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American landing craft in England, preparing for Normandy invasion, during World War II
Large Landing Craft Infantry, LCI(L) underway during training exercises in England, preparing for the Normandy invasion of World War 2. Glimpse from stern of craft, with American flag flying. LCI(L)s behind and British coastline in background. Several LCI(L)s moving in near formation. Gunners aboard camera craft ready their Oerlikon 20mm antiaircraft cannon. They open a locker and remove canisters of ammunition. Cluster of the landing craft moored in a bay. Camera craft moves past Landing Craft tank 644, run aground on a sand bar.
General Dwight D Eisenhower and General Henri Giraud attend a ceremony at Tomb of Unknown Soldier in North Africa (WW2)
Allied officers attend a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier or Le Pavois in Algiers, Algeria. U.S. General Dwight D Eisenhower talks to French General Henri Giraud using an interpreter. General Eisenhower, General Giraud and Admiral Jean Louis Darlan observe the ceremony along with other high ranking Allied Army and Naval officers. A soldier salutes. A large crowd watches and applauds the Allied troops as they pass in review. Soldiers with the British Union Jack on the streets. A crowd cheers and applauds the soldiers. (World War II period).
Algeria, November 1942: Vichy French Generals preparing to depart Oran; Operation Torch Generals exit meeting in Algiers
American soldiers hold back crowds on a street in Oran, Algeria. Vichy French officers seen inside room and balcony above street, looking out at American soldiers and crowd (this is near timeframe that the Darlan Agreement was signed). View up and down street with civilians, cars, and bus on the street. American soldier standing in front of of the Hotel D' Angleterre. Next scene shows Vichy French military officers standing in a group with their luggage on the street, with American guards nearby, preparing to be removed from the city. Downhill is Hotel Geneve. U.S. Army guards prevent French civilians from heading up hill toward French officers. Next scene shows French African troops lined on the sides of the street at attention. French military band members stand just beyond them. Scene changes abruptly to new location under sunny skies, with French General Henri Giraud walking with a cane in his right hand, and another French officer beside him. U.S. Army Lieutenant General Mark Clark emerges from building, followed by Lieutenant General Dwight D Eisenhower, and then British Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham. (This final scene is likely in Algiers where the Generals met in the range November 13-14, 1942 after Algiers fell quickly, following the start of the Operation Torch landings. See also the final scene of clip 65675020515 which shows this same scene with these same officers exiting this building, but from a different camera angle.)
United States soldiers aboard Landing Craft Infantry during the Invasion of Normandy in WW II.
United States soldiers during the invasion of Normandy in WW II. Two officers on the bridge of a Landing Craft Infantry (LCI) coming alongside a larger ship. The bridge of an LCI next to a transport ship. LCI-94 moving away. Sailors work with a windlass at the stern of an anchored LCI. Sailor sitting on the extreme bow of an LCI. A British Battleship. A camouflaged destroyer passes by. An LCI underway. Four soldiers wearing helmets on the deck of an LCI. The soldiers turn cranks on a hand type windlass. An LCI with a strained cable attached to its stern. The bridge area of LCI-94. A sailor is brought up to starboard side of bridge on a boatswain's chair. Sailor reaches the top and begins painting on the side of bridge. (World War II period).
Inaugural address of Thomas Woodrow Wilson after he is named President of the United States in 1913.
Thomas Woodrow Wilson is named President of the United States in 1913. The inaugural address of the President at the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC. Dignitaries and officials arrive in cloaks and hats for the ceremony. Guests include outgoing President William Howard Taft, British ambassador Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, German ambassador to the U.S. Count Von Bernstorff, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Joseph Gurney Cannon, Chief Justice of the U.S. Charles Evans Hughes, U.S. Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, and Ted Wilson. The President and other attendees take their place on the podium. A large crowd gathered to witness the ceremony. The Chief Justice along with the President. President Wilson addresses the crowd. The band and troops march on the streets.
German troops fire antiaircraft guns as Allied planes attack in Cassino, Italy.
A map shows areas of conflict during the Battle of Cassino in Italy. German antiaircraft guns fire at night as Allied planes attack Cassino. Soldiers with searchlights in action to guide the guns. An Allied plane is hit and falls in flames. Mortar crews and snipers fire. Soldiers fire machine guns. Soldiers in trenches in the forest. They drink refreshments. American and British prisoners seen huddled together. The Allied POWs are marched on a road. Soldiers on the hills in Cassino. German soldiers fire artillery. Tanks and artillery fire amid ruins. Smoke from explosions. (World War II period).
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