U.S. Troops of the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division,advancing from Osterode to St. Andreasberg, during World War 2. A lieutenant directs several soldiers as they begin to ascend a wooded hill. Big Red One (1st Infantry Division) patch visible on left shoulder of a soldier. Several small units of infantry lined up behind them start climbing up the hill. Jeep descends from hill to road beside artificial lake (Söse Talsperre) between Osterode and Riefensbeek, where troops and vehicles are proceeding toward a dam in the background.
U.S. troops of the 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, moving up from Osterode to St. Andreasberg in Germany, during World War 2. Infantrymen near clearing in the forest, and climbing hilly terrain. Troops in dispersed formation near a dam bordering the wooded area. Mountains in the background. (Note: The exact location is at the Söse Talsperre, an artificial Lake between Osterode and Riefensbeek.)
German surrender of a JagdTiger equipped company of the 512th Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion ( 512th sJgdPzAbt) at Iserlohn, Germany. The company was under the command of Knights Cross holder Hauptmann Albert Ernst and he chose to surrender the town and his unit to the Americans rather then see its destruction. German soldiers pile their arms and ammunition on the ground in the Iserlohn town square, including Panzerfaust anti-tank weapons and Bordwaffen vehicle machine guns. German Jagdtiger tank destroyers loaded with German soldiers, German armored trucks, and German personnel carriers move slowly through Town Square to surrender to the troops of the U.S. Army 99th Infantry Division. Buildings in the background. Civilians watch as German soldiers pass. Several civilians wave. (World War II period).
Surrender of the 512th Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion (Schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 512) at Iserlohn, Germany. German tank soldiers stand in formation. Tank Commander Lieutenant Hauptmann Albert Ernst (a Knight's Cross holder) surrenders to an officer of the U.S. Army 99th Infantry Division. German soldier surrendering a Panzerfaust anti-tank weapon. Convoy of trucks loaded with German prisoners. German prisoners of war load into the trucks under supervision of U.S. soldiers. The 512th was equipped with Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B Jagdtiger (Sd. Kfz. 186) Tank Destroyers. (World War II period).
German tanks at secret Henschel tank testing grounds (Henschel Panzerversuchsstation), at Haustenbeck, a village in the center of the Sennelager training area, West of Oesterholz and Schlangen, and East of Lager Staumühle. Germany. A Tiger II (AKA Royal Tiger or King Tiger) Tank wades through a water obstacle. The tanks had been fitted with a snorkel system to allow passage across river beds. Suspension and bogey system of the Royal Tiger Tank. Comparison of unfinished chassis of the German E-100 experimental super heavy tank with the light Valentine Tank. Several parked tanks seen at end of clip, including a German Jagdtiger heavy tank destroyer.
Postwar testing of German Armor at Henschel tank testing grounds (Henschel Panzerversuchsstation) at Haustenbeck, a village in the center of the Sennelager training area, West of Oesterholz and Schlangen, and East of Lager Staumühle. Germany. Comparison of unfinished chassis of the E-100 experimental super heavy tank with the light Valentine Tank. 76 mm antitank gun on Valentine chassis fires big guns. British soldier points out holes made in the 80 mm armor plate. Several British soldiers sit on a tank. (World War II period).
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