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German prisoners dig graves, funeral procession for French soldier (WW2)
Captured German prisoners enter a cemetery with an oxcart loaded with bodies of dead soldiers in France during World War II. German prisoners digging mass grave inside the cemetery in Dompaire (88270 Dompaire, France.) Catholic priests and sacristans with flowers and cross pass by a Free French 2nd Armored Division tank “Valserne” on the way into the cemetery for a French soldier’s funeral. Pallbearers carry the coffin of deceased French soldier to the cemetery. Other French troops carrying flowers and flag follow the pallbearers. Coffin is placed on the ground in front of a Catholic priest. Soldiers make the Catholic Sign of the Cross.
German paratroops, mechanized troops and infantry near Saint-Lo (WW2)
German paratroops prepare to aid mechanized troops and infantry moving up near Saint-Lo during the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II. Luftwaffe General der Fallschirmtruppe (Paratroop General) Eugen Meindl meets the paratroopers of the 3rd Division of the 2nd Parachute Corps. General Eugen Meindl talks to German officials. Troops perform the Nazi Salute as General Meindl on a camouflaged vehicle drives away. German infantry and mechanize troops deliberate on plan and prepare for mobilization. Road sign reads “N174 Saint-Lo”. Camouflaged German tanks, one a Panzer IV, taking the N174 highway to Saint-Lo. Close up of German officer with soldiers in tank. German troops smiling while marching on foot. German soldier in camouflage holding a Panzerschreck (German bazooka gun) grabs a trench shovel from a comrade and runs to his position. German troops use trench shovels to dig in. German soldier uses binoculars. Two soldiers fire a mortar. German soldier sits under a tree. A German soldier uses a field telephone. A German soldier wears a “Backpack” infantry radio behind his back. A group of German soldiers sitting. A German soldier communicates through morse code in the field. German troops reading a map. Medics carry an injured German soldier. German SS (Schutzstaffel) soldier with a limp leg speaking to other soldiers. Close-up views of SS insignia on uniform.
Landing boats and Liberty Ships are bombarded by Italian forces in Sicily during the Battle of Gela (WW2)
Italian and German forces strike United States landing boats and Liberty Ships with bombs during the Battle of Gela in Sicily (Operation Husky, WWII). Italian forces attack a United States landing boat with bombs. Landing boat on fire, with its deck full of halftrack and personnel carrier vehicles. Half-tracks and other vehicles on boat are on fire. More bombings near the shore of southern Sicily. The SS Robert Rowan, a Liberty Ship and part of the 2nd Armored Division, caught on fire after being hit by three 500 kg German bombs. Thick black smoke covers the burning Liberty Ship. A dramatic explosion and smoke formation from the SS Robert Rowan. Other soldiers view the burning ship.
United States Army M4 Sherman tanks firing in Weisweiler, Germany (WW2)
An M4 Sherman tank firing on ruined street in Weisweiler, Germany during World War II. Smokestacks of an abandoned factory. US infantry advances along road entering Weisweiler. 2nd Battalion, 414th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division soldiers pass by a wrecked M4 Sherman tank with no right tread. Explosions are seen from a distance. A soldier runs past a firing M4 Sherman tank. M4 tank firing towards house. An M4 Sherman tank moving away.
United States Army soldiers search for mines, run away from German shells (WW2)
United States Army 67th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division infantry troops and tanks are halted on the road to Houffalize, Wallonia, Belgium. Sign with word written with chalk reads “Laurence”. A soldier sweeps the field for land mines using a minesweeper during World War II. A shell explodes near the soldier. Soldiers run for cover after German shells hit their area nearby. United States soldier cameraman runs for cover. The soldier detecting mines earlier carries his minesweeper as he runs away along with other soldiers. The soldiers hide behind tanks.
Saga of the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II, with emphasis on role of African American soldiers
Opening scene shows U.S. soldiers firing rifles as they advance in the hedge rows (Bocage) of Normandy after the D-Day invasion in World War 2. Lightning is seen as a storm begins. Various invasion ships and boats are seen being pummeled by wind and waves. Some ships are seen tilted against the shore and damage to beachhead installations is evident all across the shore the wake of the storm. Landing craft of various sizes are left where they had been driven by the storm onto the shore. Twisted steel and damaged boats are seen everywhere. Views of U.S. infantry advancing into the interior of Normandy, under fire. A Sherman tank camouflaged with foliage, moves past demolished building. Troops marching single file along the sides of a rural road. At TC: 00: 57, the film continues with enactments of German officers in conference. At TC: 01:06, the actual Normandy beachhead is seen again with troops and war materiel being delivered without port facilities. Amphibious 2 and a half ton trucks (DUKWs) are seen making their way from transport ships to the shore. View of cargoes being lowered from a transport ship to a DUKW. Views of crew on the ship's deck, including an African American operating the cargo hoist. Closeup of cargo net with supplies dropping into a DUKW. Closeup two soldiers (one an African American) riding in a DUKW. Trucks and cranes on the beach. A soldier operates a crane placing ammunition into a truck. Crew member on a transport ship passes Jerry cans of fuel to a soldier in a DUKW. An M36 tank destroyer (90 mm Gun Motor Carriage, M36) filled with soldier, drives from ashore from an LST. Numerous trucks gathered on the beachhead. Closeups of two soldiers at the front. Closeup of M36 tank destroyer moving toward the camera. Aerial overview of a beachhead. Soldiers with shovels fill holes in a roadway as trucks pass. A destroyed railroad yard. A destroyed airfield. A destroyed harbor. Destroyed rail line and communications lines at Valognes, in Normandy, France. African American soldiers using special equipment to string communications lines onto telephone poles. Closeups of them in vehicles designed for that purpose. Closeups of wires being unspooled. American soldiers connecting wires atop a pole. A group of African American soldiers working on telephone lines. Others are seen using mine detectors. An African American soldier operating a mobile crane. African American soldiers installing pierced steel plank (Marsden matting) on an airfield. A team of African American soldiers placing rails in place for a railroad. Others working on pipeline. One uses an acetylene torch to weld a pipe. Fuel gushing from a hose refueling an armored vehicle. The destroyed port of Cherbourg occupied by American troops. View a week later of the harbor in full operation. Cranes unloading a locomotive at the port. View of port operations on July 4, 1944. A German aircraft overhead and bombs exploding. More views of work being done on the port. Stockpiles of supplies at the port. A Sherman tank moving with infantry. Troops moving along sides of a road. An M36 tank destroyer is welcomed by local civilians as it moves through their town. A 75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 moves through a town 25 miles from Paris. American infantry marching through a town. Heavy army trucks carry supplies. Sign posted for the "Red Ball Express." Columns of trucks carrying supplies from the port of Cherbourg to the front. Mines exploding nearby as the trucks move at night. Closeup of an African American soldier driving one of the trucks.
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