The procedure for handling German prisoners of war in France during World War II. The prisoners are tagged and walk in a squad. An officer reads out the rules for the prisoners and the prisoners listen to him. Three officers seated in chairs. An officer confiscates weapons, documents, pictures and letters of the prisoners. The confiscated material on the desk of the officer. He reads a letter of a prisoner. The prisoners seated in chairs in a personal court are interrogated.
German prisoners of war transported from France to Britain during World War II. Trucks loaded with prisoners sent to interment camps. Insignia of the United States on the trucks. A building in the background. The prisoners in the trucks. They exit the trucks and board a ship. The prisoners on the deck of the ship and are transported to interment camps. Troops holding guns stand on the deck of the ship. German prisoners disembark from the ship. They stand in a squad and are counted. The prisoners at a railroad train station. They board a railroad train. An officer gets in a separate railroad car. The officers seated inside the car. A U.S. Army Military Police soldier with a gun on his shoulder stands guard.
Construction of Bailey bridge near Caen in France during World War II. A view of a river. Engineers stand on a grilled structure on the river. British engineers at work for the construction of Bailey bridge. Many bulldozers being used during the operation. The partially constructed bridge. A trailer raises and dumps concrete. A grilled structure being pushed towards another structure. Men walk on the bridge carrying wooden planks. The engineers lay planks. Men stand on the bridge as they talk. The partially constructed bridge.
British tank battles in France during World War 2. Tanks parked in a line near Caen. Camouflaged tanks. British soldiers being briefed. A soldier on a tank. British tanks advance. The tanks cross railroad tracks, pass through woods. Sherman crab flail tank from British C squadron, 22nd Dragoons. The tanks advance in the wooded region. A truck drives in the wooded region. Infantry follow tanks as they advance. A soldier digs in for the night. Soldiers seated in the dugout look into the plan. Two soldiers seated look into the plan and one of them smokes a cigarette.
During "Operation Epsom". British and German forces battle in France during World War 2. Tanks move out at dawn. British soldiers in tanks. The soldiers and Sherman tanks in action. Smoke rises in the background due to firing. Shermans fire. Explosion and smoke rises in the far background. An M10 Tank Destroyer and Sherman Firefly fire. British soldiers stand near the tank. Sherman tanks fire at the 12th SS Panzer Division and advance. A soldier looks through binoculars. The tanks fire. British infantry advance in a wooded area. British soldiers follow advancing tanks. Soldiers carry guns and shells. A soldier speaks into a radio. Tanks advancing. A tank from the 23rd Hussars at approximately mark 1:46. A wrecked German Panther tank in the foreground. Footage at junction of the D139 and the D173a. This is the junction of the road from Fontenay to Grainville (D139) and the road from Tessel to Cheux(D173a). A dead German soldier. British Sherman Firefly and soldiers advance. The soldiers fire upon enemy tanks and positions. Another dead German soldier. Two soldiers in prone position fire a gun. British troops enter a village. Clip includes including footage of German Panzer Regt. 12 and the British 49th West Riding Division.
British tank battles in France during World War II. A damaged building in a village. Several wrecked German Panther tanks. A German Pz.IV tank burns. Captured German prisoners of war (POW) walk in a squad. A German car drives on a road. German high ranking officers arrive at British headquarters. Officer under guard leaves the headquarters.
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