1930s U.S. Army training film describes how to disarm an opponent attacking with an underhand knife attack. Closeups of training knife and late 1930s U.S. Army uniforms. Two soldiers practicing the move slowly and at full speed, before practicing both disarming moves at will, switching roles with each disarm. Narrator advises attacking in pairs of two over footage of soldiers practicing a two against one scenario. Large group of soldiers practicing with bayonets by performing long thrusts and withdrawals on suspended straw dummies. Narrator advises that soldiers should practice bayonet skills on straw dummies each day while training.
Motorized German vehicles move quickly down a dirt road, continuing the invasion of Poland during World War II. The first vehicle shown is a light reconnaissance car, likely the Sd.Kfz 221 but potentially the 222. Another vehicle shown is the Sd.Kfz 263. Tanks and supply trucks drive on uneven roads, while soldiers on foot watch the progress. A vehicle drives through a small puddle or stream. A series of Panzer II tanks roll down a steep hill while soldiers in undershirts stand and sit to the side of the road. Many militarized vehicles are visible in a wide shot covering a bend in the road. A truck speeds past. Off the road, German soldiers look on and a cow is lead around. A massive line of German infantry marches in formation. A lone mounted cavalry soldier leads the line of troops, while military cars drive past. Close shots show the young soldiers' faces and their full uniforms. These proceedings are scored by triumphant music. The inside of a German airplane cockpit is briefly shown, looking past the heads of the pilots to the sky. German Luftwaffe crew look through documents on aircraft as they track positions of retreating Polish forces. A German soldier wearing headphones transmits a message using a radiotelegraphy machine.
German and Italian prisoners of war (POW), captured by the First Special Service Force (FSSF, or sometimes referred to as SSF or "The Devil's Brigade") (elite joint American-Canadian commando unit) during their attack at Cisterna, Italy, in World War II, are seen gathered in a compound with a bomb-damaged building in the background. An American guard holding a rifle escorts more prisoners along a highway towards the compound. Prisoners in both shots appear fatigued, some showing visible injuries with leg, arm, and head bandages. In a final scene, two seated prisoners rest; one has an injured leg and smokes a cigarette.
American soldiers of the First Special Service Force (FSSF, or sometimes referred to as SSF or "The Devil's Brigade") (elite joint American-Canadian commando unit) walk in single file along a road and through high grasses, passing barbed wire or razor wire entanglements. The U.S. Army soldiers are carrying backpacks, gear, and rifles.
An M4 Sherman tank drives past the camera, a U.S. Army soldier visible in the hatch, with a ruined building in the background. In an open field, plumes of smoke rise from distant explosions. In the final shot, a military jeep transports a soldier wounded in battle. A medic holds an IV bag above the wounded soldier, whose face is visible.
Camera man slate indicates location is near Mussolini Canal. Past a tree line and ruined building, distant explosions cause smoke to rise. In the next shot, a steady line of German prisoners of war (POW) march toward the camera, many with hands behind their backs, captured by the First Special Service Force (FSSF, or sometimes referred to as SSF or "The Devil's Brigade") (elite joint American-Canadian commando unit) during their attack in Italy, World War II. FSSF soldiers march alongside the prisoners, holding rifles ready. A smaller group of prisoners, all with their hands on their heads, march past armed FSSF soldiers and a tank. In the next scene, FSSF soldiers march away from the camera, passing a knocked-out U.S. Army M4 Sherman tank. Later, a group of soldiers inspects three knocked-out Panzer IV tanks on the side of the road. Some soldiers are seen using shovels at the edge of the road. The final shot zooms in on a destroyed German Panzer IV tank.
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