Activities of American First Army from Aachen to Roer River in Germany. Animated map shows First Army entering into Hurtgen Forest and arrive Cologne plain going through the Roer River. 28th Division controls key roadways of Vossenack and Schmidt. Engineers build roads through the Hurtgen Forest. Large tree trunks are laid into place as foundation and then milled wooden planks are nailed atop to quickly create a usable road surface. Jeep passes over the newly built road. U.S. Army forces start a fire for protection against the cold. 28th Division troops with mortar and machine gun support advance (November, 1944) through a wooded area. Infantry columns move to the front. Smoke clouds rise. Ground forces move out from wooded area. German POW's file into an assembly area and are evacuated by truck. U.S. Army soldier hangs a sign around the neck of a Germany prisoner of war that says "200,000th prisoner of war captured by troops of U.S. First Army." Artillery and antitank guns are placed for defense. Soldiers work on telephone tower. Underground emplacements are built as snow falls. (World War II period).
U.S. and German relations in post-war Germany. A building named 'Amerika Haus' in Germany. People move outside the building. People in a group talk in front of the building.
German People move with their belongings in a refugee transit camp in Germany (likely East Germans fleeing to West Germany). A man checks paperwork of entering people and directs them in the building A man holding a baby comes and sits at a desk. The refugees enter into the building and papers are checked. People walk with their belongings and get into a bus. The bus is driven away. A baby in a pram. A woman cook serves food to people in a mess hall or dining hall. People eat the food. People and families seated at in a hallway and talking. People enter into the building. Children sitting at a desk play with toys.
Allied troops advance in Germany during World War II. Map points France and Germany. American and British soldiers fire on the battlefield. Wrecked houses. Prisoners of war walk along with the soldiers. Soldiers on tanks. Smoke arises due to firing. Soldiers walk through rubble.
Shows various scenes of Adolf Hitler during his rise to power in Germany. Adolf Hitler speaks in Germany in 1932. Hitler at a podium and speaks into a microphone. Nazi Stormtroopers (Sturmabteilung) stand around the podium. A swastika insignia of the Nazi Party. People listen to Hitler's speech. Printing of newspapers. Headlines in newspaper about Adolf Hitler and his growing popularity. Several scenes of newspaper printing presses turning out new editions. Hitler in a motorcade and people crowd around the motorcade. German Nazi party member Alfred Rosenberg addresses the German people (with audio). Nazi Stormtroopers march on streets and hold the Nazi flag. Some hold torches during night rally. Hitler looks out from a window at the gathered crowd.
On 9 July1933, Swastika becomes the national symbol of Germany. Chancellor Adolf Hitler arrives at a ceremony. A large crowd gathered and cheer. Hitler at a podium and speaks to the people. People listen to his speech. The flags with the sign of Swastika flutter from poles. The people along with Hitler cheer as Swastika becomes the national symbol of Germany.
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