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U.S. troops unload from the LVT,head for beach to advance and men play a crap game in Palau island.

The amphibious landing of U.S. troops in Palau during World War II. The American aircraft in flight overhead. A Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) coming on to the beach. Three LVTs heading for the beach. Part of the task force. The armored LVT passes on the reef. Two armored LVTs on the beach. Troops unloading from the LVT and running up through the surf. The troops advancing on to the beach. The LVT high on the beach. A dead man floating in the water. A dog tag around the man's neck. Men play a crap game using a helmet. The dice and money in the helmet.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071180
U.S. troops advance on the beach with a flame thrower and bazooka in Palau island.

The amphibious landing of U.S. troops in Palau during World War II. The beachhead area as two Landing Vehicles Tracked (LVT) pull up and troops disembark. The troops advancing on the beach and the ships in the far background. A man with a flame thrower squatting behind a tree. A man squat in the bushes. The beach as the troops advance. A man falls down on his stomach and mans a bazooka.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071181
U.S. troops unloading from the LVTs and LCT on the beach as it loads Sherman tanks in Palau island.

The amphibious landing of U.S. troops in Palau during World War II. Four Landing Vehicles Tracked (LVT) heading for the beach. The troops unloading from the LVTs. A wrecked aircraft in the water. The troops unloading from the LVT. The wreckage of the aircraft. A man digging a foxhole. A man getting his knee bandaged. A man jumping over the side of an LCM (Landing Craft Mechanized) into the surf. Men unloading into the surf from an LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel). A man carrying a stretcher on his shoulder. Two Sherman tanks with snorkels on the beachhead and an LCT (Landing Craft Tank) in the background. Sign: 'Tokyo Bound' on the side of the tank. Snorkel on the port of the tank. LCT 1292 on the beach as it loads Sherman tanks. The tanks load onto LCT on the ramps. Two tanks in the LCT. A soldier wearing foul weather gear and life jacket talks over the radio.

Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675071182
German fortifications on the French Channel coast and German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel during inspection in France.

The activities of German soldiers in France during World War II. German Atlantic Wall fortifications on the French Channel coast. A soldier watches through binoculars. A tank traps on coast. The soldiers march with the rifles in one line. The officers and troops walk beside the tanks. The soldiers stand at attention and the tanks in the background. An officer reviews the troops. The German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel inspects coastal defenses and the Panzergrenadier unit (German mechanized infantry) with their Sd.Kfz. 251 (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251) half-track armored personnel carriers. An alarm is sounded. The soldiers take positions and advance. The soldiers move into action. The German soldiers remove camouflage from coastal guns and fire artillery. A soldier in fox hole. German artillery guns.

Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Portuguese
Clip: 65675071184
The U.S. tanks and troops come ashore from LST's on the Normandy beachhead and advance in France.

Landing of U.S. troops in France during World War II. Landing crafts underway at sea and heads to beach. The U.S. troops disembark the LSTs (Landing Ship Tank) on the Normandy beachhead and move towards beach area. The troops advance. Artillery is fired. Two soldiers on a tank. Smoke due to firing. The soldiers on the beach move into action. Smoke rise from explosions. Soldiers advance and fire artillery.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Portuguese
Clip: 65675071185
Assembling and flight operations of an OQ-14 for anti aircraft target practice in El Paso,Texas.

USAAF Radioplane OQ-14 (unmanned drone target plane) maneuvers in El Paso, Texas in Fort Bliss area. Airmen assembling the OQ-14 radio-controlled aircraft at the firing range at El Paso, Texas. Views of various parts of the target drone aircraft. Testing of hand control showing the tail maneuvering with the control. Views of the 22 HP Righter / Kiekhaefer O-45-1 engine. Airman checking the parachute installation on the target aircraft. This parachute is the means of landing the aircraft after power has been shut off. Two civilians crank the portable catapult launching ramp into the correct elevation position for launching the OQ-14. Radio control truck and equipment used to control the missile in flight. Interior of truck showing the various instrument panels. An airman giving signal for firing of the target aircraft. The aircraft OQ-14 in flight. The drone plane maneuvers. Ft Bliss Anti-aircraft gun position set up using 75mm cannons and 50 caliber gun mounts on trucks and on tanks. The OQ-14 in flight. The anti-aircraft crew firing up into the air at the drone. The anti-aircraft gun positions firing. Small arms fire at the drone aircraft. The test range showing an OQ-14 descending by means of parachute. (World War II period).

Date: 1944, September
Duration: 4 min 37 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071190