Evacuation Mood Reflected in Belgian Town
In Belgium Sgt Ed Cunningham describes the evacuation as a quiet, mournful process. A frightened Belgian woman asks if Americans are abandoning the town to the enemy. He explains combat troops stay to block the German advance while rear areas pull back to strengthen lines.
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Evacuation as Nazis Withdraw Brings Tears and Tense Calm
A Belgian town watches as U S troops evacuate amid bomb strikes on the convoy route. A hospital truck convoy heads toward a field hospital while local civilians, including a blinded young girl and mournful families, bear witness to the retreat and a captured trio of Red Cross drivers. The scene is a somber, wary farewell amid war's chaos.
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