Holland
Seizure Of Eindhoven
An air train, over 285 miles in length, and containing over 2,000 planes and gliders, takes off from England for Holland. Near Eindhoven, thousands of paratroopers “hit the silk,” floating down to join the glider troops. Operation Market garden, Dutch theater WWII.The air army is made up of American, British and Polish troops. American and British troops roll through Eindhoven as Dutch cheer.
Patton’s 3rd Army has captured part of the Maginot Line. The 105 mm Krupp guns are turned around by the Americans and used to shell the Germans over the Moselle River.
Germany
Allied Forces Enter Germany
The people of Roetgen, Germany, near the Eupen forest, are cool to the entry of the Allied Forces. Occasional families show forced smiles, but the children are trusting of the invaders. At Vittel, France 2,000 British and Americans in a huge internment camp are abandoned by the Nazis.
France
From Lyons To Orleans
At Lyons, the Nazis take refuge in a huge hospital. Allied Forces blasts them until the building is set on fire. Allied Forces pursue the once powerful German 19th Army amid wrecked equipment and dead German soldiers.
The Yanks (American 7th Army) march into Bourg where the women hang out “Thanks You” signs, then try to kiss every Yank is sightand almost succeed. At Orleans, 20,000 Nazis march up to a gun pile, in formation, and throw down their arms. Then they enter a large prisoner fenced compound.
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