A group of U.S. Marines in bayonet training, at Key West Florida, during World War 1. A long line of marines crouch near bayonet cloth training dummies, suspended from crossbars. These marines are able to move the dummies and parry bayonet thrusts, by means of attached padded control sticks. A line of marines wielding rifles with bayonets, charge the target the targets, while the controllers parry their bayonet thrusts. Closeup of a marine with bayonet dueling with a controller who parries his thrusts. Scene shifts to armed marines jumping over obstacle wall, bayoneting a dummy on the ground, and moving on. A body of water and some tents are seen in background. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
German prisoners of war transported from France to Britain during World War II. Trucks loaded with prisoners sent to interment camps. Insignia of the United States on the trucks. A building in the background. The prisoners in the trucks. They exit the trucks and board a ship. The prisoners on the deck of the ship and are transported to interment camps. Troops holding guns stand on the deck of the ship. German prisoners disembark from the ship. They stand in a squad and are counted. The prisoners at a railroad train station. They board a railroad train. An officer gets in a separate railroad car. The officers seated inside the car. A U.S. Army Military Police soldier with a gun on his shoulder stands guard.
Activities at Second Aviation Instruction Center in France during World War I. An airman puts a film into a camera unit on a 30 caliber Lewis Machine Gun. U.S. pilots undergo a training in the use of 30 caliber Lewis Machines Guns. Hangars in the background. Targets set up on tripods. A long line of pilots undergoing gunnery training. Airmen set up model targets on the tripods. A target placer moves a target as directed by a gunner.
The U.S. Army trains dispatch riders in the United States during World War II . The dispatch riders ride motorcycles on a rough terrain. Trees in the background. The riders ride the motorcycles. A rider falls from a motorbike during the training.
Chinese troops trained by OSS (Office of Strategic Services) in China Burma India Theater during World War II. A flooded rice paddy field. They walk in a line and passing through the paddy field. The trainees cross the flooded paddy field. The troops carry rifles on their back and march forward. Farmers in the background harvest crops. Hay stack in the foreground and the troops walk past the stacks. They carry gun of their shoulders and advance. The troops advancing in the grassy area. They enter a town. The troops carry essential supplies for delivering it to the trained soldiers.
Chinese troops trained by OSS (Office of Strategic Services) in China Burma India Theater during World War II. The troops go through physical training The troops stand in formation and practice various exercises to strengthen themselves. They swim in a river and come out running . The gun targets . The holes increasing in the target. A close up of an OSS officer.
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