Canadian World War II (WW2) veterans enroll at McGill University (845 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0G4, Canada) in Montreal, Canada. War veterans in their uniforms at the McGill university campus in Montreal, Canada. Veterans enter a building with a sign on it that reads "McGill Sir Arthur Currie Memorial Gymnasium." Men walk up the snow-covered stairs of a building on the university campus. A sign on a building reads ' McGill McDonald Engineering building' veterans in a classroom inside the building. A math professor writing on the blackboard. A woman professor demonstrates a model as students listen. A laboratory professor explains various dimensions of a model to students.
A demonstration shows hand charges being placed and exploded against a wall in the United States. Soldiers place wall charges against a concrete wall. Men place explosive packs on an elevated platform against the concrete wall and explosion occurs. A U shaped gap is created as a result of the explosion. Tanks pass through it. Soldiers place castle charges on an elevated platform about 2 feet above the ground. Men place 66 packs of explosives against the wall. Explosion occurs creating a gap. Tanks pass through the gap. (World War II period).
Demonstration shows bar charges being placed and exploded against a wall in the United States. Four 34 pound charges being placed against a concrete wall and being detonated. An explosion occurs. As a result of the explosion four bore holes having a diameter of 5 inches occur. The holes being cooled with water. The holes being filled with 90 pound of C-2 explosives. Charges being detonated and explosion occurs. A gap results and a tank passes through it.
A demonstration about engineered armored vehicles and accessories as they clear beach obstacles in Florida, United States. A sign on a paper reads 'Project 106 and 128 Engineering armored vehicles and accessories '. A converted medium tank loaded with explosives and crew at a beach. Combat engineers get onto the tank to which dozer blades are attached. Soldiers with guns loaded onto an armored car. An explosive rack attached to the car. A soldier places C-2 explosives on the rack. Wires of the explosives are attached to the tank. The wires detach and an explosion occurs. A pillar of smoke rises up. A T 76 single tube rocket launcher mounted on a tank. The rocket launcher is elevated and fired at a pill box on the shore. A man puts a seal on a sign ' engineered vehicles ' on a paper that reads '100 % completed ' and a seal on the accessories reads ' 30% completed ' . (World War II period).
A joint amphibious training of the United States Army and the Navy at Crow Point in Devon, England during World War 2. A Landing Craft Mechanized ( LCM ) underway at sea as it approaches the beach. United States troops walk past the RR towards the LCM. Men embark onto the LCM. The troops loaded onto the craft and a ramp being raised. All the LCMs carry markings beginning with "NATB."
Training of U.S. paratrooper pathfinders prior to Allied invasion of Normandy, France during World War 2. U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft in flight as American paratroopers make practice jumps. A paratrooper lands at drop zone at North Witham training area in England during practice. On June 5th, 1944 C-47 aircraft with invasion stripes parked at an airfield in England.
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