Medium shots of U.S. soldiers as they climb down rope nets from transport ship (AP) and board landing craft mechanized (LCM). Second shot from the LCM in the water shows a second and third, larger, landing craft, also full of soldiers. Scene changes and beach is in view. Soldiers disembark landing craft and wade to shore with backpacks on and rifles in hand. Groups of soldiers organize on the beach in the background during WW2 Allied Normandy invasion.
Stretcher carrying wounded is lowered onto transport ship (AP). Close and medium views of U.S LCI (Landing Craft, Infantry) damaged by shell fire during WW2 invasion of France (D-Day operations). The ship is badly listing with its starboard side low in the water. Distant shot shows multiple ships near the damaged LCI. Elevated close up from transport ship of damaged LCI as wounded are hoisted onto the transport ship using a stretcher. Landing Craft, Mechanized (LCM) in the water beside the damaged LCI. Medium shot of bridge of damaged LCI where soldiers speak with unseen party on the taller transport ship.
Elevated shot of 83-foot U.S. Coast Guard cutter serving as a military rescue ship during Allied invasion of France. Distant convoy of LCIs (Landing Craft, Infantry), each with a barrage balloon overhead. Wide view of area with multiple ships including LCIs, transport ships, and destroyer escort on patrol. Barrage balloons overhead. Closer shot of destroyer escort. Scene changes to view from transport ship of wounded personnel being evacuated off LCT (Landing Craft, Tank) on stretchers. The wounded soldiers are lifted aboard the transport ship and carried off.
U.S. Army ski troops fasten rope and ice axes to backpacks, clip into skis. Close up of ski bindings. The soldiers ski in a column of twos, packs and rifles on their backs. Behind them, a larger group of troops walks on foot, also carrying backpacks and rifles. Close up shot as the column of soldiers moves up a slope on either side of the camera, faces visible. A few men smile. The soldiers on skis use a side step motion to climb a slope.
U.S. Army ski troops walk in single file up the slopes of Mount Rainer. Soldiers at the front use skis to create a switchback pathways for troops on foot, who follow behind. The soldiers carry packs and rifles. Close up shows the soldiers covered in snow as they ascend. A soldier walks past with food in hand. The troops struggle to gain footing in the deep snow. Side shot shows soldiers using their hands to assist the ascent up a steep slope, snow-covered Mount Rainer in the background. Elevated shot shows the men as they walk up a slope, view of pine trees and an alpine lake in the background. A group of soldiers on foot traverse a bare slope toward a high ridge line, pausing to allow time for ski troops in the front to clear a path. The group of soldiers climbs the final rocky face to the ridge.
U.S. Army ski troops pack equipment, eat, and drink with Mount Rainier in the background. Close up of a soldier as he laces his boots. A soldier begins ascending a rocky face while tethered by rope to a partner below. A line of soldiers connected by rope trudge up a steep face. Men at the top of the face pull the rope taut to give the soldiers below a handhold. Close up shot looking down at a soldier as he climbs with the rope, pack and rifle on his back, wearing gloves. A final group of soldiers in white caps ascend, bringing the rope up with them as they climb. Multiple shots with mountain vistas in background. At the top of ridge a few soldiers lose traction on slick ground, but the tethering system prevents them from falling.
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