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Allied troops landing in Southern France during Operation Dragoon of World War 2

Allied Invasion of Southern France during Operation Dragoon of World War II on 15 and 16 August 1944. Invasion begins. Warships fire heavy naval guns and barrages of rockets. Landing craft carrying men and equipment, race toward the beach. Troops descend on nets from transport vessels. Boats being lowered at sea. Allied aircraft in flight drop bombs. Destroyer and PT boats escort some landing craft . American and French troops encounter no German resistance, except some rear guard sniping, as they advance on shore. 100 foot floating causeways are dropped into the water. Men and supplies landed. Mine detectors clear the roads. German prisoners were herded on beach for removal to ships. Animated map depicts the advancement in the Operation in its first 48 hours.

Date: 1944, August 15
Duration: 2 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072830
Landmarks in city of Rome in 1930s including Colosseum, Monument of Victor Emmanuel II, Roman Forum, St Peter's Basilica

Landmarks and monuments in the city of Rome, Italy in the late 1930s. Exteriors of the Colosseum of Rome. Car traffic on street outside Colosseum. Views of the Monument of Victor Emmanuel II. White statues in the Foro Mussolini, Stadio dei Marmi. Some unidentifed buildings along a street. Scenes from a beach, presumably on the east coast of Italy not far from Rome. People walking on sand, and a group of beach cabana tents is seen. Next scene shows various ruins in the Roman Forum. That is followed by the gateway to the Vatican, and then a view of St. Peter's Basilica. (Amateur home movie.)

Date: 1937
Duration: 2 min 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074081
U.S. Marines leave Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands as army takes over during World War II.

U.S. marines departing Guadalcanal as they are relieved by U.S. Army troops of the 23rd Infantry Division. They board landing craft, vehicle, personnel (LCVP), aka Higgins boats, of the USS Neville (AP-16). Two of the marines scrambles aboard one of the boats as its ramp is almost closed. View of marines packed aboard the LCVP as it gets underway. Two transport ships are anchored in the background. The most distant one is the USS Neville (AP-16). Scene shifts to beach crowded with departing marines and Higgins boats. Closeup of a marine holding a cigarette while eating a sandwich, and another with a bandage on his forehead. Numerous views of the beach crowded with marine; palm trees overhead; higgins boats departing to the USS Neville, and two transport ships anchored in the background. Closeups of marines on shore waiting for more Higgins boats to transport them. Scene changes to U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General William Rupertus, Assistant Commander, 1st Marine Division; U.S. Army Major General Alexander Patch, Commander, 23rd Infantry Division (Americal Division) and U.S. Army Brigadier General Edmund Sebree, his Assistant Commander, posing for the camera as they ostensibly discuss a map. They shake hands with each other. General Sebree exchanges salutes with General Rupertus, and they all walk away. Next, the three generals pose for closeups. Film ends showing columns of marines moving along the sides of a road cut through a forest of palm trees.

Date: 1942, December 18
Duration: 2 min 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074707
Illustrations of personal concealment techniques. U.S. Marines on an island of Pacific during World War II.

A film titled 'Personal Concealment' illustrates techniques on a Pacific Island during World War II. Marines concealed while lying in prone position on a beach. Concealment while lying on the beach. Men standing in water. Marines standing in a wooded area.

Date: 1941
Duration: 2 min 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675074820
U.S. task force ships and naval bombers head for Guam, Mariana Islands during its invasion in World War II.

Invasion of Japanese held island of Guam, Mariana Islands by U.S. army during Pacific Campaign of World War II. Formations of U.S. Navy TBF Avenger torpedo bombers heading for Guam. U.S. task force including APs (Transports), LSTs (Landing Ships, Tank), AKs (Cargo Ships) in transport area. LCVPs (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) underway to beach. BB (Battleship) bombards beach. U.S. Navy SBD Dauntless dive bombers in flight.

Date: 1944, July
Duration: 2 min 10 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074866
U.S. Marines of 5th Marine Regiment, B Company land on Peleliu, Palau during World War II.

U.S. 5th Marine Regiment lands on Peleliu, Palau Islands during World War II. LCVPs (Landing Crafts, Vehicle, Personnel), CLs (Light Cruisers), and DDs (Destroyers) underway. Task force ships fire their antiaircraft guns. LCTs (Landing Crafts, Tank) underway. Smoke rises from shore. Shells burst on shore. Marines move up on beach and inland. Wave of LVTs (Landing Vehicles, Tracked) hits the beach. Marines in prone position. Marines in foxhole. Burning Japanese planes on airstrip.

Date: 1944, September 15
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675074870