At start of film, a German 10.5cm self propelled tank destroyer is seen covered with foliage moving in a field during German counterattack (Battle of the Ardennes, also known as the Battle of the Bulge) in World War 2. Closeup of a soldier standing in a Panzer III tank. White smoke rising across the entire background in a scene. A tank destroyer entering a village. Infantry running nearby. German infantry hunkering down in a field near a house. Soldiers crawling on hands and knees as they engage in fighting from house to house. Suddenly they rise up and run toward the front of the house, behind a passing German tank. German soldiers firing rifles from inside a round open turret in an armored vehicle equipped several installed machine guns. German soldiers lying low in a field as a tank burns behind them. A soldier fires a panzerfaust anti tank weapon. A huge explosion raises dense white and black smoke. German infantry run from a trench as another large explosion occurs. A German tank destroyer moves slowly past buildings, followed by a half track armored personnel carrier covered with foliage camouflage. Infantry walking behind armored vehicles. Soldiers running past rubble in house to house fighting. They jump through a destroyed brick wall. American soldiers being taken as prisoners as they step from a building and walk with their hands over their heads. A group of American soldiers surrendering with a white flag. U.S. Army soldier prisoners of war in formation on a cobblestone street. A destroyed tank upside down. A knocked out American tank with "America First" stenciled on its side. German soldiers look at hole in its side. One puts his hand in it. Soldiers surronding a captured U.S. jeep. One, with a bloodied face, uses a field phone. SS-Oberst-Gruppenführer Josef "Sepp" Dietrich, the 4 Star Commander of the German 6th Panzer Army is seen stepping from his staff car. He watches as German infantry walk past him. Closeup of Josef Dietrich. Line of infantry continuing to move as they pass him. Infantry moving along wifh armored vehicles and trucks. A soldier looks up at the sky as a German V-1 Buzz Bomb passes overhead. An American rifle stuck in the ground at a field next to a Browning M1917 machine gun. German soldiers look over the field where dead American soldiers lie amidst destroyed equipment and weapons. A burning U.S. tank. Several captured U.S. M3 Stuart tanks lined up in a field.
Psychological warfare operations (PSYOP) and information dissemination demonstration by the United States Army during the Cold War. A loudspeaker jeep hidden distantly behind clump of trees in a grassy field. A tank (likely a Sherman M4 tank) with a loudspeaker moves across a field. Leaflets distantly visible in the sky. A B-26 plane flies past a field. More leaflets fill the sky distantly visible. Leaflets falling on the fields. A United States Army L-16 plane flying low, dropping leaflets over soldiers.
A spiked 17 cm Kanone 18 German heavy field gun with flag of surrender left by German troops in World War II. U.S. demolition soldier tapes attaches a charge along with a photo of Hitler onto a road barrier. Street barrier explodes. A United States Army M4 Sherman tank rolling through scattered debris on street in Cherbourg.
Occupation of La Haye du Puits under American control during World War 2. United States infantry troops under General Omar Bradley enter the town of La Haye du Puits, with buildings significantly damaged and roads covered with debris. Two soldiers enter an empty and damaged “Café du Progres B. Folliot Lefranc”. Two soldiers carefully walk on debris during a mopping up operation. Soldiers on the street during a mop-up. United States soldiers on top of an M4 Sherman tank covered with tree branches rolls through the center of town. Shop sign for “Citroën”. United States infantry troops on foot enter the town limits. Town signage “La Haye du Puits” at the town limits. Infantry troops find damaged buildings and debris of La Haye du Puits. The town square of La Haye du Puits (now known as Général-de-Gaulle Place), with the Presbytère Church (18 Rue Loret, 50250 La Haye, France) on the background. United States soldiers stringing communication lines in La Haye du Puits. Soldier pulls telephone cable from cable spool. Another soldier installs cables on a post. A German prisoner-of-war raises his hands upon his capture. German soldiers with their hands on their heads after their capture by American forces.
The French 501st Combat Tank Regiment (501e Régiment de chars de combat 501e RCC in French) in North Dalton, England during World War II. A French soldier sits on top of an M4 Sherman tank. A pet dog mascot stands near the soldier on top of the tank. Dog is barking and wagging its tail while standing on top of the tank. Side of tank reads “ELALAMEIN” after the Battle of El-Alamein, for which the regiment won battle honors in 1942. The tank moves, with the soldier and pet dog mascot still on top of the tank. Soldier holds on to turret while dog is peeking out of the hatch. A French soldier’s chest wearing insignias. French soldiers smoke cigarettes, eat and relax while seated outside tents. A French soldier offers cigarette to his friends. A French soldier lights a cigarette for another soldier.
The French 501st Combat Tank Regiment (501e Régiment de chars de combat 501e RCC in French) in North Dalton, England during World War II. A French soldier plays accordion. Other French soldiers, one smoking a pipe, listen to accordion player’s performance. A mechanic welds the hatch cover of an armored tracked vehicle, holding welding torch in one hand and welding helmet in the other. A French soldier files a part on the top of an M4 Sherman tank while talking to a friend.
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