Reconstruction of activities that took place during the Gulf of Tonkin Incident 2-5 August 1964. USS Maddox underway in the Gulf of Tonkin. Commander Ogier takes bearings on a pelorus. Commander Ogier and Lieutenant Commander D. M. Jackson talk on the wing of the bridge while in battle gear. Commander Ogier talks over a phone. (Vietnam War period).
Invading German advancing into rural Polish regions in 1939. Trucks, motorcycles and infantry follow along the path of a shallow riverbed and ford it over rocks near the remains of a wooden bridge. German troops riding in an Sd.Kfz. 11 special motorized vehicle (Sonderkraftfahrzeug) towing an artillery piece, make their way through shallow water. Another military vehicle moves across remains of a destroyed steel bridge in the background. Closeup of smiling German soldier and his comrades, all shouldering M42 machine guns, as they enter the city of Warsaw on October 1, 1939. German infantry march into the city through smoke and debris to parade for Adolf Hitler on October 5, 1939 (not seen). In the background the twin towers of All Saints Church (plac Grzybowski 3/5, 00-115 Warszawa, Poland) dominate Grzybowski Square. Mounted officers lead marching infantry along a street in Warsaw. Views of German soldiers receiving newspapers as they proceed deeper into Poland. They read them as they march informally. Closeups of German infantry making their way in the company of horse-drawn wagons carrying troops, supplies, and towing artillery pieces. Staff cars, trucks, and motorcycles move over dirt roads near piles of debris.
An arms manufacturing plant in the United States during World War 1. War production workers in arms factory woodworking department, manufacture wooden stocks for rifles. Others assemble metal parts of rifles. Still others are seen inserting barrels into wooden rifle stocks. An area staffed almost entirely by women assembling weapon parts. A yard filled with Browning M1917 machine guns.
American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) soldiers of the U.S. 1st Infantry Division, in camp, after arrival in France, in World War 1. The troops, wearing campaign hats (M1912 Service hats) are seen going through a mess line, with cooks dispensing food into their individual mess kits. One soldier clowns around with a large loaf of bread. He bites a piece from it and offers the loaf to other who do likewise. American soldiers sitting on the ground, appear to be enjoying themselves as they drink from small bottles.
Japanese-American troops of the 442nd Combat Team in Fays, France during World War II. Memorial services for the dead. Soldiers fire guns to honor the dead. A band of the 442nd Combat Team plays. Battalion Commander Lieutenant Colonel Virgin R. Miller and Colonel James M. Hanley bow their heads. The soldiers advance along an area. A sign reads: 'Honor Roll of the 2nd Battalion'.
Memorial services in Luxeuil, France during World War II. U.S. Army Lieutenant General Alexander M Patch of the Seventh Army and Major General John E Dahlquist of the 36th Infantry Division present at the ceremony. Civilians gather in a street. Buildings along the street sides. French troops and French veterans of World War I parade. Lieutenant General Patch and a French General in front of a plaque commemorating the American forces of the Lafayette Escadrille. An officer addresses the crowd. Major General Dahlquist ties a battle streamer on the 36th Infantry Division flag. Officers and soldiers salute.
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