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British troops attack German trenches during the Battle of the Somme in France, World War I

British soldiers during the Battle of Somme, World War I in France. German trenches bombarded on 1st July, 1916. Smoke rises. Soldiers of British Lancashire Fusiliers await instructions. Large group of British soldiers gathered and close-up views of the British soldiers, uniforms, and equipment being readied. Soldiers fix bayonets to their rifles and pass through communication trench to the first line. A huge mine blows up German trenches; view just after the explosion occurs (the Hawthorn Ridge Redoubt mine explosion). Royal Engineers arrive. A soldier looks through binoculars from behind sand mounds. British soldiers set up machine gun at the top of a trench parapet. Men at machine gun. Shrapnel bursts over German trench. British troops "go over the top" and launch an attack on German trenches under heavy enemy fire. Explosions occur but British soldiers continue to advance.

Date: 1916, July 1
Duration: 5 min 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048367
British soldiers carry wounded during the Battle of Somme in France, World War I

British soldiers during the Battle of Somme, World War 1 in France. Shells fired at British trenches as a British soldier carries a wounded comrade on his back across a trench. Two soldiers carry a wounded soldier on a wheeled stretcher along a trench.

Date: 1916
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048369
British soldiers wash themselves up during Battle of the Somme in France during World War I

From "The Battle of the Somme." British Essex Regiment soldiers wash themselves up at a wayside pool in France during the Battle of the Somme. Soldiers of Seaforth Highlanders assemble for a roll call. Soldiers lined up for the roll call.

Date: 1916
Duration: 1 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048383
United States 82nd and 101st Airborne Division march into Saint Marcouf, France

Allied invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. Allied soldiers fire artillery and mortars. Troops advance after D-Day invasion along a road into the city of Saint Marcouf. Men of United States 82nd and 101st Airborne Division march into villages. A sign reads ' Sainte Marie Mont', ' Montebourg' and ' Point Labbe.' Heavy artillery being fired, camouflaged gun positions as paratroopers continue to advance. Paratroopers enter the town of Carentan, past a disabled M4 Sherman tank, fitted for deep wading on Utah beach. Paratroopers ride a captured German armored vehicle. Another paratrooper rides a bay horse. Two men ride a captured Sd.Kfz.2 (German: Sonderkraftfahrzeug 2) half-track motorcycle with a single front wheel, also known as the Kleines Kettenkraftrad HK 101 tracked motorcycle, down the street. Vehicle tows a small trailer loaded with ammunition. U.S, soldiers march German prisoners of war in the streets.

Date: 1944, June
Duration: 1 min 59 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675048614
United States Navy Cruiser anchored off coast of France and firing guns during World War II.

United States Navy vessels underway in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II invasion of occupied France. Unidentified United States Navy Baltimore-class heavy cruiser at anchor. At least once, the Cruiser fires her guns. Smoke rises near the cruiser.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049223
Destruction in Valognes, and Cherbourg, France, due to Allied bombings during World War II.

Town of Valognes, Normandy, destroyed in France due to Allied bombings during World War 2. A deserted street with houses destroyed on both the sides of the road. Houses wrecked due to Allied bombings. Rubble on the ground. Two U.S. soldiers walk past bombed out church. Scene shifts to the port of Cherbourg, where extensive damage is visible. A life preserver, displaying name "Cherbourg," is tied to a post in front of a damaged pier.

Date: 1944, June 27
Duration: 1 min 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049233