A film on training of U.S. paratroopers. Commander of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment William Miles Miley discussing with an officer at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, United States. Soldiers standing in formation. A building in the background. A car arrives. U.S. Army General George Catlett Marshall and British Army Field Marshal John Dill get off the car. They inspect the troops and equipment. Equipment placed on the ground. Officers discuss. They look at equipment. A parked airplane. Paratroopers standing at attention, equipped with parachutes and other equipment. An officer inspects the equipment of the paratroopers. The paratroopers board the airplane. A man gives a signal to take off. The airplane takes off and is in flight. The paratroopers seated inside the airplane. They stand up after getting orders and get ready for jumping. They jump out of the airplane. The paratroopers descend with the help of parachutes. Officers watching the maneuvers. The paratroopers lined up for an inspection. General Marshall and other officers inspect them. (World War II period).
U.S. 101st Airborne Division in Holland during World War II, during Operation Market Garden. Soldiers aboard a jeep moving across a field. Other soldiers walking along the field with gliders aground in the background. United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator aircraft in flight overhead. Supplies are dropped from the aircraft. Jeeps loaded with U.S. Army soldiers move along a road past cheering civilians. A woman waves a large American flag, greeting the troops. (This is possibly the town of 't Zand.)
Allied troops in Holland during World War II Operation Market Garden. Jeeps towing equipment move along a road. Civilians cheer. Houses along the sides of a street. A sign board reads: 'Hertogenbosch, Nijmegen and Eindhoven'. British XXX Corps tanks roll through streets. Local spectators stand on both sides of the street. This town is Son, just north of Eindhoven
War correspondents in Puxe, France during World War II. The war correspondents are attached to U.S. XX Corps. They are presented army patches and letters of recommendation by the Corps Chief of Staff. Officers talk and shake hands with them.
U.S. soldiers in Maidieres, France during World War II. Soldiers of the 317th Regiment move into the town of Maidieres. Buildings along the sides of a street. Medics carrying a wounded man on a litter rush through the streets. Soldiers seated near a building. They eat food. A soldier talks to a woman.
U.S. soldiers in Maidieres, France during World War II. Soldiers move across fields. They walk into a city. Buildings along street sides. Civilians meet the soldiers. A sign board on a street. The soldiers advance across an area. They prepare to fire mortars. The mortar team fires several rounds.
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