French troops marching. Convoy of French Army vehicles. Formation of aircraft bombing ground targets. Explosions on ground. The Eiffel Tower.
British troops in deep trenches lined with woven branches, on the Western Front in World War 1. Slate refers to gas alarm with Strombos horn. British soldiers immediately don their gas masks and take up defensive firing positions in their trench. Gas fumes are seen drifting over the trench. View from the trench, of gas cloud over No-Man's land, with barbed wire and some snow on the ground. [Note: The Strombos horn,was operated by compressed air and could be heard for several miles. But as use of gas shells increased, and such attacks tended to be localized, other alarms were employed, instead, such as metal shell cases, steel triangles, watchmen's rattles, klaxon horns, etc.] (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Film begins showing the formidable German Atlantic Wall fortifications in place during World War 2. German soldiers look through binoculars. British troops are seen in the distance, where they have penetrated the River Orne, in an amphibious assault near the village of Ouistreham in Normandy. Obstacles are seen planted by the Germans all along the shorelines. German artillery and machine guns fire on those troops with devastating effect. German soldiers are seen examining abandoned British landing craft after the battle. One is labeled LC P L208. Closeup of German SS soldier. View of beach with markers on it and debris strewn along it. Closeup of a German soldier. A camouflaged German Marder tank destroyer heading to join in counterattack against Allied forces. German armor crossing a field, and then firing from wooded areas. German infantry running forward beside tanks.
U.S. Army soldiers arriving in Army trucks, one company at a time, for 24 hours rest on the West band of the Moselle River, after combat on the East bank, during World War 2. The soldiers receive a hot meal, a hot shower and shave,issue of clean clothing, and get to attend a movie.(Poster advertises the film Bathing Beauty, starring Esther Williams and Red Skelton.) The next morning, troops board trucks to return to the front line again. Scene changes to U.S. troops in snow, as winter arrives. Squadron of British Spitfire aircraft seen on snow-covered field as airmen refuel them from hand-carried gas cans. An American Army woman nurse clears snow from military vehicle in Paris. General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Commander of French Army B, consulting with Major General Wade Haislip, Commander of the U.S. XV Corps, during Winter campaign in Vosges Mountains. French forces firing a mortar. British forces entrenched and machine gunner trying to keep warm. Uniformed British women volunteers trying to keep warm in their office bunker. Allied infantry entrenched and moving across a field. American soldiers in the Ardennes forest suddenly find themselves under attack by German artillery and tanks (Battle of the Bulge). Shells exploding near camera position. Camera shakes. Soldiers taking cover and a jeep driving by as an explosion rocks the area immediately behind it in the trees of the forest.
German troops in a French town during World War II. A large group of German soldiers gather at the front of a steel barricaded store front on a commercial street in a French town. As a group of soldiers gains entrance to the shop, others examine an opening from the sidewalk to the basement of the shop. One soldier brandishes a pistol and another holds a hand grenade, ready to throw into the opening. German soldiers force civilian occupants out of their apartment in town. Town square includes building (hotel?) with S.Raphael painted on its side.Smoke from burning buildings seen in background. German motorcycles parked on street near a town park.
Germans employ psychological warfare by broadcasting music and news to French troops, via loudspeakers and banners, during World War II. German troops set up huge loudspeakers and German band plays at a river separating German and French forces. German officers look towards other side of water. A banner being set up on field. German soldiers send propaganda balloons, carrying messages to French troops.
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