Training of United States soldiers in Europe. The soldiers practice mountain climbing in a snow covered area. They descend from a mountain with the help of a rope. An officer watches and trains them. They wear special shoes and advance on the snow.
Training of United States soldiers in Europe. An officer briefs the soldiers about first aid and emergency medical treatment. Diagrams of human skeleton on a board in the background. Officers demonstrate first aid procedure on a soldier lying on a stretcher. The soldiers seated on chairs watch them. Paratroopers watch the procedure of packing parachutes. They learn the working of parachutes and repack the parachutes.
Training of United States soldiers in Europe. An officer discusses a wall map with other officers and briefs them on strategies and plans. An officer smokes a cigarette. An airplane parked on an airfield. Paratroopers board the plane. The plane in flight. Interior of the plane shows paratroopers sitting and discussing. An aerial view of a snow covered area. The paratroopers descend with the help of their parachutes. They wear warm clothes and advance on the snow covered area. The troops head for a bridge. They hold their skies in hands and advance on snow. Mountains in the foreground. The troops climb a mountain. A building in the foreground.
Training of the United States soldiers in Europe during the Cold War. The American soldiers train for a demolition mission as they advance in a snow covered area. A bridge on a river in the foreground. A train passes on the bridge. A soldier watches through binoculars. Another soldier loads his rifle. The soldiers hiding from the enemy come near the bridge. A security guard walks on the bridge. A soldier fires a gun. The guard comes down a hill to watch the enemy. The soldiers in the training mission fix dynamite on rails and other places on the bridge. A soldier watches through binoculars. They give the signal, a soldier detonates the TNT, and the bridge explodes. The "enemy" stand outside a house and begin to pursue. The groups have German Shepherd dogs, snowshoes, and skis as they leave the scene and are pursued by the "enemy." The skiers advance on the snow.
Avalanche occurs in Austria. Rescuers search for group of students and teachers trapped in avalanche in Dachstein Peak area. Snow covered Alps in Austria. Snow covered bodies of German teenage students and their teachers being recovered by the rescuers. Bodies being pulled on sleds. A still photograph recovered from film in a camera found with the dead shows the group of students in a huddle for prayer hours before their death. Snow covered bodies being carried on sleds. Austrian flag at half mast to mourn the loss.
United States aircraft being transported to Indochine during the First Indochina War. USS Windham Bay (CVE-92) at Alameda, California. Sailors load U.S. Navy F8F Bearcat fighters. Crew members work on the aircraft aboard the carrier.
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