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.
American Film Producer Samuel Goldwyn with James Roosevelt, son of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, in Hollywood. Producer Samuel Goldwyn and James Roosevelt, son of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, standing on a jetty talking together. U.S. flag and palms in the background.
U.S. troops in Fondi, Italy during World War II. Army jeep slowly approaches the 14th century Baronial Castle of Fondi. U.S. Army Major General John Emmet Sloan looks at a map placed on the hood of a jeep. Troops and tanks move along a road. German prisoners, under United States Military Police guard, seated in the jeep in the foreground. U.S. Army Infantry marches along street passing the road.
Infantrymen of U.S. 3rd Division, 30th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Battalion advance in Vieux-Brisach, (aka Breisach am Rhein) Germany during World War II. Soldiers run into trenches along the bank of Rhine River across from the city. The interiors of outpost overlooking Rhine River. A soldier looks through binoculars as another uses walkie-talkie to direct artillery fire. German outpost being shelled by U.S. artillery fire and smoke billows up from explosions. The ancient building being shelled, sitting on the highest hill in the area, is the 12th Century St. Stephan's Cathedral (German: Das Breisacher Stephansmünster)
Infantrymen of U.S. 94th Division, 301st Regiment advance in Oberleuken, Germany during World War 2. Infantrymen advance along a road. A German roadblock destroyed by explosions. Soldiers clear debris after destroying the roadblock. Soldiers use minesweepers over the area. M4 Sherman tanks and infantrymen pass after clearing of road. Soldiers set detonation wire into place. ( Note: The final column of M4 Sherman tanks are worth noting as they are M4A2 dry stowage tanks received from the British as evidenced by the "T" numbers visible on a number of the tanks in the clip and British spare track stowage. The tanks are fitted with U.S. radios, as evidenced by the antenna.)
U.S. CVE (Escort Aircraft Carrier) off the coast during the invasion of Palau Islands in World War II. U.S. Navy personnel stand around on the flight deck of CVE. U.S. Navy F4F Wildcat fighter jettisoned over side of CVE.
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