troops parade from the scene. Group of children applaud. Camera focuses on young woman, in crowd, smiling and applauding. View of flag bearing inscription: "Hasselt Liberators."
Infantrymen of U.S. 36th Infantry Division, 143rd Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company 'F' in Leimersheim, Germany. Infantrymen cross Karls Canal in pontoon rafts to take position on the Rhine River outside town of Leimersheim during World War II. Infantrymen walk through woods at Karls Kope Island after crossing canal. Two infantrymen in prone position look through trees. Shoreline of an opposite riverbank. German pillboxes on east bank of Rhine River. Several infantrymen in pontoon raft cross canal, disembark, walk to a Jeep, and receive their food.
Infantrymen of U.S. 36th Infantry Division, 143rd Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Company 'F' in Leimersheim, Germany. Infantrymen cross Karls Canal in pontoon rafts to take position on Rhine River. Infantrymen disembark from rafts, walk to jeep and receive chow. Soldiers eat along bank of a river. (World War II period).
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