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An officer briefs sergeants about the responsibility of a platoon leader, Sergeant during a platoon formation in a battle (WW2)

The advantages of the different Platoon formations during World War II. The Sergeant seated on a desk . A Rifle Squad officer uses a model to explain different responsibility of the platoon leaders, Sergeants and guides at the time of the approach march. He first talks about the job of the platoon leader. He is between the platoon squad and the leading squad. His task is to get the platoon safely forward, maintain contact with his neighbors. The job of the platoon Sergeant. He is in the center of the formation. He goes where he needs to do his job.. Supervises and control the platoon in absence of the platoon leader and acts immediately during any critical situation in the absence. The last is the job of platoon guide. He should fulfill the duty of platoon Sergeant in his absence. He moves in the rear of the platoon and keeps an eye to flank. He duty is to inform about the any unusual event. His job is the toughest one. A Sergeant asks questions to the officer about the platoon Sergeant and he answers.

Date: 1942
Duration: 5 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047384
An officer highlights the basic and important points that can be used during different formations (WW2)

The advantages of the different Platoon formations during World War II. The Sergeant seated on a desk. A Rifle Squad officer stands in the center sums up with the highlights that were done in the lesson. He focuses on few big points during the formations they are provide good control, allow and use cover, get forward faster. Deploy skirmishes only when you are forced too. Always adopt a formation that will provide you with support squad. Maintain contact on the units to the right and left. To take up Echelon formation if the platoon leader has an open flank. The Sergeants listen to him.

Date: 1942
Duration: 4 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047385
The demonstration of guns like M-1 rifle and Sherman tank that can help in the war (WW2)

A documentary titled 'How Good Is A Gun' depicts the importance of good guns in World War II. A valley in North America. Damaged buildings. The rubble and dead bodies in the town. U.S. soldiers carrying guns walk on the rubbles. They are seated and talk about the good guns and weapons. The soldiers smoke and drink. The soldiers enter a building and are seated in a hall. Demonstration of various guns that can help the soldiers in different situations. A soldier firing the light carbines. A soldier fires a M-1 rifle. Fire by the machine guns that makes a hole in the 4 inches concrete wall. Troops in prone position and in the same line as they fire from a BAR (Browning Automatic Rifles) five times faster than a rifle. Two troops fire with a 30 caliber machine gun that cuts a tree. Air- cooled light machine gun that can fire within three miles and cuts the hill stone. Soldiers stand around a 60-mm mortar and fire. They put shell in the 80-mm mortar and fire. Smoke arises due to fire. A bazooka rocket powered and a killer tank. Troops pulls a 37-mm anti tank gun, they fire and look through binoculars. The troops around a 105-mm howitzer. The wooden logs arranged in a heap and are put three miles away. Howitzer fires and the heap being shelled. 155 rifle that lifts the roof of a German plant 15 miles away. Soldiers seated around the rifle. The rifle and the damaged German plant. A view of a war at the Italian Front. Troops pull away into positions along with artillery on the Italian front. They move forward along with the Howitzer,rifles and a Sherman tank.

Date: 1944
Duration: 7 min 49 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047386
U.S. troops show their ingenuity by designing new improvised gadgets (WW2)

A World War II documentary titled ' Yankee Noodle' depicts improvised devices and techniques used by U.S. troops to save time. Aircraft parked in a line at an aircraft industry. A man operates washing machine. Men at work on a granite launcher. A man operates a grappling wire used to trip mine. A man holds a cable binder used to put a line. Men on an elephant and put a wire. A man uses oxygen tank and a copper tube being coiled inside an oil drum for making a still for distill water. The water comes out from the tank and used for the battery. Men put the water in the battery. A U.S. aircraft lands. A man works on a gadget that takes only 20 minutes to change the tire of an aircraft. A tire loaded in a trolley and being pulled by a jeep. Three men load tire. Men hold a winch designed to tighten nuts and bolts. Mobile service and repair unit mounted on a truck. Instrument panel mounted behind the driver seat. Men at work on 110 volt generator. A work light, electric grill. A parachute used as an emergency brake for an airplane.

Date: 1944
Duration: 5 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047388
US Army training film on Basic Signal Communication, focusing on field wire lone construction

A training documentary depicts the laying of signal communications field wire by U.S Army personnel in World War 2. A man puts a wire line in the combat area. A wire line team puts the line on a terrain. A communication officer gives instruction to the wire line team. The officer on a map outlines the general routes to be followed in laying the lines. The team members move towards the command post area from which the lines will be laid. The wires being laid and the end wire is given to the wire chief who ties it into the switch board. A member of the team puts the wire on the tree so that it is not damaged. The extra wire being tied with support and the truck moves. Another truck comes . The men on the command post follow the line to check its installation. A man ties a wire with a support and he ties a mark on it. Tags tied on the special construction points. The man after tying the tags gets in the truck. Men put the line inside of the curve. The reel of wire is exhausted and the men attach the end and a new reel being placed. The new reel being placed in the line. The wires are connected to the test telephone. A man checks the wire. Animation depicts the location of the wire and coils from the terminal. A hand holds C-114 Coil and shows the working.

Date: 1942
Duration: 8 min 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047391
The wire team members put the wire under the rail-road and bridge and tag the wires.

A documentary depicts the laying of field wire. Field wire line placed under a bridge. Field wire team on a truck. A man gets off from the truck. He pulls a wire to make the crossing. The lines being cut and tagged. The line is taken to the other side of the road. A man tags the line. Another man puts the equipment in the truck. The line is completed. Men get in the truck and the truck moves on. A rail road crossing. Men tag the line and place it under the rail road track. A man digs a trench and the wire being placed in the trench. The trucks moves. The extra wire is tied to a tree. The extra wire is reeled off. Men dig a trench and the wire is placed in the trench. The team members check the wire lines. A man puts a tape on the wire. Another man tags the wires. A man bury the wire. Two team members climb up the tree and ties the wire line. They come down. A truck comes. The line men dig a trench on the road and put the wire. A wire tied on a tree. Two men work on the switch board. The lines are checked with the help of the telephone. The tag wire being attached to the switch board. Men in the end check all the wires.

Date: 1942
Duration: 10 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047392