A Holt tractor (with steerable front wheel) is seen towing a British 8-inch howitzer up to advanced position for the next bombardment, during Battle of the Somme, in World War 1. Dozens of troops pull together on cables to set the howitzer into firing position.
Dead German soldiers lie in the battlefield during the battle of the Somme in World War 1. A battalion of Middlesex Regiment digs graves and buries the dead German soldiers on the battlefield where they fell.
Aircraft in the European Theater during World War I. Aerial views as seen from a French aircraft in flight over German trenches. The aircraft in flight above the clouds at a height of 10,000 feet above the ground. A German aircraft in flight. The French aircraft attacks the German aircraft and signals for aid. An anti aircraft gun is fired. The German aircraft is downed. Wreckage of the German aircraft.
U.S. Martin B-26 Marauder aircraft of the 323rd Bombardment Group (9th Air Force, 98th Bomb Wing) taxiing and taking off (in pairs) at Denain Airfield (A-83) in final days of World War II. They display the White Tails that distinguish the 323rd Bomb Group.
Members of a Reconnaissance patrol, of U.S. soldiers, are seen walking slowly through the small French village of Bru (about 3 miles east of the town of Rambervillers) during World War 2. There doesn't seem to be an established road, as such, but a road sign is erected reading "Bru." A large tree stands nearby. Modest dwellings are seen and a power line pole, as well as a very tall power and/or communications tower. Two soldiers read their notes to another, sitting in an M8 armored car, who reports by radio phone. Another soldier also sits in the armored car. Several army vehicles move along an established road, followed by a jeep, backing along the road, closer to the camera. Closeup of the jeep, stopped in the road, as 3 passenger soldiers look over the area (one using binoculars). The driver seems occupied looking down at the road near the rear of the jeep. A Browning M1919 machine gun is mounted in the jeep. Closeup of soldier with binoculars. Several soldiers walk past a parked jeep. Others stand around the M8 armored car. Glimpse of a soldier standing near the "Bru" road sign. View of narrow tree-lined French country road, on which several soldiers sit on parked jeep. Closeup of them riding on the jeep as it backs along the road. (Reportedly, because the road is narrow, tree lined, and soft on the verges, the Recon vehicles drive backwards into the area, so they can escape quickly if necessary.)
British, French and Belgian forces consolidate to confront German forces in the First World War. Artillery shells explode on a field and columns of smoke rise. British, French and Belgian soldiers emerge from a forest and charge across a field towards German positions. Artillery shells explode and billows of smoke rise up.
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