U.S. 95th Infantry Division troops in Saarlautern Germany during World War 2. A sign reads 'you are now entering Germany through the courtesy of 95th Div'. Two U.S. troops stand beside the sign. The soldier on the right is Technician Fourth Grade (T/4) Julian Koentz, of Trenton, Illinois, a member of the 378th Infantry Regiment, 95th Division. A road sign identifies the town of 'Saarlautern'. The troops in vehicles enter the town. A sign posted on a a tree reads 'Danger Beware of Mines and Booby Traps'. The soldier on the left is Sgt Andrew Rauch of Chicago,Illinois, also of the 378th Infantry. (Note: Rauch was identified by Julian Koentz, while looking over still photos of this event with his son Robert L Koentz, who provided this information.)
U.S. Army artillery soldier secures fuse on nose of a 240mm howitzer shell, near Bitschhofen, Germany during World War II. Gun crew loads the shell and fires the howitzer. Change of scene shows an 8-inch gun M1, camouflaged in a cluster of trees. The gun fires with notable recoil.
U.S. infantry move into a village North East of Bitschhofen, Germany, during World War 2. A tall stone wall is at their right and houses in the background. Scene shifts to U.S. Army African American troops bivouacked. Several stand in a group conversing. Tents are seen in the background. One African American soldier passes straw to another who uses it to line a trench, large enough for two or more. He is also seen lying in the trench, and sliding along in it until he is out of sight. Last scene is a glimpse of another soldier preparing his foxhole.
U.S. soldiers are seen walking into a village already occupied by U.S. infantrymen, who are lined up carrying their individual mess gear as they move in an outdoor chow line. A little smoke can be seen from an outdoor mess stove (unseen). A sign identifies the town as: "Bitschhofen, Kreis Hagenau." The arriving U.S. troops continue, walking through, and out of the town, along a wet muddy road. Other soldiers, in the town, bring their food back from their mess kitchen. The troops passing through, slog in the mud.
African American U.S. Army infantry soldiers bivouacked among shrubbery near a field in Germany during World War 2. Large canvas tarpaulins set up as temporary shelter. Several African American soldiers preparing breakfast. One slices bacon into a frying pan set up on the hood of a jeep. Several other soldiers gathered around the jeep. A soldier using a long handled shovel to dig a deep foxhole. A view of him sitting down in the foxhole. View of the bivouac site with a statue, of Christ on the cross, in foreground, and tents; several troops at a campfire; and an antiaircraft machine gun in the background. Two M20 armored cars parked near a German house.
Irish people face crisis in Ireland during World War II. People on a street. A horse drawn carriage carrying people on the street. Men and women walk on the street in the background. A man walk in between the parked bicycles. People stand in a group on a path way. The Irish people wait in a line to buy goods. U.S. Minister Gery seated at a desk looks into papers. Prime Minister of Ireland Eamon De Valera looks into papers. The Prime Minister walks out of a building. People crowd outside the building. A policeman controls the crowd. Smiling, happy boy and girl Irish children crowd near the front and beside the policeman. A car drives in between the crowd gathered on the street. Two men stand on a boundary wall and take pictures in the background. The Irish soldiers march. The Colleens pray. The Irish troops stand in formation and pray. The Irish girls kneel down praying.
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