8th Infantry Division Soldiers Sweep For Mines at Stockheim (Kreuzau), Germany; February 26, 1945

This brief clip of 28th Infantry Regt. men sweeping for mines was filmed on February 26, 1945 at Stockheim (Kreuzau), Germany.
From the 28th Infantry Regiment history: "Troops of the 1st and 2nd Battalions had meanwhile, been transported. The 1st Battalion fought its way through Niederau from the north, clearing the town early in the day against only moderate resistance. The 2nd Battalion. through the southern part of Niederau and began moving through the woods to establish contact with the 3rd Battalion. At 1905 that night Company E after a brisk fight reached the weary troops of the 3rd Battalion, opening the way for supplies and ammunition to be brought up.
Stockheim was the primary objective of the 28th Infantry troops now massed in the woods west of that town. At least six enemy SP guns fired on the troops as they emerged from the woods and advanced on the town across open ground. The 1st and 2nd Battalions converged on the strongly defended town and street fighting continued throughout the day. The enemy had to be dug out of cellars and trenches. By midnight the town of Stockheim was cleared except for a small group of buildings in the southern outskirts." Footage source: NARA, 111-ADC-3495
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