Activities of American First Army during offensive into Germany in World War 2. U.S. Army Air Force 9th Air Force planes strafe German positions near the town of Stolberg, then U.S. Army troops attack with machine guns (view from machine gun being fired at houses), heavy guns like the self-propelled 155 mm Gun Motor Carriage M12; and massed American 3rd Armored Division tanks acting as artillery in attacking Stolberg. Civilian refugees seen removing their belongings out of the battered city. An American soldier guards a German POW who assists a civilian in moving a loaded cart down a street. View of collapsed building and wreckage after the attack as Stolberg is cleared by forces of the U.S. Army 104th Division, facing booby traps and mines. U.S. forces blast structures that could not be safely cleared. After two weeks of attack, the American flag raised in the city. The 104th Division enters Eschweiler and smaller villages; mined buildings are detonated as tanks move through the towns. Mop up operations last two days as German snipers are cleared. Captured German prisoners are led through the town under U.S. Army guard. U.S. Infantry troops ride on tanks on streets of city. Soldiers carrying bedding walk on street on way to a dry night's sleep. Roadblocks are cleared by U.S. Engineer battalions, including an overhead bridge blown-up by retreating Germans. Units of the 104th Infantry and 3rd Armored division continue eastward and are seen fighting German forces in Weisweiler.
American air and ground forces cooperate in taking Aachen, Germany during World War 2. View of Allied planes. U.S. Army officers and soldiers study map Close-up view of U.S. Army soldier talking on radio. Wounded soldiers loaded on jeeps. American soldiers seated and talking in a meeting.
U.S. Army soldiers on outskirts of Aachen, Germany during World War 2. Ground Forces soldiers cautiously move through a wooded area. Soldiers relax and read among trees and foxholes. Soldiers eat and drink. A soldier reads a magazine. Close-up view of "girlie magazine" showing pictures of women models posing for camera in partial undress. Text beside one woman's pictures reads "Gee Gee Gal" and "Just a lot of Polo-Ney".
U.S. Army soldiers on outskirts of Aachen, Germany invasion in World War 2. View of U.S. Army infantry soldiers advancing. Wounded U.S. Army soldiers in stretcher and seated. Some wounded soldiers being removed on jeeps. View of soldiers eating and smoking cigarettes. Close-up views of faces of soldiers relaxing. Soldiers talk to each other.
American Army jeeps and ambulances pass on mud filled road near Aachen, Germany in World War 2. U.S. Army soldiers climb into truck with their belongings. Truck passes by. Two soldiers talk. Soldiers carrying bedding stand beside road. Jeep carrying soldiers passes away. Views of U.S. Army soldiers in trucks, some smoking cigarettes, talking, and smiling. Soldiers climb into truck and sit. Soldiers walk on muddy land.
German troops build a fortified line in the Carpathian Mountains, Europe, during World War 2. A map is shown. The troops shovel the field. They take away rolls of wires. A soldier works on barbed wires. Tents on the ground. Amphibious cars are tested in a stream. Cars are driven out. The troops walk along a bridge and enter a village. A soldier watches through binoculars. Army equipment in an open field. Hungarian units move to the front while tanks and mobile guns duel in a ruined village. Tanks are fired. Explosion and smoke over a target. Ruins of buildings.
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