United States 302nd infantry, 94th division in the village of Besch in Saarland, Germany during World War II. Three German children waving from a ruined doorway. 748th tank battalion, 94th division pass through Besch with whitewashed M4 Sherman tanks. United States soldiers on top of an M3 half-track painted in white.
United States Army Infantry engage in attack against German snipers in Beffe, Belgium during the Battle of the Bulge (World War II). A platoon of the 200th Infantry, 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron advances along snow covered field in attempt to wipe out German snipers during winter. Soldiers with M-1 rifles assume prone position in the snow. A soldier shoots with a M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR). Soldiers shoot with their M-1 rifles before crouching. A soldier aims and shoots with his rifle. View of soldiers shooting with their rifles (one of them is holding a .45 caliber Thompson submachine gun) from a distance. Some crouch shortly to reload their rifles. Some soldiers carefully sneak up in the snow while holding shells and rocket launcher. Soldiers advance in the snow against enemy fire. A soldier firing with rifle from behind barbed wire fences. A wounded soldier crawls back to safety. The mustached soldier smiles upon his return. Two soldiers fire bazooka (2.46 rocket launcher) near barbed fence. Two soldiers crawl in the snow, attempting to rescue another wounded soldier. The soldiers are forced to withdraw because of German sniper action.
Captured German prisoners of war led through streets by French Forces of the Interior (FFI) guerrillas after the Liberation of Paris during World War II. Civilian onlookers watch the German prisoners marching away. Some hostile French civilians attempt to punch and beat German prisoners. French nuns, civilian women, and a priest clapping in front of a building. French civilians gather under a monument in Paris. M3 half-tracks moving in front of the Arc de Triomphe. A man holding the French flag under the Arc de Triomphe. General Charles de Gaulle walking on the street while escorted by a group of personnel. An M4 Sherman tank moving on a street near Avenue Champs Elysees. Crowds gather to watch military vehicles under the Arc de Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France).
United States 3rd Army Division soldiers study a map together in Cologne, Germany during World War II. U.S. Army soldiers gather outside a house. A soldier pointing while he talks to officers. United States Army tanks parked outside apartments. A soldier communicates on the phone. German civilians watch street fighting from apartment balcony. German soldiers raise white flag as they surrender to American soldiers. An M26 Pershing heavy tank and an M4 Sherman tank drive past a tobacco shop. German civilian women carry their belongings as they cross the road. A man leads the women into an underground passage. Soldiers forcefully break house doors open and capture Nazi German prisoners.
United States Marine Corps (USMC) fighter jet drops an incendiary bomb over the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) during the time Operation Hastings and Operation Prairie were in progress during the Vietnam War. A fiery explosion erupts from bomb hitting the ground. A Marine firing a machine gun at enemy positions while in flight. Lima Company, 3rd Marines, rescuing India Company Marines, carrying injured to a Sikorsky H-34 helicopter. Two Marines carrying an injured Marine stumble to the ground as gunshots are fired. They make it to the helicopter. Marines firing with a M2 Browning machine gun, rifle, and throwing a grenade. Another Marine holds the ammunition belt. A Marine digs under a tree stump and buries plastic explosives. The Marine ignites the explosives and moves away from the tree stump before it explodes. Helicopter picking up casualties in the combat zone. The Marines chopping wood and trees. A Marine holds on to a rope as the helicopter evacuates him. Marine setting up an explosive charge on tree stump. He inserts det cord and actuates it. Explosion from an explosive charge in the jungle. Trees fall to the ground while Marines clear the jungle for helicopters. A Marine using hand signals to guide a helicopter landing. More casualties are evacuated from the combat zone. Marines cover their ears as they fire a mortar. On 3 August, fighter drops a bomb during Operation Prairie. An artillery crew with the 4th Marines fires a howitzer on 13 August. Smoke rises from North Vietnamese position on the right side of a mountain. A battalion of Marines fighting in combat A Marine wraps wounded head with gauze. An officer gives command over field telephone. Aircraft dropping bombs and Marines firing at North Vietnamese forces on a hill using M40 recoilless rifles mounted on M274 Mechanical Mules.
French civilians cheer the arrival of Allied infantry soldiers and armored vehicles in Normandy after the D-Day landings in World War II. French men and women waving to the soldiers and a boy flashed the “V” or “Victory sign”. Smiling French children waving to the soldiers. Soldiers and a 105 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M7 enter a village. Sign reads “Sainte-Mere-Eglise”. Civilians welcome troops on top of an M4 Sherman tank entering the commune. A Military Police directs traffic in Sainte-Mere-Eglise. French civilian men pushing wheelbarrows with supplies. A soldier speaks to locals. Civilians clapping at the Military Police. Faces of smiling French civilians.
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