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Then
& Now
Metz
- - City center
On
Nov.20th, 1944 only a few units of the German
Volks-Grenadier Division were still at war. The center of
their defense was the Police Station, which is surrounded
by water. We Americans have made up our minds to end the
ongoing fighting in a radical way. The Third Company of
the 807th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 95th Division, is
in position with a 90mm gun in action.
The
3rd
Company of the 807th Tank Destroyer Battalion is in
position. We see a 90mm Gun from this company in action.
A
gun at another angle that allows a better shot at the
Police Station.
The
Americans open fire on the Police Station.
November
21st. Discussion with the Germans about their surrender.
American officers along with Commandant de la Vasseley,
French liaison officer to the Americans.
Surrender
Germans. They'll go in Fort Saint-Julien for their
captivity. On the right, the cathedral.
In
the German Street, near the church St Eucaire.
Metz - - Train
station
A
recon jeep from Task Force Bacon in the street François
de Curel, in the sector of the train station (see the
background). The jeep has a machine gun .50 caliber.
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