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There are a couple shots of this scene -- the later shots show many hundreds of people watching this speech.
Any idea what it might have been?
Snapshot of a busy street scene in Fürth, Germany, taken from a U.S. Army jeep carrying Arthur W. Matthews Jr. as it drove down a street in September 1945. Photograph taken while Matthews Jr. and Company A, 1258th Engineer Combat Battalion, were stationed in Nuremberg to repair buildings and homes for use by officials during the Nuremberg Trials (September 1945) [Spelling of Fürth on back of photograph is wrong].
From Arthur W. Matthews Jr. Papers, WWII 78, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Snapshot of U.S. Army soldiers with Company A, 1258th Engineer Combat Battalion, shown after eating washing their mess kits buckets of water outside of a building in Deggendorf, Germany, on June 6, 1945. Pictured are German kids trying to get fresh water, and some kids climbing on a metal fence, sticking their cups and thermoses through the bars begging for water in post-World War II Germany (June 6, 1945).
From Arthur W. Matthews Jr. Papers, WWII 78, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
I was surprised no one was standing in the empty pool of the World War II Memorial. Inauguration of Barack Obama, Washington, DC.
Snapshot of the statue of Belgian King Albert I Statue in the Cours de la Reine public park in Paris, France. Photograph taken while William L. Flournoy was stationed with the U.S. Army in France in World War II (undated).
From William L. Flournoy Sr. Papers, WWII 109, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Snapshot of U.S. Army soldiers with Company A, 1258th Engineer Combat Battalion, sitting on military cots and walking around next to Army trucks at an overnight camp at Aschaffenburg, Germany, around June 22, 1945. The photograph was taken during his company’s move to Belgium from Deggendorf, Germany. A soldier is seen holding the unit flag for Company A next to some cots [circa June 22, 1945].
From Arthur W. Matthews Jr. Papers, WWII 78, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Overexposed snapshot of an unidentified teenage boy standing outside at an unidentified location [believed to be in Morganton, N.C.], taken between 1939 and 1941 just before World War II. Jacqueline E. Taylor of Morganton, N.C., knew the boy, and took or collected this photograph while she was living in the town [circa 1940] [Photograph printed by: Sebren Photo Co., Morganton, N.C.].
From Jacqueline E. Taylor Papers, WWII 154, World War II Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Snapshot from the back of Arthur W. Matthews Jr.’s U.S. Army truck, as he and other men with Company A, 1258th Engineer Combat Battalion, return to Nuremberg, Germany, from having returned German prisoners-of-war (POWs) to their POW camp. Photograph taken in the late afternoon in September 1945. The road to the right leads to Regensburg, Germany, and is a six-lane highway. Matthews Jr. and Company A, 1258th Engineer Combat Battalion, were stationed in Nuremberg to repair buildings and homes for use by officials during the Nuremberg Trials, as well as assisting to transport POWs (September 1945) [German spelling of city “Nürnberg” on back of photograph].
From Arthur W. Matthews Jr. Papers, WWII 78, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Official U.S. Navy glass recognition training slide of a U.S. Navy Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter airplane, taken on May 10, 1943, during World War II (Slide No. M 1199) [Slide produced by: Three Dimension Company, Chicago, Illinois].
From U.S. Navy Recognition Training Slides, WWII 143, World War II Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Modeling an authentic WWII WAC Uniform. More about my retro/historical photography: vintagereveries.com/series/carondelet-historical-society-...
WWII Memorial at Sunset. In honor of Memorial Day, with Respect and Gratitude, thank you to all who paid the ultimate sacrifice! You are welcome to share www.lancerogersphotos.com www.instagram.com/lancerogersphotos #lancerogersphotos.com, #MemorialDay
Snapshot of De Reede (or “De Rede” and “The Berth”), the port in Antwerp, Belgium. Photograph taken while William L. Flournoy was stationed with the U.S. Army in Belgium in World War II (undated) [identification by Flournoy on the back of photograph as being in France is incorrect].
