Aerial views of Washington DC and the surrounding area in the United States. Aerial views of the Marine Corps War Memorial (USMC) also known as the Iwo Jima Memorial. The Pentagon building and the Lincoln Memorial. Snow on the ground.
Aerial views of Washington DC monuments and the surrounding area in the United States. Aerial views of the Fort Lesley J McNair. The Jefferson Memorial, the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.
Aerial views of Washington DC monuments and the surrounding area in the United States. Aerial views of the Fort Lesley J McNair. The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium. Buildings along the sides of the Potomac River. Capitol building in the far background.
Aerial views of Washington DC monuments and the surrounding area in the United States. Aerial views of the Jefferson Memorial. The Washington Monument. Several buildings in the area.
Opening scene shows troops of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division engaged at Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge, in 1944, during World War II. They advance through fires and set up defenses in buildings, firing rifles from apartment windows. Outside, riflemen fire from behind a concrete barrier. Closeup of one firing his M1 Garand rifle. Glimpses of infantry firing mortars and walls falling to mortar fire. Gun crews firing heavy field artillery pieces, some under camouflage nets and others in the open. Intervening slate reads: "VT." and introduces postwar discussion of Signal Corps-developed proximity fuse, using animated cartoon. Shows how it proximity shells increase their explosive envelope compared to regular time fused munitions. U.S. Army gunner fire a number of proximity shells that burst above ground targets in the distance. A cartoon shows the proximity fused munition being used by a fighter aircraft. A Republic P-47 fighter plane is seen firing VT munitions from guns in its wings. Aerial bombs falling. A line of VT bombs exploding above ground.
The United States troops setting up radar on a field in the United States. U.S. soldiers working on the sound ranging equipment. The equipment locates enemy positions. The soldiers setting up the radar. A soldier in radio room. A sign reads: 'Radio Detonator'. Soldiers working. Buildings in the background.
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