U.S. amphibious landings on Luzon, Philippines during its invasion in World War II. Landing crafts beached. U.S. 25th Infantry troops wade ashore after disembarking from landing crafts. Beach area showing U.S. equipment and troops. Troops being unloaded and stack ration crates. Oil barrels on beach. A bulldozer and crane on beach.
Important buildings and a beach in Denmark. A view of buildings at a coast. The Little Mermaid Statue (Langelinie, 2100 København Ø, Denmark) in Copenhagen. Various important buildings in Copenhagen. People in front of an equestrian statue in Copenhagen. A couple in a boat. Garden umbrellas on the beach. Water washes the shore. Boats lined up on the beach. Sail boats at the beach..
Bulldozer and Marines on beach during World War II. LST on beach. Two marines and bulldozer in the foreground. Marine walk on pier. Single engine Japanese plane under water. Man stands on top of it. Palm trees and huts on beach. LCVP pulls away from beach. Boat director holds semaphore flags in his hands. Troops on deck of LST. LCVP loaded with troops. PBM approaches for landing. Small islands in the background. Marines go over side down into LCVP.
United States Army and Navy newsroom where combat films are processed. The combat films are made by U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marines. A man with a roll of negative. A cameraman of U.S. Marines explains how the footage of the Tarawa invasion in the Pacific Theater was taken. Marines aboard the ships. Chaplains carry out a religious ceremony on the ship. Marines read prayer books during the religious ceremony on deck. Some Marines are seen kneeling in prayer. Marines hold a cake with inscription “A Jungle Plus Coconut Tree Equals Jap So Keep Your Eyes Open”. The Marines and the cameraman instructed about the operation. Officer points to a map. Naval guns fired. Heavy smoke and explosions. Invasion barges beached. The troops land on the beach. Some Marines wade on water. Troops fire. The wounded are carried on stretcher and evacuated on Higgins boat. Dead bodies of the Japanese soldiers. A bloated body of a Japanese soldier with arms and legs outstretched. Prisoners on beach. Soldiers clear airstrips. A kitten hides under a tank. Soldier feeds kitten. Naked soldiers washing themselves outside a village. Artillery on the beach. Troops go to see the raising of U.S. flag. (World War II period).
NATO Naval maneuvers involving forces from Turkey, Greece, Italy, Great Britain, and Canada, with U.S. Naval and air units, in the Mediterranean area. American Lieutenant General Paul Kendall, Commander of Allied Land Forces Southeastern Europe, and Admiral William Fechteler, USN, Commander in Chief, Allied Forces, Southern Europe, are seen with Turkish and Greek Commanders. They observe part of "Exercise Keystone," in which U.S. Marines make amphibious landings. U.S. marines (umpires, with white bands on their caps) hold up a large display showing disposition of naval forces engaged in the exercise. Brief view from hill, of landing craft heading toward the beach. Turkish and Greek planes fly low over the beachhead. U.S. Marines hit the beach in landing craft (Higgins Boats) from the U.S. Navy Attack Transports, USS Randall (APA-224) and USS Sarasota (APA-204). Some marines must wade ashore. U.S. Navy Landing Ship Utility LSU-971, is seen close to the beach. A dozer tank equipped with flotation gear is discharged from a landing craft onto the beach. Closeup of tank tracks in motion. Marine manning weapon in turret of the tank.The U.S. Marines fortify their positions before advancing inland. Closeup of tank plowing through sand. Observers watching in background. A DUKW amphibious landing craft drives ashore. Marines move inland and begin establishing defenses. Turkish infantry are seen charging across the area (possibly playing role of "enemy."
United States soldiers advance during Philippine invasion of Lingayen Gulf in World War II. A soldier sitting at a camp watches with binoculars. A U.S. Army Landing Ship Tank (LST) stationed near a beach. Soldiers in amphibious vehicles. The men wade towards the beach in shoulder high water. The LST approaches a beach. Other navy boats and ship follow behind. Military vehicles and equipment offloaded from amphibious boats into trucks by enlisted native men. U.S. soldiers with their rifles watch the loading. Amphibious vehicles are driven on the sandy beaches.
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