A mobile mortar crew from the U.S. Army operates a 4.2 inch mobile mortar. The shirtless U.S. Army soldiers fire multiple shells rapidly. A soldier using a field telephone receives information on a new Japanese enemy position and the mortar crew disassembles the weapon in a practiced manner. The soldiers load the heavy mortar into a two-wheeled cart, which is lifted into the bed of a truck to be transported to the new position. The crew unloads the mortar and wheeled cart from the truck and runs toward their destination. Men follow behind with ammunition boxes. At the new position the crew swiftly reassembles the mortar, laying for fire. A soldier is hoisted up to an observation post in a tree. Wide view of the surrounding jungle and wetland with Mount Bagana in the background. The narrator notes that the Japanese have been located at the base of the mountain. Close up shots of the mortar crew loading and firing shells toward the Japanese position.
Soldiers of the First Special Service Force (FSSF, also called the "Devil's Brigade") (elite joint American-Canadian commando unit) conduct a raid on an enemy German position in Anzio, Italy, during WW2. A soldier draws in the dirt using a stick, briefing the soldiers for the attack. The FSSF troops carry rifles, machine guns, and rocket launchers (bazookas). The soldiers surround the German outpost and begin firing. Various close and medium angles of the soldiers firing rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, and a rifle grenade. The soldiers advance toward the enemy position. German prisoners of war (POW) walk on a road. A larger group of German prisoners stand and sit, idle. Close up of the prisoners' faces, one smokes a cigarette.
Stockpiles of Pierced Steel Planking (PSP), also called Marsden matting at Burtonwood supply and repair depot, the largest depot in the world during WW2. Dozens of tractors, trucks, and other military vehicles parked in neat rows. Assorted rolls of metal meshes, platforms, wiring, and cable. A crane in action lifting supplies, teams of men working to organize, stock, and inspect the materials. Numerous shots of men at work, supplies such as fuel barrels, small boats, and tractors. Aircraft including American and British gliders, P-47 Thunderbolt, A-20 Havoc, P-38 Lightning, B-17 Flying Fortress, and B-26 Marauder. Engineering equipment at a British depot in Thatcham, England. Additional scenes of men at work in the depots.
U.S. Army soldiers waterproof U.S. tanks and military vehicles by hand during World War 2. Close up shots of men applying putty to seal the vehicles. Tanks with deep wading exhaust trunks, also called "breathers," are tested and driven in water. The wading snorkels are released off the back of an M4 Sherman tank and M10 tank destroyer as the tanks begin to drive on land.
Soviet Officers from a military mission, accompanied by British and American officers, watch a demonstration of field artillery weapons including an anti-tank gun and a mortar, during WW2. The weapons are fired at a distant hillside causing explosions, clouds of smoke and dust. The group of Allied officers inspect a naval landing craft and pose for a photo.
Aerial views of a fleet of Allied naval ships in the English Channel during WW2. A wave of landing craft head toward the beach. Scene changes to a ship firing multiple volleys of rockets. The ship is covered in smoke as it fires its weapons. Distant shot of smoke on the beachheads, another rocket ship fires toward the coastline.
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