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.)
Infantrymen of U.S. 94th Division, 301st Regiment in Oberleuken, Germany during World War II. A road sign reads 'Oberleuken'. An infantryman digs along side of hill. Infantrymen dig trench along side of road.
Allied warplanes in formation flying over Germany during World War II. Extreme closeup of a B-17 bomber in flight. Crew members can be seen in their positions in the cockpit, in the nose and in the top gun turret. Inside a B-17 cockpit, the pilot and copilot are seen wearing their oxygen masks. Closeup of two U.S. Army Air Forces P-51 aircraft supposedly providing fighter escort for B-17s. The nearest is a P-51D-5-NA, tail number 44-13325, VF-Z of the 336th Fighter Squadron,4th Fighter Group (probably flown by Lieutenant Earl F. Hustwit). Next, an African American pilot is shown in the cockpit of a fighter plane. Scene shifts back to the pilots in the B-17. Distant view of B-17 formation with top-cover formation of fighters. Another view of P-51, number 44-13325 and its wingman, in flight. Another view of the African American pilot in his cockpit. Several German Messerschmitt Bf 109 aircraft flying toward the camera. Three passing the camera.. View of several P-51s in flight. They release their belly drop tanks and peel off, ostensibly to engage German fighters. View of African American pilot, in cockpit, diving with hand on stick, pressing gun firing trigger. Closeup of guns firing from aircraft wing. A German fighter being struck and smoking. More views of the African American pilot in his cockpit. Gun camera view of an American fighter plane pursuing a German aircraft close to the ground. The German plane is hit and explodes. A P-51 flying close to the ground. Extreme closeup, again, of B-17 in flight, its pilots in cockpit, and the same two P-51s from the 336th Fighter Squadron, ostensibly escorting them. (Note African American fighter pilots, known as the Tuskegee Airmen flew in the 332nd Fighter Group during the war. Unfortunately, none of the aircraft from that renowned Group of "Red Tails" are actually seen in this film.)
U.S. army troops advance through Altenkirchen, Germany during final days of World War 2, in Europe. Trucks and armored vehicles roll through village and are hurried on by an MP(Military Police) Lieutenant and other MPs directing traffic. Army vehicles are loaded with soldiers and war materiel. Sign reads 'Altenkirchen'. Trucks at halt. Soldiers stop to eat. Several Army officers standing around eating together. U.S. Army Master Sergeant , with 4 hash marks on his sleeve, drinks from his canteen cup. A soldier opens a tin can with knife. U.S. Military Vehicles shown in these scenes include: GMC CCKW 5.3 ton 6x6 U.S. Army cargo truck; Willys MB U.S. Army Jeep; Ford GPW Army Military Jeep; WC52 3/4 ton 4x4 Army vehicle; M42 M2A1 40 mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun; M2 Half-track armored personnel carrier; M-3 Scout Car; M15 Halftrack; M5 High Speed artillery tractor and M10 Ammo Trailer; Ben Hur 1 ton Army trailer.
U.S. Infantrymen, of U.S. Army 71st Infantry Division, advancing through Ludwigshafen, Germany, during World War II. A Patrol advances cautiously along battered streets in search of snipers. Observer behind building wall watches at shoreline of the Rhein River. A soldier with gun smokes a cigarette and observes area from behind battered window overlooking the Rhein River.
U.S. 82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion of the 2nd Armored Division parades in East Belgian town of Hasselt, led by 66th Armored Regiment military band. Flags of Belgium hang from windows of houses. Belgian spectators line the sidewalks. Road sign reads 'Hasselt'. Civilians on balcony display a large American flag. Two young Belgian women stand holding bouquets of flowers. Staff car arrives in town square. Brigadier General Issac White, Commanding General of the 2nd Armored Division, steps from the car, returns salute of uniformed City Burgomaster, and accepts the flowers from the Belgian women. General White climbs a stage erected in the square and greets Belgian civilian and military officials. The Burgomaster, Dr. Joseph Bollen reads a citation and presents a flag to General White, who carries it down to the street where he holds it for all to see. Quick glimpse of 2nd Armored Division patch on uniform. Belgian soldiers salute. Camera focuses on Children spectators. U.S troops salute.
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