Allied Operation Cobra, during World War II. United States infantry,tanks and other vehicles advance from Lessay through the war-torn town of Periers, on their way to Coutances, France. U.S. infantrymen (probably 90th Infantry Division) and armor of the 4th Armored Division, including M4(105) howitzer medium tanks and M4 medium tanks (part of Operation Cobra) move past a road sign that reads "Périers". At top of signpost, another sign reads: "Road cleared of mines to hedges." The tanks turn right (South) in front of the damaged Periers church, as they pass through town on their way toward the city of Coutances.
Military police guard German prisoners of war in vicinity of Periers,France, during World War II. German prisoners rest along wall in courtyard of a building. Some prisoners sleep over ruins of buildings. Military police guard them. Prisoners being marched to trucks and loaded, packed tightly onto open trucks. French women on bicycles stop and make fun of the German prisoners Damaged buildings seen in the background. Sherman tank of 4th Armored Division drives past bomb-damaged church. Road sign points along Route 71 to next town (Coutances) and end of route (coastal city of Granville).
As part of Operation Cobra, elements of United States 2nd Armored Division with infantry, tanks and armored vehicles enter Canisy, France during World War II. Views of soldiers loaded on tanks, armored vehicles and trucks. (Troops in half-track wear the rare camouflage uniforms distributed mainly to the 41st Armored Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Armored Division.) German prisoners of war march along side of road, guarded by U.S. soldier.
U.S. Coat Guard sailors aboard a Coast Guard cutter in the North Atlantic. The cutter attacks a German U-boat submarine. A sailor communicates over the radio. Explosions in the water. Sailor on deck. Oil from a damaged enemy submarine floats on the water. A CG cutter in heavy seas. Air and sea rescue boats patrol and search for airmen at sea. Sailors on the cutter. (World War II period).
Hungarian troops in World War 2 gather for a parade in Heroes' Square (Budapest, Hősök tere, 1146 Hungary) at the end of Andrássy Avenue, in Budapest, Hungary. Millennium Memorial visible (also known as Millenary Monument). Monument pedestal visible with text AZ EZERÉVES HATÁROKÉRT, which means "For the Millennium Boundaries". Royal Hungarian Army soldiers and officers in cars, seated atop armored cars, and marching on foot. German Dornier DO-17 bombers in flight overhead. View of German military and Hungarian political dignitaries on stage, including Hungarian Prime Minister László Bárdossy. Officer fastens flag of the Kingdom of Hungary to the instrument of a trumpeter. Formations of Motorcyclists lead a parade along a main thoroughfare. Many open trucks carrying troops take part. Some tow light field artillery pieces. Military members and civilians (almost all women) stand on either side of the road to witness the event. The civilians wave and cheer. Many Hungarian 39M Csaba armored scout cars assembled in front of the Museum of Fine Arts Budapest (Budapest, Dózsa György út 41, 1146 Hungary) beginning to join the parade. A Japanese boy and girl are seen in the crowd smiling and displaying a Japanese flag. Clip ends showing vehicles towing 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns on wheeled mountings.
Seventy year old German author Wilhelm von Schultz at his country home in Germany. The author takes a walk in his garden. He plays with his dog. Photographs on the wall by a staircase inside the house. Schultz in his library. He takes a book and sits down by a lamp to read it. He takes notes on a pad while reading. Four German sisters work at a lumber mill to support their father. A woman arrives to deliver a letter from their father. The women use circular saw in the mill to cut lumber. They place the board on a cart and ride with them down a track. They stack lumber to season it. . The sisters roll logs. German female cadets train on horseback. They ride and perform jumps. An officer leads the cadets out into a field. They gallop up and down hill.
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