USS Mississippi in the Pacific Ocean. Interior views of rotating gun barrel.
USS Mississippi in Pacific Ocean. Men tug line. Men handle lines on deck. Ship alongside dock. Crane raises the trolley of men.
Map of the Netherlands with town of Hertogenbosch highlighted. Infantry move through the town of Oisterwijk, Netherlands, transported in "Kangaroo" armored personnel carriers of the 1st Canadian Armored Carrier Regiment. They are followed by armored vehicles of Squadron B,15th (Scottish) Reconnaissance Regiment. 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division Commander, Major General Sir Collin Muir (Tiny) Barber consults with two of his commanders at a river crossing in Moergestel (He is good-naturedly called "Tiny" because he is the tallest officer in the British Army. One of the officers with him may be Major Gordon or Major Mills.) British troops set up a battery of artillery and fire at German positions. British troops cross a canal in boats, while Churchill tanks and bren guns provide supporting fire. Soldiers climb the canal bank and proceed toward town of Boxtel. Several columns of the British 2nd Army proceed towards Hertogenbosch. A British Sherman tank firing. Buildings on fire due to bombardment. British forces employ a flame-throwing (Crocodile) Churchill tank. Members of the 15th (Scottish) Reconnaissance Regiment rescue civilians trapped in an air raid shelter. Fire and smoke rises. British tanks enter the town of Hertogenbosch. Liberated citizens come from hiding after the battle. (World War II period).
Gliders are retrieved by TCC C-47s in Eindhoven, Netherlands during World War II. Animated map of Eindhoven. Gliders at Eindhoven, Netherlands. Men are in operation to overhaul the plane. 9th Troop Carrier Command C-47 lands. General P.L. Williams inspects the military operation. Men prepare for picking up gliders. Gliders are towed and ends of the ropes are tied to gliders and C-47's. A man gives signal for take off of C-47. Men use the gliders pick up device. Glider is ready for pick up. C-47 pick the glider up and flies with glider.
Strafing of German targets by the U.S. 8th Air Force on Western front, especially northern Holland, Netherlands. Air Force plane in tactical operations. Gun camera footage of U.S. Army Air Force fighter planes out of Strasbourg strafing German held targets in northern Holland including railroad lines and trains. Explosion rises from a hit target. Another large explosion erupts from a target, possibly ammunition depot. Wing is shot and breaks off of incoming German airplane. More scenes of dramatic explosions as targets on ground are hit by American aircraft. Another German plane is hit and is seen falling from the sky. A parachute is seen ejecting one of the crew from the German aircraft. Enemy German held warehouses and other targets are hit by American aircraft strafing. Compelling and dramatic views of explosions including some where debris flies up in air toward attacking U.S. aircraft. (World War II period).
Activities of Colonel Seagrave's medical unit in Northern Burma. Animated map shows Northern Burma. Dr. Gordon S. Seagrave, The Burma Surgeon performs an outdoor operation. Wounded soldiers and casualties are moved out by Burmese nurses for treatment. Doctors operate on injured people. Chinese medical personnel take training at American center for Chinese Army in India and they operate. (World War II period).
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