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The memories of two movies have been "nagging" me for some time and I am unaware of how to discover their titles without asking the ultimate authorities. So, here goes! PLEASE HELP ME IF YOU CAN.
I viewed these films as a young child age 7 - 9 years some time between 1950 and 1955. The films were surely produced before that date, perhaps as early as 1940. Both involved scenes from WWII and were in black and white film media.

The first began with a one on one combat struggle between and American GI and a German infantryman in a building I remembered to be white with a stucco finish. The fight ended when a hand grenade thrown by the GI killed his opponent. As I recall the GI then became involved in law enforcement, but this may be totally erroneous. Initially, I thought the soldier was portrayed by Gregory Peck, but as I studied a list of his movies, I did not see anything familiar; however, I may not have seen movies in which he was not a main character.

The second of my memories is even more vague. This seems to have involved either a spy or American/English sympathizer living in Germany during WWII. I remember scenes involving a zoo and the character being chased by dog handlers using German Shepherds. The final scene was of the character opening up his "black-out" curtains to create an inviting target for allied bombers.

I'm reasonably certain that these were "B" grade films, but I could never be sure. If you have any idea about the titles of these movies and whether or not copies could be purchased, please let me know. Much thanks in advance for your efforts.

Respectfully,

Nathan V. Williams, DMD