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German Atlantic Wall coastal defenses. German forces enter the Crimean Peninsula in World War II.
In opening scene, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is giving a "pep talk" to senior officers assembled at the Northern part of the German "Atlantic Wall" defenses in Scandinavia, during World War 2. A German sentry is seen in front of a large coastal fortification bearing the name "Skagerrak." Camera focuses on the barrel of a huge coastal gun. Closeup of the sentry. Troops travel on a small gauge railway carrying canisters of propellant and shells to a unique heavy coastal gun installed , near Kristiansand, Norway, overlooking the Skagerak Strait. (The gun is a 28 cm SK C/34 naval gun, similar to those installed on some battleships. But this one was appropriated from an abandoned German Army super-tank project.) An alarm bell sounds in the fort and soldiers respond. Next, huge coastal gun shells are seen being moved on conveyors to the gun. A team of gun operators recite preparation steps out loud as they adjust range, bearing, and other parameters before firing the weapon. Gunners load a shell into the gun breech, followed by several propellant charges. The breech lowers inside the fort as the gun barrel is raised to desired elevation. The gun is fired. More commands are spoken aloud and another round is fired. Glimpse from outside of gun flash at night. Complete change of scene shows a map of Crimean Peninsula. Anti-aircraft guns are shown at coastal areas. A quad-barreled FlaKvierling 38 gun is seen. German forces entering the Crimea. Infantry walk in and others, ride in open trucks.One soldier mans a light gun mounted on the back of a 6-wheeled truck. German soldiers posted on roads directing incoming traffic of trucks carrying troops. Closeups of German soldiers riding in open trucks. A trio of German Army officers watches the incoming troops. Local refugees carry their belongings as they flee from battle fronts.
Telephone lines are extended along the Florida coast and a contrast between old and modern telephone buildings in the U.S.
Telephone lines laid along the Florida coast in the United States. Equipment in view during the extending of telephone lines along the Florida coast. A crane beside the train station in the town of Jewfish, Florida in the upper Florida Keys. A board on the train station building reads 'Jew Fish'. The crane at work. Florida in later years: View of rolls of telephone cables outside a building. Men laying telephone cables from a roll kept on a wheel cart. A small wooden building with a board that reads 'The New Telephone Bldg., Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company'. Another small building with a few boards. One of the boards reads 'Keeping Face With Orlands'. A large concrete building with a path in the front. Trees along the side of the path.
Children arrive at a school and learn to write in Pittsford, Vermont.
A film about a school in Pittsford, Vermont. Children get ready to leave for school. The children walk amidst heavy snow to reach the school. They arrive at the school. A teacher, Mrs. Croft, helps the children to take off their heavy winter clothing. She rings a bell and the children take their seats. The children write and learn in the class.
Parents try to muster support about the issue of hot lunch at a school before a town meeting in Pittsford, Vermont.
A film about a school in Pittsford, Vermont. A student's mother, Mrs. Davis, talks to her husband as he removes snow. They discuss about mustering support for hot lunch issue to be discussed at the annual town meeting. Women discuss near a clothes line. A car at a gas station. Men and women read a notice about the annual town meeting at a post office. Exteriors of a church as bells ring.
Damaged buildings in Sicily, Italy after an air raid by the 86th Fighter Bomber Group during World War II.
The role of U.S. Army Air Forces 86th Fighter Bomber Group during Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy in World War II. Damaged buildings in Sicily after an air raid by U.S. 86th Fighter Bomber Group. Rubble on the ground. A bulldozer removes rubble. A damaged church. Bells on the top of the building. Men remove rubble. A tank pulls a barrel with a chain.
The Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord, the last major engagement in the Vietnam War
Elements of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division battle North Vietnamese regular Army forces at Fire Support Base Ripcord in the A Shau Valley, South Vietnam, in the last major confrontation of the Vietnam War. View of Fire Support Base Ripcord from inside an arriving helicopter. An OH-6A Cayuse / AH-6J (Little Bird) approaching to land at the Fire Support Base. The helicopter lands on a heli-pad. Another OH-6A is parked in the background. Scene shifts to a Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) helicopter leaving the Fire Support Base. It has, white stripe on the top, behind greenhouse, and red dot on the tail boom. This identifies it as belonging to A Company, 158th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter) "Ghost Riders." Views of much work going on to fortify the Fire Support Base. An American F-4 Phantom jet fighter aircraft flies overhead at hight speed and drops ordnance on a nearby hilltop. View from Ripcord Base of fire and smoke rising from the target. Soldiers setting up Claymore mines along side of the base, for nighttime protection. More views of fire and smoke at the target hill. A soldier sitting atop Support Base structure, speaking on radio telephone. Closeup shows "Screaming Eagle" patch of the 101st Airborne Division on his left shoulder. More views of defensive work going on, including the setting up of several 155mm howitzers by Battery B 2nd 319th Artillery. A UH-1 flies low overhead. A Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter is seen approaching with supplies suspended underneath in a net sling. Soldiers placing parcels in a UH-1 with engine running, about to depart. Glimpse of hooch with sign reading "FSB Ripcord" and displaying a large ace of spades. A CH-47 descending closeby. More views of bombs exploding on the neighboring hilltop.
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