Two M4 Sherman tanks move slowly along a street in Haguenau, France, accompanying infantrymen of the 314th Regiment, 79th Division, as they advance through the town, attempting to clear out any German defenders, in World War 2. View of two large buildings, possibly a church and school. The town appears deserted. Trees line the street. Smoke rises from firing or explosion on outskirts of town. Three wounded soldiers are seen on the ground near a damaged building. One is lying down with his head resting on his helmet. another is lying down, and the third is seated upright with a blanket wrapped around him. At another side of the building, a soldier is on the ground, with a leg wound. He raises himself slightly to adjust a bandage or tourniquet on his leg. Glimpse of American soldiers running along a path in the town.
U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower visits U.S. General George S. Patton's American 3rd Army in Metz, France, during World War II. U.S. soldiers stand in formation. U.S. General Eisenhower reviews the soldiers. The soldiers on tanks advance. The troops fire mortars, bazookas, 155 mm artillery. Explosions in the city. A building burning. Smoke in the sky. A damaged building. A sign with Nazi German insignia. A tank rolls down a street.
Invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. A U.S. Landing Craft Tank (LCT-592) on Utah beach with its ramp open. Jeeps aboard the LCT. U.S. soldiers bring metal over to use as ramps. The soldiers try to start a jeep. They lay mats so that vehicles can come off the ramp on the beach.
Invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. The main deck of a transport ship. Rigging in the foreground. Crew falling in for inspection on the deck. Coast Guard (CG) crew and U.S. soldiers fall in for inspection. A deck house in the background. A Division Officer looks over his division. A Coast Guard Captain walks between CGs who are standing according to their ranks and inspects crew. Coast Guardsmen as they open ranks and the officer inspects. Coast Guard officers falling and join inspection party. Two ranks of Coast Guard enlisted men as they open ranks and salute. The captain inspects the ranks. The captain and an executive officer walk down the deck and duck under the rigging. The Captain approaches and inspects the Coast Guard ranks. Coast Guard Ranks.
Lead up to invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. U.S. Navy sailors en route. A man shuffles and deals a deck of cards. A man in dungarees and a white hat leans against a locker and talks. A man with a rosary around his neck plays cards A man in a shirt and a white hat also plays cards. A man laughs while playing the cards. Another man laughing in the background.
Invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. A task force, two patrol frigates and a Landing Craft Infantry at anchor. A heavy cruiser of Baltimore Class underway. The heavy cruiser is bombarding. Smoke rises from it. A Landing Ship Tank being anchored in the background. The deck of a ship in the foreground. A U.S. Navy personnel on the deck of the ship. He looks around and walks off. Another personnel wearing a helmet walks on the deck. He stands near a covered gun on the deck and looks on. The Landing Ship Tank and a landing craft in the background.
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