United States Army General Dwight David Eisenhower meets dignitaries in Brussels, Belgium during World War II. He meets Prince Charles, Count of Flanders, Belgian Prime Minister Hubert Pierlot and other officials. The officials standing on the steps of a building. Eisenhower shaking hands with them.
U.S. Army General Dwight D Eisenhower visits the Chamber of Deputies of France during World War II. General Eisenhower arrives in a car. Eisenhower leaves the Foreign Office and visits the Chamber of Deputies. Soldiers standing. He arrives at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with entourage including General Omar Bradley. Eisenhower and officials and soldiers salute. Eisenhower places a wreath on the tomb. A plaque at the base of the monument.
U.S. Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division, en route to Camp Mourmelon, France, after Operation Market Garden,in Holland, during World War 2. They stop briefly near Borg Leopold, a former Belgian Army Depot, East of Brussels, where they receive coffee and doughnuts from a Red Cross Clubmobile. The troopers line up with their personal mess cups and receive hot coffee and donuts. Various views of the troopers receiving their refreshments and mingling together as they enjoy them. One view from inside the clubmobile, looking out at the troopers.
U.S. Congressmen visit the 12th Army Group Tactical Air Command headquarters in Luxembourg during World War II. Opening scene shows the Congressmen of the House Military Affairs Committee, seated around a luncheon table with U.S. Army officers. The luncheon is hosted by Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, who converses with Committee members at the head table. Among those seated at other parts of the table is Republican Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce of Connecticut. She sits between two Army officers, and across from Republican Congressman Paul W. Shafer of Michigan. Closer to the camera, a field grade woman army officer is seen among the military guests. This sequence captures the end of the luncheon, when guests are having coffee. Several guests smoke cigarettes, including Clare Boothe Luce. Closeup of General Bradley, conversing.
U.S. Army Lieutenant General Omar Bradley prepares to meet members of the Congressional House Military Affairs Committee upon their visit to Headquarters of the 12th Army Group Tactical Air Command, in Luxembourg, during World War 2. A staff car stops,on Place de la Gare. The Hotel Clesse is seen in the background. General Bradley defers to Ambassador Charles W. Sawyer, who is smoking a cigarette. Sawyer enters the car, followed by Bradley. (another man is already in the back seat.) The car drives along a boulevard lined with tram tracks. Three stars are prominently displayed on the car's bumper. The car stops and two attending soldiers salute as General Bradley steps to the sidewalk. He is followed by Ambassador Sawyer and the other person. The three climb steps to enter a building. Some sort of official proclamation is posted near the entrance. A sign at the door reads "Show your identification." The staff car drives away and a Military Police jeep arrives, leading several cars carrying the House Committee members, who are then escorted into the building. Later, Committee members are seen exiting the building, including Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce of Connecticut,walking with Congressman Paul W. Shafer of Michigan. Cars for the Committee parked on cobblestone street, near a. Sign by some barbed wire prohibiting entry. Committee members begin boarding their cars and driving away.
Nazi German propaganda against Allied paratroopers and airborne troops during the Normandy landings in World War II. Allied actions in Normandy, France. A map detailing the Allied occupation of areas in Normandy. Soldiers gather around a map in Europe. A man uses a stick to point to map. They discuss the map. The soldiers prepare their guns in a camp. A soldier puts a brassard with the United Kingdom flag (Union Jack) on the arm of another soldier. Insignia of the Parachute Regiment on a wall. United States paratroopers packing supplies. An airplane parked on a field. Paratroopers board the airplane. Airplanes take off from the field and fly in formation. The paratroopers descend and equipment is dropped from the airplanes. They land on the war front.
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