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Guns sound over France. Three French children sit on a curbstone as gunfire echoes through their town. The child at left snuggles a puppy while the boy in the middle watches the smoke from the blast. The boy at right holds his ear.

Free once more, after years as Japanese prisoners. Happy to be free, Australian ex prisoners of war have some fun together. With thick slices of bread and jam constituting part of their meal, and the wonderful treatment of the Red Cross and medical staff, it is no wonder that these men have gained up to two and three stone in weight since their liberation. NI 5928

Van: van As, A. Aan: alle kampingezetenen Plaats: Westerbork, kamp Datum: 1945-04-12 Onderwerp: Gemmeker heeft kamp Westerbork verlaten en de leiding aan Kurt Schlesinger overgedragen. Deze zal de lopende zaken aan van As overdragen; het kamp staat onder bescherming van het Rode Kruis; wijziging van de Dienstbereiche; aanstellen van vertrouwenspersonen; werktijden.

U.S. troops enter La Ferte. French civilians greet U.S. infrantry troops as they enter La Ferte .... Franche, which they captured August 15, 1944. As the Americans entered one side of the town, Allied planes strafed the retreating Germans streaming from the other side.

American and British soldiers cultivate friends as they work together on the Holland front. Cpl. William A. Thurley, 7th Armored Division, of New York City, a Dutch civilian, and Lance Corporal Maurice Alcock, 15th Scottish Division, of Birmingham, England, prepare to have a smoke together.

Dutch civilians in Venlo, Holland, cheer as the first Dutch flag is raised after five years of German occupation. The city was liberated by troops of the 35th Infantry Division, U.S. Ninth Army.