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Battle of Malmedy during World War II
Trucks carrying U.S. troops of the 30th Infantry Division arrive in snow-covered woods, where they begin preparing 50 caliber machine gun ammunition and setting up defenses. A 90mm gun manned by the 143rd Antiaircraft gun Battalion in position to command a road. U.S. jeep moves along a muddy road past other positions where such guns are set up. Scene shifts to the town of Malmedy, where U.S. Army engineers mine bridges with 800 pound TNT charges. View of American soldiers standing on a bridge next to the explosives. Some civilian women run past several U.S. soldiers. A German Army corporal is seen who was wearing an American uniform, insignia, identification and dogtags, when captured. He is driven away in a jeep by U.S. Military Police.
United States troops engage German forces at Saint Vith, Belgium, in World War II
Activities of United States troops in St Vith, Belgium, during World War 2. Destroyed road signs of St Vith and Malmedy. Smoke rises from knocked out German armor, burning.. View of burning 12 SS Panther tanks and destroyed German equipment. Destroyed vehicles from a German convoy contain captured American supplies. A destroyed car in which narrator says a German spy attempted a getaway. U.S. soldiers of an Intelligence and Reconnaissance platoon, from the 423rd Infantry Regiment, are seen after infiltrating 18 miles through enemy lines to reach American forces at St. Vith. They are being debriefed by another soldier. American anti-aircraft guns fire at attacking Luftwaffe aircraft all along the front. American soldiers watch the aerial activity. A U.S. soldier lying on the ground, after being struck by a 90mm unexploded anti-aircraft shell that fell back to earth and killed him. (He was a member of Service Company, 83rd Infantry Division.) Sky literally filled with contrails from Allied and German aircraft engaged in dogfights overhead.
U. S. reinforces defense of Bastogne, Belgium, during World War II
Opening scene shows people fleeing a German advance toward Bastogne during World War II. American Military Police check the identifications of all persons leaving Bastogne on Highway 15. One Belgian refugee is delayed by an MP Sergeant because he has shaved the moustache that appears in his identification papers. American forces in trucks moving through at a major road intersection. U.S. troops of the 318th Regiment, 80th Infantry Division entering Bastogne in trucks, to relieve defenders there. Some 8th Regiment soldiers are seen patrolling a street where an American flag is displayed on a building with a sign on front reading: "Civil Affairs," and posting office hours. View of U.S. troops moving along sidewalks on both sides of a street in the town.
The United States First Army enters Roetgen and supplies are dropped to and retrieved by the Belgian White Army (WW2)
The United States First Army enters Roetgen, Aachen and other German border towns without opposition during World War II. Map showing the capture of the Ardennes, Albert Canal, Aachen, and Trier by the First Army. View of Luxembourg’s Ardennes. A dugout in Wallendorf, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate. A captured pillbox displays sign in German reads “Der führer besichtigte diese anlage am 15. mai. 1939” (“The Führer visited this facility on May 15, 1939” in English). The town of Wallendorf with heavily damaged buildings from recent Allied shelling. Civilians saving their belongings outside the bombed “Gastwirtschaft von Franz Wenzel” in Wallendorf. Troops on moving M4 Sherman tanks and Jeeps. Soldiers climb the hill and enter Germany. The troops maneuver over fields. Troops occupy the Roetgen, located approximately 16 km (10 mi) south-east of Aachen. 'Roetgen' written on building. White flag on building of 'The Deutsche Reichsbahn'. View of village and huts. Belgian White Army lights fire for supplies by airborne. They gather hay to make bonfires. A White Army soldier with bayonet scans the sky. Another soldier holds a rifle. Soldier watches through binoculars towards plane. A passing bomber drops supplies for the Belgian White Army. Parachutes landing on earth. Supplies and arms are dropped to and retrieved by Belgians. Parachute are rolled and returned to England. Men load supplies into a truck. Horse cart moves away.
Generals Dwight Eisenhower, Omar Nelson Bradley and Bernard Law Montgomery confer in Germany.
Generals confer in Germany. Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower, General in the United States Army; Omar Nelson Bradley, U.S. Army commander; and Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein seated with other dignitaries confer. Map in the background. Photographers take photos. Generals Eisenhower and Montgomery come out from building and stand in pose.
U.S. C-47s drop supplies to troops at Bastogne. General Taylor congratulates General McAuliffe for his defense of Bastogne
Map shows Allied army drives toward Germany in World War 2, and Battle of the bulge counter attack by Germans. Smoke rising from ruins. An American Army engineer douses a fire. In the ruins of Malmedy, Belgium, a sign reads: "Tower Room Malamedy, Protestant Church." Map shows Bastogne. Some of 400 C-47 transport aircraft resupply flights are seen in the air after weather clears. They airdrop food and ammunition to U.S Army troops who had been holding their position and preventing Germans from overtaking in the snow at Bastogne. U.S. gliders, that brought medical assistance, are seen on the snow-covered ground. Aerial view snow covered town. View of food bundles and supplies. Elements of General Patton's 3rd Army arriving to break through German lines and reach the embattled 101st Airborne at Bastogne. Dead and captured German soldier prisoners of war (POW). Destroyed tanks and equipment. Later (January, 1945) Commander of the 101st Airborne Division, Major General Maxwell Davenport Taylor congratulates Brigadier General Anthony McAuliffe for his defense of Bastogne. American troops in Bastogne find time to rest up and smile for the camera after enduring difficult battle.
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