WWII - 1945, Germany: 11th Armored; 6th Armored & Waldkappel Burning; Asst. Sec. of War Touring East Rhine. 01-04Apr45

WWII - 1945, Germany: 11th Armored; 6th Armored & Waldkappel Burning; Asst. Sec. of War Touring East Rhine. 01-04Apr45 LIB 5041 Slate: Camera J.J. Thomas. 11th Armored Division tanks & jeeps past wood shake building on cobblestone street, MCU. View across empty street to other brick, wooden & half-timber buildings w/ white flags hanging out. 10:35:20 Slate: same. 10:35:26 Military vehicles past in same town. GOOD. 10:36:25 LIB 5042 Flash title slate: Cmaera Sgt. R. Meyer. NRU #1 3rd Army, 166th Sig. Photo Co. 10:36:27 Jeep & truck alongside road; tanks stopped, smoke; burning buildings & tank pulls towards. Soldiers in half-track watch flames. Vehicles past in heavy smoke, flames behind. 10:37:28 Slate: same. 10:37:30 LS from hillside field w/ tank in foreground & smoke from burning city in background. MS tanks. 10:37:58 LIB 5043 Slate: Camera PFC Wm Fuller 04Apr45 9th Army. Ass’t Sec. War Party. 10:38:00 Officers & men on road, still photographers. Assistant Secretary of War Robert P. Patterson wearing 35mm still camera w/ military body guard w/ rifle walking quickly to jeep. LS group looking at burned buildings / houses, very young German POWs standing w/ US officers talking w/ Patterson. LS w/ rubble behind. 10:39:01 Slate: same. 10:39:05 Patterson w/ 35mm camera taking picture w/ staff car behind; talks w/ officers & men, takes notes. MOre shots talking & looking. 10:40:08 Slate: same. 10:40:13 VIP talking w/ French man, US army officers around, villagers behind. CUs. Walking thru village street past damaged houses WW2; Child Soldiers;