American soldiers at the French-Belgian border in World War 2. Belgian countryside on the French border. Several trees in view. An American tank burning on the side of a road Other tanks move past . Trees on the side of the path. Several tanks move past a building. Houses on the side of a road. American soldiers patrol on the roads. Belgian women coming out of a house.
German soldiers being encouraged to surrender during World War 2. A German commanding Officer riding on the hood of an American jeep moving along a road among the trees. Several American soldiers among the trees. The German officer at the window of a house, telliing his troops they should surrender. A few American officers beside the German officer. The German officer and some U.S. soldiers move up a small hill. Gradually German soldiers come out of hiding and surrender to the Americans. A German prisoner removes his weapon belt. Large numbers of German soldiers assembled in an open field.
Repatriated French soldiers being processed at a reception center in Paris, France, at the end of World War 2, in Europe. A repatriated French Colonial soldier speaks with two French soldiers assisting with the processing. The repatriated soldiers are processed by women at a long counter. 'Identite' written beside the counter. Several officials seated behind the counter talking to the repatriates. A woman behind the counter talks to a soldier and annotates a document. She stamps the document. Two women seated at a desk. A repatriated soldier is fingerprinted by a soldier who presses the index fingers of both his hands on the stamp pad and rolls his inked fingers on a document.
The garrison of Warsaw cleaning rubble from World War 2 in Warsaw, Poland. Ruins of many buildings. The soldiers of the garrison of Warsaw marching along a road beside the ruins. Soldiers holding shovels marching on a road and singing. The top portion of a destroyed building. The troops with shovels on their shoulders lined up along a road. They walk along the road. The soldiers remove their over coats and then fan out atop a pile of rubble. Rubble of buildings in the background. The soldiers at work in the area with the shovels. The soldiers at work beside a truck. They load the rubbish and debris onto the truck. Ruined buildings along the side of the road.
View near the Napoleon Square (Plac Napoleona) in Warsaw, Poland (later Warsaw Insurgents Square) soon after the end of World War 2. Sunset view toward Świętokrzyska Street, of the (then) tallest building in Poland: The gutted Prudential Insurance Company building or "Prudential House" (which was later rebuilt as the Hotel Warszawa). View of men and women clearing rubble of buildings in Warsaw, Poland. Ruins of buildings. Men and women citizens clearing rubble of the ruined buildings. Men at work in the area using large sledgehammers to break rubble into smaller pieces for transport. A woman carrying a stack of bricks among the ruins of the building. Several men at work in the rubble of buildings.
Construction of a tram line in Warsaw, Poland soon after World War 2. Ruins of buildings. Men work to clear rubble of the buildings. A horse cart waits to be loaded with rubbish. A sign board with location name "Ul. Brhaterow Ghetta" beside the ruined buildings. Several men and women work at the tram line crossing Ghetto. Ruins of buildings beside the area of the tram line. Men and women working at the tram line.
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