British soldiers in France. The officers briefs troops. Paratroopers descend through parachutes. The troops stand alongside a road. Paratroopers descend from aircraft. Soldiers in army jeep drive through a field. They load equipment onto vehicles. (World War II period).
British soldiers in France during World War II. British troops in armored vehicles advance on a field. Artillery towed by vehicles. British tanks advance. Soldiers walk on the field with rifles in hands. Dead cattle and dead Germans on field. Tanks move on a dirt road.
British soldiers patrol in a captured village in France. British troops patrol on streets and look for snipers. Damaged and destroyed buildings in the village. British troops move quickly past an exposed area where a church yard wall has been blown open with cemetery grave markers looming in the background. Damaged tanks and vehicles on the streets. British tanks move in the village. (World War II period).
The military service registration office at a Selective Service registration building in Washington DC. Older men, ages 45 to 64 years old, are sitting at long tables completing registration forms in case the World War 2 draft extends into older age brackets. Civilian men fill registration forms at the office. General activity at the office. Charles P. Garland, 60 years, at work; Marie Alexander registers; John C King 63; Doctor R. J. Gaffuexy 65; Judge Leonard McGee 57. Registrants stand in a long line outside the building, queuing to enter and register.
A pigeon carrier demonstration at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. Pigeons in a cage are used for transferring messages. A soldier writes a message on a paper and ties it on a pigeon's leg. Pigeon back at Fort Monmouth. A soldier takes out the paper from its foot. (World War II period).
Parachutists undergo physical training at Fort Benning, Georgia during World War II. United States troops exercise on parallel bars and narrow catwalks. They learn acrobat technique to fall on ground without hurting themselves. Paratroopers mass jump from a fleet of aircraft in flight. The trainees land on ground with their parachutes.
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