French North African Colonial troops board a C-47 aircraft. Equipment loaded onto plane at Gia Lam Airfield in Hanoi. The troops seated inside the C-47 aircraft. The aircraft taxis and takes off. Numerous C-47 transport aircraft on the ground. General Salan converses with Deo-Van-Long, Chief of the Thai country. French Moroccan Colonial troops move off airfield, through village and towards an improvised camp. A C-47 takes off. Several oxen are seen on Laichau airfield. A radio operator seated alongside his equipment.
French river boats in operation. One tows several Vietnamese boats. A group of French soldiers aboard a wooden sail boat that they propel with long poles. The boat moves towards a beach area. The troops get off the boat and wade to the beach. They search the area and seize several Vietnamese prisoners. French troops search areas along the river bank.
A convoy of United States trucks and Marine infantry advance down a road in Korea during Chosin Reservoir battle. Aerial views of an industrial complex and long pipe lines connected to a power station. Marines stand guard at one of the power station buildings. Pipes covered with snow.
United States soldiers undergo stevedores training on the dummy ship,USS Dixie, at Fort Dix, New Jersey, during World War 2. Quartermasters practice cargo handling on the dummy ship. An officer briefs the crew before they begin the training. Soldiers raise long rods and secure chains. Trainers unload equipment from the dummy ship. Cargo transfered on platforms using a rope. A soldier gives hand signals while directing the cargo handling. Cargo lowered on the dock.
British Army tanks tested against various beach obstacles. A British Churchill tank charges 2 tubular obstacles, 70 feet long, 18 feet deep and 12 feet high. The tank drives through the obstacle. Officials inspect the broken obstacle.
President Harry Truman in Germany. President Truman drives away in a staff car from the Gatow Airport in Germany. A truck loaded with United States soldiers drives past. A band and men of the 2nd Armored Division stand in formation as the President reviews them. Soldiers salute. A long line of cars as President Truman drives off to the airport. (World War II period).
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