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2nd French Armored Division in armored vehicle convoy during World War 2
The 2nd French Armored Division motorized column moves through the countryside during World War 2. A commander gets into a jeep. 2nd French Armored Division half-tracks and M8 Howitzer motor carriages move. A half-track of the 1st Battalion of the Regiment de Marche du Tchad. United States soldiers riding half-tracks named “ALSACE”, “LA MARNE”, “AUSTERLITZ”. An M5 half track follows in rear towing A 57mm gun. A soldier directing traffic. Many or most Spahis Marocains soldiers.
French Armored Marine Regiment soldiers prepare for inspection (WW2)
French Armored Marine Regiment soldiers preparing for vehicle inspection during World War 2. The French tricolor flag waves on top of a smaller tricolor flag bearing the Cross of Lorraine (the Free France flag). French Armored Marine Regiment soldiers prepare their vehicles in a motor pool for inspection. Various trucks and half-tracks are parked in the motor pool as French Armored Marine Regiment soldiers do various tasks. A French soldier arranges equipment and other items lying on the ground. French soldier stacks his jacket and an item on top of a parcel. Two French soldiers neatly folding and tucking a piece of cloth. French soldiers roll a tarpaulin while smoking cigarettes. A French Armored Marine Regiment wearing the iconic red “Pom-pom” French naval personnel beret. Many of these soldiers might be Spahis Marocains.
Royal Italian Army fire machine guns and artillery (WWII)
The Royal Italian Army fight in battle during World War II. Italian tanks (likely the Carro Armato M13/40) charging in a battlefield. A tank driving up a cliff. Italian troops fire machine gun (Breda M1937) at enemy position. Italian soldiers assume prone position while firing. Explosion from artillery fire in the battlefield. Closer view of a focused soldier firing a machine gun. Soldiers move their machine guns away to fire in another spot. German HE-111 bomber in flight dropping bombs. Italian soldiers load mortars and fire artillery. Italian soldiers load shells and fire artillery in the desert. Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini and German Chancellor Adolf Hitler walking together outside.
Men unload large incendiary bombs, arming sky markers before storage in bomb dumps (WWII)
Incendiary bomb storage in Allied bomb dumps during World War II. Incendiary bombs are neatly stacked in a bomb dump. A truck backing on the right of the pile. Men unload wooden crates and large incendiary bombs from trucks. Man unloads crates containing 100-pound M47A2 bombs. Men unpack bomb from its wooden protective crate. 500-pound PT-1 Pyrogel-filled AN-M76 bomb is rolled off from the truck. The AN-M76 is also called "Blockburner" or "Goop". Technicians remove the shipping bands off the AN-M76. Truck crane carries an AN-M76 bomb. Stacks of AN-M76 bombs are stacked in the bomb dump. Men carefully place the bomb in the stack. Men flip the crate containing an M17 Aimable Cluster bomb. Men unpacking the M17 500lb Aimable Incendiary Cluster Bomb. Technicians remove the tape and cuts the wires securing the incendiary bomb. A man removes the protective frame of a bomb. The men roll an M17 Aimable Cluster bomb to a stack. Two men stand in front of a shed with a door sign “Bursters”. Man opens a crate, inspects bursters. A Chemical Warfare officer shows a sky marker (made from a converted M47 bomb casing filled with FM smoke producing solution) while other soldiers look on. The Chemical Warfare officer demonstrates the method of arming the sky marker with a modified US 101 fuse. A sky marker is sealed with a rubber washer and a plastic disc. A threaded aluminum fuse adapter and another fuze are inserted. A flange is bolted down. Men marking sky markers prior to storage in bomb dumps. Wooden sign reads “DANGER ACID”.
United States Eighth Air Force command headquarters WW2.
United States Eighth Air Force officials deliberate and issue field orders to drop bombs during World War II. Writing on the frosted glass door reads “Operations A3”. A sign in door reads “No Admittance Briefing in Progress”. Daily operations conference headquarters of the Eighth Air Force. The commanding general shares his plan of action. Map of the United Kingdom and Ireland is seen behind the general. The assistant of the commanding general uses a long stick to point to a wall map. Eighth Air Force officials review a map on the desk. An official shows the commanding general a place on the map. The general makes a decision. An officer from the general’s officer makes a call. Men and women using teletype to write field orders and messages. Operational staff of air division headquarters discuss important details regarding the new field order. Operational staff member points to a large wall map. Other officers listen during a meeting. The chemical officer puts down his phone after a call.
The funeral for British Commanding Officer Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsey (WW2)
A tribute to the passing of British Commanding Officer Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsey. Funeral of Sir Bertram Ramsey in Saint-Germain-en-Laye New Communal Cemetery during World War II. Sir Ramsey deliberating plans to invade Sicily with Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery in North Africa. Sir Ramsey exits a building with United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower before the invasion of Normandy. Sir Ramsey and General Eisenhower talking. Military officials and troops attend the funeral and internment of Sir Bertram Ramsey in Saint-Germain-en-Laye. The coffin of Sir Ramsey is draped with the Union Jack flag and is carried on a gun carriage on a snow covered road. General Eisenhower and other Allied generals attend the funeral march. British Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) women stand at attention in the snow. A chaplain leads the funeral service. Troops fire the three-volley salute during the military funeral. Dwight Eisenhower and other generals salute and pay their respects.
