A training film on functions of military policemen during town patrolling in the United States. The MPs are ordered to investigate trouble spots where trouble might be expected. Men check a bar. If there is a need to go inside the building, they should not go alone. The MPs enter the bar. People seated at tables. A fight erupts. If the MPs cannot handle the situation, they should call more MPs. An MP calls the headquarters. He talks to a desk sergeant and tells him how many more men are needed in the bar. The desk sergeant sends the men. The civilians are arrested by the civilian police and the soldiers by the MPs. (World War II period).
A training film on functions of military policemen (MP) in a town patrolling in the United States, during World War 2. Soldiers who are 'Absent Without Official Leave' (AWOL) are searched by the MPs. A soldier in civilian clothes reads a newspaper near a pole. The MPs watch him. They suspect the man to be a soldier and inform the nearest civilian policeman. They talk to the man. If there is evidence that he is a soldier, he could be arrested. The man runs away. The MPs catch him. They arrest him and deliver in custody. They also search him for weapons. They fill information on the arrest card. The man's name, serial number, organization to which he belongs and any evidence found against him is noted on the card. The MPs can use police radio to contact the MP headquarters. An officer seated at a desk. A man from the headquarters arrives to take the prisoner with him. The prisoner and the policeman board MP van. They arrive at the headquarters. Processing of the prisoner. The processing includes completing the records. He is listed on criminal record. A man writes information about him. Further searches are made with care. A desk sergeant seated at a desk. The MPs stand in line. An officer instructs them. The MPs patrol a street. An MP talks over a phone. The duty of the MPs is to keep fellow members of the armed forces safe. Reenacted scene of a fight or brawl taking place in a bar (for which MPs would be needed to restore peace). View of a training ground and a large group of U.S. Army soldiers marching and passing in review with American flags and unit flags held high.
U.S. troops in England during World War II. An LST ( Landing Ship Tank ) underway at sea. The LST being unloaded. Men standing at a doorway. Ships underway in the foreground. Boats underway. DUKWs leave the landing craft. A DUKW enters water.
U.S. troops in the European Theater during World War II. Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs) parked at a beach. A two and a half ton ordnance maintenance truck backs onto an LST. The LSTs lined up. DUKWs enter the ships. A van backs up to an LST.
U.S. troops in England during World War II. An LST ( Landing Ship Tank ) underway at sea. An M-8 armored car. The elevator of the LST is lowered and the armored car leaves the ship via a pontoon pier. A crew stands nearby. The crew on the deck of the LST watches the unloading activities.
U.S. troops in England during World War II. M-8 armored cars lined up. Crew seated aboard the armored cars. Some of the soldiers stand nearby. Loading activity aboard a ship. Vehicles on the deck of an LST ( Landing Ship Tank ).
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