A film depicts the Battle of the Bulge in the area of Bastogne, Belgium by U.S. troops during World War II. Belgian civilians are evacuated from an area. Civilians and soldiers in an area. Guns on a field. U.S. aircraft flying in formation to deliver supplies, ammunition, and food to U.S. Army forces including 101st Airborne Infantry soldiers fighting in the battle of the Bulge. Soldiers watching the airplanes through binoculars. Point of view shot from inside a glider hooked via a tow rope to an aircraft in flight, preparing to cut loose for glide to the ground. Aerial view of the target area. The airplanes in flight overhead. Supplies are being dropped via parachutes. View inside supply aircraft as troops push supplies out of doors. Gliders loaded with supplies and equipment landing in a snow covered area in time for Christmas 1944. Combat in the snow with a night artillery barrage by American soldiers firing at the Germans. U.S. soldiers using flame throwers at night directed at Germans. Dead bodies of German soldiers lying on the snow covered battlefield the next day. German prisoners of war standing under the guard of the U.S. soldiers, some of German prisoners found wearing civilian clothing or wearing pieces of U.S. uniforms. The 101st Airborne Infantry soldiers march in a victory celebration in town. A board reads: "Bastogne Bastion of the Battered Bastards of the 101st."
An officer seated at a desk and speaking about the Battle of the Bulge action near Bastogne, Belgium with U.S. troops during World War II. He recognizes the forces of the 9th Troop Carrier Command for reaching them with important supply drops late in the battle. United States Army Air Force ( USAAF ) Major General Paul L Williams standing along with officers and crew. Airplanes parked at an air base. Pilots and crew standing nearby. Point of view shot from inside a glider as it is making a landing in a field. Smiling officers, soldiers, and crew of the 9th Troop Carrier Command.
Bomber aircraft production by the Ford Motor Company in the United States at the Willow Run plant between Ypsilanti and Belleville Michigan. Henry Ford and Edsel Ford sitting on a wall, conversing. A building under construction in the background. A sign on the building reads: 'United States National Defense Willow Run Airplane Plant, Dedicated June 16, 1941. Designed and erected for Bomber Production by Ford Motor Company, Henry Ford Founder-Edsel Ford President'. A United States Army Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber flying over a field. A group of workers posing outside the plant with a new bomber. The group includes Henry Ford II and Army Officers. Henry Ford II signing his name on the side of the last bomber built at Willow Run Several other people signing. Women workers signing. A crowd around the bomber. Aerial views of the plant.
Sign atop building identifying town as Berchtesgaden. View of town square with tall snow-covered Alps mountain in background. U.S. paratroopers patrol the street. A White spade symbol on their steel helmets indicates that they are members of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. One carrys belt ammunition around his neck. They each carry weapons of various kinds.
U.S. 101st Airborne Division in Germany during World War II. Soldiers walking along a street. Other soldiers looking out of windows of a building. Soldiers aboard jeeps.
U.S. 101st Airborne Division in Germany during World War II. A civilian policeman walking along a street. Armband of a policeman. Buildings along street sides. 'Hotel' written on the top of a building. A watch on the hand of a man shows different timings. A soldier looking out of a window.
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