A British film which demonstrates the use of their equipment against beach obstacles during World War II in Great Britain. Several shots of fire from a British 2 pounder anti tank gun. A damaged concrete block. A tank approaches the concrete block. A British soldier on the tank. The tank hits the concrete block. A 6 ½ lb beehive kept on a concrete. The concrete blocks. The 6 ½ pound beehive is fired. The damaged concrete block.
A British film which demonstrates the use of their equipment against beach obstacles during World War II in Great Britain. Several shots of fire from a 6 pounder (pdr) anti tank gun. The concrete blocks shattered up to 200 cubic feet. Mountains in the background. A tank approaches the concrete blocks. A British soldier stands in the background. The damaged concrete block.
A British film which demonstrates the use of various equipment against beach obstacles during World War II in Great Britain. A 9 feet high and 6 feet tall wall. Barbed wires on the wall. A Carrot charger attached to a tank rolls down from a landing craft. The tank approaches the concrete wall. Tanks move on the ground. The Carrot charger is fired. Smoke rises due to firing. A 13 feet gap in the wall. Damaged wall and soldiers in the background. The tank climbs up the gap in the wall. British Matilda tank stuck in the gap and climbs the wall with difficulty. British tank Churchill goes through the gap easily. Ocean in the background. The same concrete wall. Hayrick elongated beehive charge is fired on the same wall. Smoke rises due to firing on the wall. British soldiers and officer stand on the damaged wall. Tanks climb up the damaged wall. Trucks in the background. Officers and soldiers look at the tanks climb.
U.S. 81st Division, 323 Infantry Regiment troops at Ulithi Atoll in Caroline Island during World War II. The U.S. soldiers assemble on beach near a landing craft. All the soldiers carry combat life saving bag on their back. One of the soldier helps another to get into flame throwing equipment. The soldiers in a group carrying guns on their shoulders. A combat life saving bag. The soldiers stand behind a board talk. A soldier seated with a mortar in his hands. A soldier smokes a cigarette. Mortar parts, canteens, life saving bag and rifles kept on a platform. The soldiers near the landing craft.
The anniversary of the D-Day at Utah Beach in Normandy, France during World War II. Monument to U.S. Army's 1st Brigade of Engineers. A soldier stands at attention at the side of the monument. The U.S. flag flutters in the background. A band plays musical instruments during a ceremony. The U.S. is represented by Brigadier General Egmont F. Koenig and France by General Paul Le Gentilhomme. The two Generals salute. The Generals and party review the troops. The French General awards the Croix de Guerre with palm to 1st, 5th and 6th U.S. Army Engineers.
The anniversary of the D-Day at Utah Beach in Normandy, France during World War II. Girls in U.S. and French flag dresses. Wreaths are placed at the foot of a monument by U.S. and French representatives. U.S. and French troops pass in review. A crowd at the ceremony. U.S. and French representatives stand beside the D-Day monument to U.S. Army's 1st Brigade of Engineers and salute. They climb down stairs. French General Paul Le Gentilhomme salutes. Artillery guns in the background. Soldiers stand beside the monument and salute. The soldiers hold the U.S. and French flags.
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