Two escaped U.S. Army Air Force aircraft pilots, shot down in enemy territory in December 1943 during World War II, speak with U.S. officers after their rescue in 1944. Both pilots are dressed in civilian clothing, and one wears improvised shoes. (Footage shot around the time of the Battle of Cisterna).
During the German invasion of Poland during World War II, German army forces cross new temporarily built bridges. The troops are composed primarily of soldiers on foot, with horse-drawn supply wagons and some mounted cavalry. German troops crossing on a low and simply-made bridge with no guardrails. Debris in the water near the bridge. Horse-drawn wagons entering a different bridge. View of crooked rails on hastily-made bridges. A soldier on a bicycle rides up a muddy road beside a horse-drawn supply wagon. Another wagon ahead contains another bicycle. A third bridge is crossed. On the opposite bank, a wagon pulled by two horses speeds off the bridge, kicking up dust. A soldier runs behind. Horses run to pull wagons up a hill, and then slow at the top. The troops walk along a road.
View of Hitler's famous mountain Eagle’s Nest residence, the Berghof, in the Obersalzberg of the Bavarian Alps near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany. View of the snow covered Berghof as seen below the mountain. Snowcapped Bavarian Alps behind alpine trees. U.S. Army vehicles in front of the Platterhof Gasthaus, known as the General Walker Hotel after World War II, in Obersalzburg, Germany. Some vehicles come and go in front of the Platterhof Gasthaus. 101st Airborne Division soldiers perform a changing the guard ceremony. An officer inspects the troops.
147th Armored Signal Company of 7th Armored Division U.S. Army string wire along road from an M3 half-track in Delitzsch, Saxony, Germany during World War II. Soldiers stringing wire on the roadside from the moving half-track. The soldiers trail behind the half-track. A soldier grabs wire and climbs a local telephone post. A soldier from the ground lets go of the string before looking up, with a German boy behind him. Soldier adjusts wire on top of the telephone pole.
147th Armored Signal Company of 7th Armored Division troops utilize local telephone poles to string wires in in Delitzsch, Saxony, Germany during World War II. The soldiers string wire as they follow a half-track vehicle moving slowly on the road. Young German boys watch the American soldier climb up a local telephone pole. A woman watches the soldier from a window in the background. The soldier strings wires on top of the telephone pole. Cable spool turning as a soldier pulls out wire. The driver of the half-tracked vehicle sitting behind the wheel.
German and Italian prisoners of war (POW), captured by the First Special Service Force (FSSF, or sometimes referred to as SSF or "The Devil's Brigade") (elite joint American-Canadian commando unit) during their attack at Cisterna, Italy, in World War II, are seen gathered in a compound with a bomb-damaged building in the background. An American guard holding a rifle escorts more prisoners along a highway towards the compound. Prisoners in both shots appear fatigued, some showing visible injuries with leg, arm, and head bandages. In a final scene, two seated prisoners rest; one has an injured leg and smokes a cigarette.
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