A U.S. Army training film depicts functions of M3 Stuart light tanks and M3 Lee Medium tanks in the United States. Interior of a tank. A driver working and starting the diesel engine. The diesel engine is turned over before starting. The driver oils the clutch release steerings, checks the fuel tank and puts off the battery switch. The transmission oil is checked. The actual starting of a diesel engine is different from that of a gasoline engine. The gear shift is kept at neutral and the clutch is disengaged. The driver starts the engine.
U.S Army training film depicts functions of M3 Stuart light tanks and M3 Lee Medium tanks. A light tank parked on a field. Men standing nearby. The men get aboard the tank. Interior of the tank. A driver starting the engine. The clutch paddle is depressed and the gear shift lever is moved. The clutch is gradually released. The accelerator is depressed. The tank moving on the field.
A training film on United States Army M3 Stuart light tanks and M3 Lee Medium tanks. A tank parked on a field. The tank commander directs the driving of the tank. He stands in front of the tank and gives signals to the driver. The driver starts the engine. The tank commander signals the driver to move forward. Trees in the background. The commander signals right or left to change the direction. He walks in the field. The tank moves. He stops the tank by giving a halt signal. He gives signals to move forward. The tank commander aboard the tank. He touches the left shoulder of the driver with his feet to indicate to the driver to move left. He taps repeatedly on the driver's back to indicate to stop. The clutch paddle is depressed by the driver and the tank is stopped. The parking brake located near the driver seat is pressed. The driver starting the engine.
U.S. Army training film depicts functions of M3 Stuart light tanks and M3 Lee Medium tanks. A tank parked on a field. A crew working on the maintenance of the tank. They tighten nuts and bolts, clean machinery and check the tank tools and guns. They change the oil and grease the parts of the tank. The tank moves on the field.
American forces in Leipzig, Germany near the end of World War 2 in Europe. Landmarks include the heavily damaged New Town Hall, Burgplatz, and a church. At start of film, German civilians are seen running along railroad tracks, past war-damaged platform, to reach a train. Hungry German civilian men wrestle with a man on a sidewalk holding a large piece of meat. American soldiers walking across a city square in single file. Two Sherman tanks move across city square following the tracks of a tramway. The overhead electric wires for the tram are visible. More views of American soldiers walking and some in jeeps. A tilted view of the Reform Evangelist Church. Then camera straightens out and shows it properly. In front of the church, two American soldiers sit on a half-track with M45 Quadmount (Maxson) Anti-Aircraft guns installed on it. Back of the half-track has "660 AAA" stenciled on it. Many Jerry cans are held in racks along the sides of the half-track. Scene shifts to a formation of German prisoners of war with their hands over their heads. Close-up views of faces of German soldier prisoners of war. Camera pans across them, closeup. They carry all their personal gear, including bed rolls, but no weapons. View from behind them. Wider glimpse of the prisoners under guard. The severely damaged 1928 Kroch Building (Krochhochhaus) is seen in the background. Several German prisoners sit in a jeep, guarded by an American soldier with an M3 .45-caliber sub-machine gun ("grease gun"). At the end of the film, the bomb damaged 1905 New City Hall (Neues Rathaus) is seen in the background.
Sign reads “FBI Academy Gun Vault”. Submachine guns, rifles, shotguns, handcuffs, and revolvers neatly arranged in a gun racks and cabinets. An instructor teaches FBI Academy trainees how to disassemble M1928 Thompson Submachine guns. A student disassembles his Tommy gun. Parts of an M1928 Thompson Submachine displayed on a table. Hand shooting a hand gun pistol. FBI trainees shooting at targets at the FBI training academy gun range in Quantico.
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