A United States Army Air Force Boeing B-29 Superfortress bomber (Tail Number: 46-9770) flying during World War II. Camera shows the right-side view of the belly or fuselage of the B-29 Superfortress bomber. The camera focuses on the B-29 bomber radome of an AN/APQ-13 radar near the bomb bays. Clouds obscure the view of the B-29 Superfortress as it descends altitude. View of the upper front gun turret, engines, and cockpit nose. A crewman is seen briefly looking out from a window. Camera turns to show the belly of the aircraft, showing the United States Army Air Force insignia or roundel on the wings, and fly further away.
United States Army 104th Division troops ride a crowded Jeep along a street in a town in Germany during World War II. Some of the soldiers are lying and sitting on the car hood. Destroyed buildings are seen on the streets. Soldiers marching through a road surrounded by trees. A Jeep follows the troops on the same road. Soldiers marching out of a German town. A United States Army medic marches away.
Groups of German prisoners of war after their capture by United States forces in Cologne, Germany during World War II. A German Shepherd dog mascot accompanies the prisoners of war. Two of the POW have bicycles. Some of the prisoners are smoking and sitting outdoors. Piles of debris and destroyed buildings in the background. Allied Military Police lead prisoners of war and pet dog away. A deserted street with damaged buildings and debris. White flags hanging from houses in the street. One white flag standing in the middle of a street. German street sign “Aachener Str." (Aachener Straße).
United States Army 104th Division troops advance through a wrecked portion of Cologne, Germany during World War II. A large pile of debris and destroyed buildings in the background. Roof frame of a destroyed house is exposed. Façade of a destroyed medieval church. Two soldiers walking outside a destroyed building with hole in the façade. Street sign reads “Wendelin-Str. (Straße)”. German civilians observe damage and piles of debris on the street. Damage in various houses on Wendelinstraße of Köln. German civilians watch the United States soldiers entering Cologne.
A United States Army soldier walk past a gate in Cologne, Germany during World War II. Destroyed streetcar parked near the road. A Jeep with soldiers passes by. Tanks, trucks, and soldiers move along the street. Destroyed vehicles and houses on both sides of the road. The convoy of tanks pass through a roadblock. Sign reads “Köln” (Cologne). Trucks driving on cobblestone road. Sign at building reads “König Brauerei” (König Brewery). United States troops observe piles of debris and march along cobblestone roads. Two American soldiers resting, one of the soldiers lying on his side.
“Crotinger” written with chalk on brick wall. United States Army 51st Armored Division troops unloading crates of 105mm ammunition from 2-ton truck near Moers, Germany during World War II. Soldiers opening crates and taking out the shells. Wooden crates on the ground. A 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7 (M7 Priest) firing. An officer crouches down and uses binoculars. Soldiers tow half-tracks running across the field. Troops under fire lying on the battlefield. Other soldiers are digging foxholes. A tank driving past the field. Soldiers running back to their half-tracks.
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