A German ballistic missile A-4 being launched during tests in Peenemunde, Germany during World War II. Long shot of an A-4 missile on a launch pad. Smoke rises from the tail section. Billows of smoke rise as the A-4 missile lifts off emitting a fiery flare. The missile in flight. Rapid course corrections by rocket as it rises in the sky.
French troops leave Souilly, the headquarters of French Generals Philippe Pétain and Robert Nivelle, for Verdun by trucks during World War 1. Outside Souilly, General Philippe Pétain observes the trucks leaving for Verdun. Trucks drive along the Voie Sacrée ("Sacred Way”), a road that connects Bar-le-Duc to Verdun (Meuse), France. Long convoy of trucks transport troops, supplies and artillery through the Voie Sacrée ("Sacred Way ''). Trucks driving along the Voie Sacrée ("Sacred Way ''). Soldiers disembark from trucks after arriving in Verdun. Soldiers push field artillery attached to a truck.
A man and two children, an older girl and a boy, fishing on Long Island, New York during World War II. The man smokes a cigarette while a motorboat sails past.
Officer moves down a line of 6 soldiers, instructing each one to perform the long thrust attack towards him. Officer points out and corrects each trainee's mistakes. Exercise performed on a field with targets and other military training equipment in the distance.
Narrator discusses logistics of combining the long thrust bayonet attack with the withdrawal from said attack, and how to coach a group of soldiers into being fluid with the movement. This occurs over footage of an instructor demonstrating the move, first slowly and then at full speed. 6 trainees practice the moves with an instructor coaching them. First each move is done one by one, then chained together until all are performed in one fluid movement. The entire sequence is practiced two times. Final instruction given by the narrator is to practice in pairs without commands.
The 20th Anniversary of U.S. 6th Naval Fleet underway in the Mediterranean Sea. USS Little Rock proceeds in opposite direction of two columns of ships. USS Little Rock underway at sea. Aerial views of USS Little Rock moving in opposite direction of thirty ships.
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