View of damaged buildings seen. A street car and sign 'Koln' seen. A sign reads 'In memoriam, to our comrades who fell with the bridge' in Remagen ,along with the names of the Army Personnel and a sign board reads 'Zuge in der Richtung Koln'. Cologne city is called Koln in Germany.
View of wrecked vehicles in Cologne City in Germany during World War II. Destructed vehicles in lines, on both sides of the road. A jeep with two United States Army soldiers passing by. Several soldiers on the site of wrecked vehicles.
Liberated United States prisoners at Stalag 7A in Moosburg, Germany during World War II. Repatriated American military prisoners burn buildings at the camp. The camp was overcrowded and included American fliers transferred from the Luft III aviators prison camp, who probably occupy the white tents in the field near the buildings. Several of those fliers are seen sun bathing. Huge fire and smoke seen rising from the burning buildings.
American Army Air Forces mechanics repairing a Stinson L-5 airplane engine on a grassy airfield in Germany, at end of World War II in Europe. Their tools are neatly laid out on a cloth on the ground. They are lapping valves and installing cylinders on the engine. The propeller and engine cowling is removed from the airplane to facilitate their work.
Large numbers of French and other European prisoners, along with displaced persons (carrying their belongings in carts) are seen filling the roads and paths in an exodus from a German prison camp, in final days of World War 2. Several boys pose outside the gate of a German Army establishment. The military evacuees are all dressed in uniform and seem in relatively good health. Several carry a French tricolor flag. They proceed along a path beside a river, and assemble in a grassy area near a town.
Signboard reads 'Wehrmacht Fahrbereitschaft' and 'Tryhard - Liberated Allies'. German prisoners marching through streets in Germany under guard of U.S. Army forces. Several lines of marching prisoners seen. Includes close up views of faces of some prisoners, with some looking sad and dejected, and others smiling. A truck carrying soldiers passes by. Wagons and overloaded cars full of belongings of refugee German DPs (Displaced Persons) seen on the streets and being carted by civilians. German soldiers continue to pass by, with some in horse carts.
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