American Army in Germany

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

583

Date Released

27 Feb 1966

Date recorded

19 Nov 1965

Length of issue (in feet)

675

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1American Army in Germany

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Heidleberg, the old German University town, is a military outpost of America. Yes, it’s just a car-ride from medieval to modern history - to the headquarters of the United States Army in Europe. There’s a top-brass gun salute for the visiting Secretary of the Army [Stanley Resor]. A quarter of a million American soldiers are in Germany, trained to a pitch of fighting perfection that is demonstrated by the men who leap out of the hundred-foot tower at the Airborne Training School. Supermarket shopping centres, where you can buy anything from a hot-dog to the latest car off the production lines, and spacious villages for serviceman’s families, are all part of the pace-setting American way of life in the heart of Europe. But at Hohenfel’s Training Area, you see the true reason for it all. Here’s where men and tanks crunch forward in a mock battle that looks frighteningly real.

Keywords

Military

Locations

Heidelberg; West Germany

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

Wilfrid Thomas

Length of story (in feet)

615

Story extras:

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