Germany: Coburg, Fritter, Wollsbach, Germany; 94th Awards - ADC-3979

Summary

1ST BN, 5TH INF REGT, PLUS 761ST TANK BN OF 11TH DIV Coburg, Germany 11 April 1945 RVs, M-5 tanks and infantrymen move along city street firing into houses. RV, single file of infantrymen search buildings for snipers. MSs, CUs, German male civilian wearing "AMG" armband tacks proclamation on bulletin board. Short scene, German prisoners are marched thru street followed by US MPs in jeep. CU, German civilians reading proclamation, Excellent scenes, US soldiers searching buildings for snipers. MSs, German prisoners aresearched in street. CAPTURE OF FRETTER (?) Germany 11 April 1945 HSs, fires from shell explosions in small, badly damaged village. Various angles, Negro combat infantrymen of the 6th Platoon, Co "K", 394th Regt, advance thru thick underbrush overlooking village. RVs, crew fires . 30 cal heavy MG from nearby ridge into town. BRIDGE COLLAPSES WITH TANK ON IT Wollsbach (?), Germany 10 April 1945 CUs, overturned M-4 tank which fell thru wooden bridge. Seq: Soldiers of 63rd Airborne Div fire from shell crater and move into burning town. 94TH DIV AWARDS Willich, Germany 8 April 45 Seq: 2nd Bn and the 94th Div band in review for Maj Gen Harry J Maloney of the 94th Inf Div. MSs, CUs, Maj Gen Maloney presents Silver and Bronze Stars to officers and enlisted men of the 2nd Bn, 376th Regt.