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Allied Forces in amphibious assaults, at Normandy, France, on D-Day during World War II

British forces in amphibious assault boats,at Normandy on D-Day, during World War 2. They fire at houses on the beach. American forces encountering German-placed obstacles and fire from pillboxes at Omaha Beach during their D-Day landings. They seek shelter under the Chalk Cliffs. Medics treating American wounded. In the British sector. Special Army engineers leave a landing craft first, followed by medics and troops. Securing the beachhead, the British troops move inland. A second wave of U.S. troops landing at Utah Beach, where German resistance was lighter. Landing craft from the USS Joseph T. Dickman (APA-13) carrying troops to Utah Beach. U.S. troops wading a long way to a Normandy beach. U.S. LCI(L)-537, discharging troop reinforcements. A landing craft (Higgins Boat) from the USS Thurston (AP-77) landing troops at Omaha Beach. Sherman tank equipped with deep wading gear and a bulldozer blade comes ashore at Utah Beach. U.S. Army Air Forces B-26 aircraft, in D-Day paint stripes, attacking ground targets.

Date: 1944, June 6
Duration: 2 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058847
Re-enactment of British forces occupying the town of Monte Cassino, Italy, in World War II

Montage of scenes recorded after the Battle of Monte Cassino in World War 2. Opening scene shows New Zealand 19th RHQ tank in Mignano Montelungo, as the 24th New Zealand Battalion re-enacts its entry into the ruins of Monte Cassino, on March 26, 1944. In this restaging, 24th Battalion infantrymen are shown moving through rubble of destroyed town, firing small arms and one throwing a hand grenade. Narrator identifies "Hangman's Hill," (which was held by the 1st battalion 9th Gurkha Rifles) at Monte Cassino. In this restaging , New Zealanders, scramble over rubble, and dig out a "wounded" comrade, while explosions occur in background. Medics "attend" to him. Other NZ troops fire small arms from behind rubble barriers. A huge explosion occurs in background. A British artillery piece (obscured by debris) fires rounds. Infantrymen fire small arms. A camouflaged British tank fires its gun. In change of scene, other British troops advance cautiously near a damaged building and take several German soldiers prisoner. View of the destroyed Monte Cassino monastery and castle on Castle Heights. Ruins of building adjacent to the "Hotel Excelsior,"below the castle. Several medics with Red Cross flag in distant rubble. Views from destroyed Monastery atop the mountain. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058848
Allied troops capture the island of Hollandia, Indonesia under the leadership of General MacArthur during World War II.

Allied troops invade Hollandia, Indonesia during World War II. United States ships underway in the Pacific Ocean on April 22, 1944 to attack Japanese positions in Hollandia. The ships underway as United States Army General Douglas MacArthur looks at the convoy from United States cruiser USS Nashville (CL-43). Radars on alert in case of enemy attack. A United States destroyer transfers mail aboard the USS Nashville. Troops being briefed aboard a ship. Naval guns fire at the coast during night and flaks burst. American carrier planes bombard Japanese position on the island. Allied ships underway as planes fly overhead. Troops in landing crafts as they head for the beach. Allied troops disembark from the crafts and advance inland. Trucks, tanks and troops unload from landing crafts. Allied soldiers walk through mud as they advance. General MacArthur gets off Nashville and inspect an airfield under construction on the island.

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058849
Demonstration about placing of wall and castle charges and the resultant explosion in the United States.

A demonstration shows hand charges being placed and exploded against a wall in the United States. Soldiers place wall charges against a concrete wall. Men place explosive packs on an elevated platform against the concrete wall and explosion occurs. A U shaped gap is created as a result of the explosion. Tanks pass through it. Soldiers place castle charges on an elevated platform about 2 feet above the ground. Men place 66 packs of explosives against the wall. Explosion occurs creating a gap. Tanks pass through the gap. (World War II period).

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058850
Demonstration about bar charges and the resultant explosion creates a gap in a wall in the United States.

Demonstration shows bar charges being placed and exploded against a wall in the United States. Four 34 pound charges being placed against a concrete wall and being detonated. An explosion occurs. As a result of the explosion four bore holes having a diameter of 5 inches occur. The holes being cooled with water. The holes being filled with 90 pound of C-2 explosives. Charges being detonated and explosion occurs. A gap results and a tank passes through it.

Date: 1944
Duration: 60 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058851
A demonstration about creating a gap in a 45 degree sloping wall with the help of bar charges in the United States.

A demonstration shows bar charges being placed and exploded against a wall in the United States. The face of a 45 degree sloping wall. Bar charges are placed on the wall by soldiers. The soldiers place the bar charges on the face of the wall to demolish it. An explosion occurs and billows of smoke rise. The explosion results in an 18 feet wide gap. A United States Army tank passes through the gap. (World War II period).

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 17 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058852