From William L. Flournoy Sr. Papers, WWII 109, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Snapshot taken from the Siemens House in Nuremberg, Germany, in September 1945, looking towards the opera house. German civilians are shown standing in line, waiting for tickets to a show allowed by the occupying Allied forces. Photograph taken while Arthur W. Matthews Jr. and Company A, 1258th Engineer Combat Battalion, were stationed in Nuremberg to repair buildings and homes for use by officials during the Nuremberg Trials (September 1945) [German spelling of city “Nürnberg” on back of photograph].
From Arthur W. Matthews Jr. Papers, WWII 78, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Re-enactment WWII in Bedum (The Netherlands) in May 2011 remembering the liberation of this village in May 1945
Snapshot of two unidentified U.S. Army soldiers, holding their packs on their laps, leaning against a field artillery gun in an unidentified wooded area at an unidentified military installation [believed to be the Field Artillery Replacement Center at Fort Sill, Oklahoma] during a training exercise believed to be between January and May 1943 during World War II. Photograph taken or collected by U.S. Army Air Forces serviceman Everette H. Jones of Raleigh, NC [circa 1943].
From Everette H. Jones Papers, WWII 259, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC.
WWII Tank Crew. Pisa, Italy, 1944 - colour photo. An alert tank crew with the 752nd Tank Bn. is shown guarding vital crossroads on the road to Pisa, Italy. ... USA ...
The WWII British Paratrooper features an updated Denison smock with ultra refined coloring. Also included is a custom designed and 3D printed paratrooper helmet created in the Brickmania HQ.
Snapshot of an unidentified U.S. Army soldier with Company A, 1258th Engineer Combat Battalion, sitting on a pile of lumber at Siemens House in Nuremberg, Germany, in September 1945. One of the kids who hung around the American’s at Siemens House—a young German girl wearing a dress—is shown sitting on the soldier’s lap. Photograph taken while Arthur W. Matthews Jr. and Company A were stationed in Nuremberg to repair buildings and homes for use by officials during the Nuremberg Trials (September 1945) [German spelling of city “Nürnberg” on back of photograph].
From Arthur W. Matthews Jr. Papers, WWII 78, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Snapshot of Robert L. Deaton of Charlotte, N.C., wearing his U.S. Army uniform, standing in front of a tree on a city green in an unidentified city, with 1930s cars parked on the road along the curb in the background. Photograph taken during World War II (undated) [Photograph printed by: Charlotte Engraving Company, Charlotte, N.C.].
From Robert L. Deaton Papers, WWII 104, World War II Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Snapshot of the triumphal arch in the Parc du Cinquantenaire in Brussels, Belgium, in June 1945 (June 1945) [location of “Spa, Belgium” written by Arthur Matthews Jr. on the back of the photograph is incorrect].
From Arthur W. Matthews Jr. Papers, WWII 78, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Snapshot of bags, blankets, and supplies on the ground around a tree at Burgaw, N.C., during U.S. Army maneuvers there in World War II [circa 1944].
From William L. Flournoy Sr. Papers, WWII 109, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Kilo:"Sir!I got the bazooka!"
Sarge:"Good,not hit that MG nest!NOW!"
Kilo:"Help me load the rocket,sir!"
Sarge:"All righ-"
Japanese soldier:"BANZAI!!!"
Kilo:"Holy crap!"
You may be wondering what happens next.Well the next thing that happens is YOU.I'll let YOU decide if they live or die.I'll post the winner when there are 10 votes.
A rare find: Photo of an unknown German Wehrmacht soldier during World War II (suspiciously missing his collar litzen) shows that even the dark side had a sense of humor by juggling three stick-grenades.
Snapshot of Tech. Sergeant Weber standing on a wood boardwalk on the sand outside of a U.S. Army military building at Camp Davis, N.C., during World War II. Weber was a friend of William L. Flournoy (undated).
From William L. Flournoy Sr. Papers, WWII 109, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.
Snapshot of the Chamber of Commerce in Lille, France, taken from the middle of a street. Photograph taken while William L. Flournoy was stationed with the U.S. Army in France in World War II (undated) [identification by Flournoy is of wrong building in Lille].
From William L. Flournoy Sr. Papers, WWII 109, WWII Papers, Military Collection, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, N.C.