A U.S. Army jeep drives past a road sign reading "Nordhausen, Harz." American GIs are seen mingling with German town folk in front of the Hasselee Hof. Two American soldiers talk with German girls. One soldier points to a tag with letter "P" on one girl's coat. A U.S. soldier drinks a small glass of spirits poured by a German workman, from a large wicker-covered container. U.S. soldiers wash and shave by a tank in front of a destroyed building. U.S. soldiers with army vehicles parked in the town. U.S. troops walk along sidewalk in Nordhausen. Views of many destroyed buildings. (World War II period).
President Truman, Joseph Stalin, and Clement Attlee emerge from Cecelienhof Palace and are seated in wicker chairs. Members of their staffs stand behind and to the sides. Photographers take pictures of the "Big Three" leaders at the Potsdam Conference.
Troops of the U.S. 9th Armored Division are assembled at the Schlörplatz in Weiden, Bavaria, to hear from their commanding General, John W. Leonard. Some stand in tanks and other armored vehicles, while others stand at attention. Next scene shows the troops at parade rest. They face an improvised speaker stand with a color guard and the American flag and two unit flags. Behind it is the Gustav von Schlör monument. To the right, a road sign indicates 90 km to Regensburg. View shifts to show backs of the soldiers, with arms and hands in parade rest position, waiting for their Commander. Next, General Leonard is seen standing somewhat below and in front of the colors and color guards. He is in battle gear and appears very relaxed and informal, as he addresses the troops.View, from a distance, shows the large number of troops assembled and listening. More views, including some closeups, of the troops listening. Closeup of some soldiers reacting to the good news, by waving and doffing their helmets. Upon being dismissed, happy troops smile and converse as they disperse. (Note: Vehicles seen include: M16 Halftrack, M4 Sherman, and M36 Tank Destroyer)
The Russians capture the city of Berlin at the end of World War 2 in Europe. Russian troops and tanks advance during Battle of Berlin. Ruins in Berlin after facing the Soviet attacks. An animated map shows how the city is captured street by street. Smoking city of Berlin and Russian soldiers advance through rubble on streets. Troops street fight. Wounded soldiers are carried away on stretchers. Soviet woman soldier cleans the face of a male comrade. Nazi Army parades under the Brandenburg Gate in the past. Flame throwers set buildings on fire. Russian soldiers rush towards ruined Reichstag and plant the Soviet flag (or a Victory Banner) on the top amid salutes and cheers.
Two U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 Skytrain air evac transport aircraft land on an airstrip. Scene shifts to ambulance stopping at hospital tent and medics removing patients on stretchers. Patients are carried into hospital tents. Patients lying on stretcher inside tent.
Aerial view of Dachau concentration camp with buildings and people, soon after its liberation near end of World War 2 in Europe. Gates of the camp with a Nazi swastika on its top. Starved inmates from Czechoslovakia, France and Holland at the camp. Bodies of dead prisoners in a railroad train car boxcar. Men pile up bodies onto a truck.
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