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Group of US, Czech, Russian, Yugoslavian prisoners cheering, waving and laughing at liberation of OFLAG XIII-B Camp Hammelburg (WW2)
Freed Allied prisoners of war at OFLAG XIII-B, known as Camp Hammelburg, outside of Gemünden, Germany during World War II. A group of United States, Czech, Russian, Yugoslav prisoners of war standing together along with the liberating 14th U.S. Armored Division soldiers. Two prisoners talk to each other. The prisoners cheering, waving and laughing. Two prisoners walk down the road smiling; one waving a copy of Yank Magazine, the other a chunk of bread. U.S. Amry M-4 tank crashes through barbed wire fence of Camp Hammelburg. A group of freed prisoners gathers. Several prisoners stand and pose. Mass gathering of elated former prisoners. Freed prisoners of war dash toward U.S. soldiers and embrace them. (Note: This was the conclusion of the originally failed "Operation Hammelburg", initially attempted by "Task Force Baum," under Captain Abraham Baum, ten days prior. Inmates at the camp included the recently injured and captured Captain Baum, and Lieutenant Colonel John K. Waters, son in law of U.S. Army General George Patton. LTC John Waters was injured during the initial rescue attempt 10 days prior and was hospitalized and not seen in this film.)
German civilians, soldiers and released Allied prisoners cross Mulde River bridge near end of World War II
German civilians, soldiers and Allied prisoners coming into U.S. lines in Grimma, Germany towards the end of World War 2. Large groups of German civilians, soldiers, and a few released Allied prisoners of war, cross a damaged bridge over the Mulde River and come into the U.S. lines.
U.S. 1st Army, 23rd Regiment, 2nd Division soldiers walk along street and enter houses in Mechernich during World War II.
U.S. 1st Army, 23rd Regiment, 2nd Division soldiers attack on Mechernich, Germany during World War 2. U.S. soldiers move along street. Civilians watch. Soldiers break down door of house and enter. Soldier directs civilians and German officers by wave of hand. Woman unlocks door of house and soldiers enter. German Army prisoners, including one who is a young boy soldier, being searched by soldiers. U.S. officer speaks with civilian.
U.S. 1st Army, 23rd Regiment, 2nd Division soldiers enter houses in Mechernich during its capture in World War II.
U.S. 1st Army, 23rd Regiment, 2nd Division soldiers attack on Mechernich, Germany during World War II. U.S. soldiers crossing field and entering Mechernich. Soldiers enter houses. Soldiers break window and climb into house. U.S. officers including Brigadier General Truman E Boudinot, Major General Maurice Rose and Brigadier General Doyle Hickey on the steps of cathedral in Cologne during its capture by U.S. 1st Army. Ruined buildings in surrounding area.
Soviet forces attack German heartland during World War II.
Soviet forces laying siege to Germany in Battle of Berlin and environs, during World War 2, are seen in positions at the front under many sets of camouflage netting. Closeup of Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov and then of Zhukov and other officers in a dugout, under camouflage netting. Camera pans downhill toward other dugouts. One contains an artillery officer looking through periscopic binoculars. Breech view of Soviet gun crew loading a shell into a heavy artillery piece. The gun fires. Numerous artillery batteries firing and explosions on the ground. Soldiers use a wheeled cart to carry a heavy shell to a gun crew. Other soldiers carry propellant charges over their shoulders and gun crew member rams them into gun breech. Gun crew officer gives signal and gun fires. Another gun crew receives shells and fires its gun. Numerous gun batteries firing and shells exploding. Marshal Zhukov and staff observing the artillery attacks. Formations of Petlyakov Pe-2 attack bombers seen inflight. Marshal Zukov and staff looking skyward at Soviet bombers overhead. Views of the Petlyakov Pe-2 attack bombers overhead. Views from a bomber dropping bombs. Extreme aerial closeup bombs-away shot of underside of Pe-2 bomber as it releases bombs. View from bomber of its bombs dropping and exploding in concentrate area below. More bombs dropping and explosions on ground. More views of artillery batteries firing. Empty artillery shells piling up near a gun crew. A flight of Ilyushin Il aircraft buzz the field where many are parked. Ilyushin II aircraft in formation and then strafing ground targets. Batteries of Katyusha multiple rocket launchers firing. More Ilyushin II planes strafing targets. One of them is struck by gunfire and explodes.
Ceremonies covering the official transfer of the U.S. section of Berlin by the Soviet Union to U.S. at Adolf Hitler Barracks.
United States occupation of Berlin, Germany towards the end of World War II. Arrival of General Omar Bradley, U.S. Commander-General First Airborne Army of Berlin District Major General Floyd L Parks, Commander-General of French troops in Berlin Major General Duschesne, Deputy Commanding Officer of the Russian troops in Berlin Major General Nicholei Nicholeiovitch Barinov in front of Adolf Hitler Barracks. General Bradley representing the American forces accepts the transfer from General Barinov. Soviet officers read out an official document.
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