1st Infantry Division Mopping Up in Aachen, Germany; October 15, 1944

Footage of 1st Infantry Division and supporting units - specifically M10s of the 634th Tank Destroyer Battalion - in the city of Aachen, Germany.
Original Shot Card Info:
RV CUs, soldiers in street fire 30 cal heavy MG.
CU, officer observes fire thru binoculars.
CU, soldier fires 50 cal MG on M-10 motor carriage.
MSs, M-10 fires point blank into building.Seq: Two soldiers move cautiously toward house. One soldier throws hand grenade into house.
CU, soldier fires 50 cal MG from tank destroyer into window of house. (Badly scratched)
Excellent scenes, soldiers advance over roof tops, backyards and walls of city
Soldiers hugging walls of bldg rush thru debris-filled streets.
Seq: Crew pushes 57mm antitank gun thru streets.
MSs, soldiers following tank destroyer as it advances along street.
Excellent scenes, soldiers individually race across intersection in street.
This footage was filmed on October 15, 1944 in Aachen, Germany. Source: NARA, 111-ADC-2654
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