A film titled: 'Paratroops' on general and special training of U.S. paratroopers. Paratroopers descending with the help of parachutes in the United States. The paratroopers march in formation. They exercise during their training. They are being trained on a tower mock up. An instructor trains them. They practice with parachutes and a wind machine. A man jumps from the tower mock up. He is being hoisted by a cable. Men packing a parachute. Paratroopers climbing out from a dummy airplane. They jump from the tower mock up with an already inflated parachute.
A film on training of U.S. paratroopers. Commander of the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment William Miles Miley discussing with an officer at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, United States. Soldiers standing in formation. A building in the background. A car arrives. U.S. Army General George Catlett Marshall and British Army Field Marshal John Dill get off the car. They inspect the troops and equipment. Equipment placed on the ground. Officers discuss. They look at equipment. A parked airplane. Paratroopers standing at attention, equipped with parachutes and other equipment. An officer inspects the equipment of the paratroopers. The paratroopers board the airplane. A man gives a signal to take off. The airplane takes off and is in flight. The paratroopers seated inside the airplane. They stand up after getting orders and get ready for jumping. They jump out of the airplane. The paratroopers descend with the help of parachutes. Officers watching the maneuvers. The paratroopers lined up for an inspection. General Marshall and other officers inspect them. (World War II period).
U.S. Army Lieutenant General Omar Bradley prepares to meet members of the Congressional House Military Affairs Committee upon their visit to Headquarters of the 12th Army Group Tactical Air Command, in Luxembourg, during World War 2. A staff car stops,on Place de la Gare. The Hotel Clesse is seen in the background. General Bradley defers to Ambassador Charles W. Sawyer, who is smoking a cigarette. Sawyer enters the car, followed by Bradley. (another man is already in the back seat.) The car drives along a boulevard lined with tram tracks. Three stars are prominently displayed on the car's bumper. The car stops and two attending soldiers salute as General Bradley steps to the sidewalk. He is followed by Ambassador Sawyer and the other person. The three climb steps to enter a building. Some sort of official proclamation is posted near the entrance. A sign at the door reads "Show your identification." The staff car drives away and a Military Police jeep arrives, leading several cars carrying the House Committee members, who are then escorted into the building. Later, Committee members are seen exiting the building, including Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce of Connecticut,walking with Congressman Paul W. Shafer of Michigan. Cars for the Committee parked on cobblestone street, near a. Sign by some barbed wire prohibiting entry. Committee members begin boarding their cars and driving away.
U.S. 101st Airborne Division in Germany during World War II. A civilian policeman walking along a street. Armband of a policeman. Buildings along street sides. 'Hotel' written on the top of a building. A watch on the hand of a man shows different timings. A soldier looking out of a window.
Rear view as Sherman tanks of the U.S. Army 4th Armored Division carry troops into Schuttenhoffen, Czechoslovakia 2 days before the end of World War 2 in Europe. The area appears relatively untouched by bombing or shelling. Local people line the street on both sides, welcoming the Americans. Front view as the tanks proceed toward the camera. People waving enthusiastically. A U.S. M3 half track follows, pulling an artillery piece. Closeup of a man standing next to the camera, smiling, as the M3 half track passes. View from high place of the half track riding through cheering people forming a corridor in the town square. It is followed by a compact covered fully tracked vehicle (possibly an artillery tractor). Camera pan across the town square, showing people sitting on park benches and standing about. A fountain is in the center grassy area. The people line the route of the American armored vehicles passing the end of the park, and they wave and cheer.
U.S. 101st Airborne Division invades Holland, Netherlands during World War 2. United States Army Air Force C-47 Skytrains and gliders in flight overhead. Aerial view of flooded lands in Holland. The gliders come in for a landing on a field. A glider tips forward hard and crashes while landing. U.S. Army soldiers and medics work to free men from the wreckage. A soldier chops a part of the glider to rescue a soldier trapped underneath. An injured man crawls out as the rescuers lift up a nose section of glider with name "Jessie" written on front. A jeep is unloaded from a glider.
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