Landing crafts underway off shore Iwo Jima during the Battle of Iwo Jima of World War II. Views of Mount Suribachi. Smoke rises from Mount Suribachi. Planes bombard Iwo Jima. Bombs hit and explosions rise. Landing crafts head towards the beach in the foreground.
U.S. Navy Seabees (Construction Battalion) work on beachhead in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Seabees unload supplies from LST (Landing Ship Tank) at a beach head. Seabees on ramp of LST. They pull supplies for a constructing bridge. Fire burns fiercely on the deck of LST as it underway. Two LSTs underway.
Japanese forces occupy Andoman Islands in World War 2. Animated map shows straight line from Japan, over Southeast Asia, to the Andoman Islands in the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean. Japanese troops are seen in an assault boat headed toward a tropical island. Mitsubishi F1M (Pete) Navy float plane in flight overhead. Japanese soldiers charge a beach and move inland, apparently unapposed. British flag laying on the ground in Port Blair and British arms stacked by Japanese troops, who also pose for photograph in a large group, raising their flags in sign of victory. Japanese soldiers examine a sash worn by a local native. Street scene with local people going about their daily activities.
The 10th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Europe. Germany: Allied troops standing at attention. Various flags are raised. Officers review the troops. Airplanes in formation flight showing aerial demonstrations. A band plays musical instruments and parades. The troops march. Naples, Italy: U.S. Navy Admiral Charles R. Brown reviews a parade. Color guard march with flags. Spectators watch the demonstrations depicting allied unity. Army tanks move past the streets of the city. A U.S. Army aircraft is carried. A beach with ships in the background.
Landings of Allied troops for the invasion of Southern France during World War II. A barrage balloon floats in the air. Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs) and Landing Craft Tanks (LCT) head towards a beach.
Troops obtain beaches in the European Theater during World War II. A sign reads: "Dunkirk." An anti-aircraft gun on an English ship. Several English tanks on a cliff along a coastline. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler looking through binoculars across the English coastline. Adolf Hitler and staff officers walk upon the deck of a ship. Aircraft passing overhead. Large German coastal gun fired. English soldiers lining up in formation in an open area. Barracks in the background. English Home Guard training with rifles. A coastal defense observation post shows observers scanning the horizon. British Anti-aircraft gun positions along the coastline. An English sailor standing in the observer position on a ship scanning the sea with binoculars. A Supermarine Spitfire of the Royal Air Force in flight. Spitfires diving down through the sky. Formation of six United States Army Air Forces B-26 Marauders passing. Close elevated aerial view of B-25 Mitchell. A bomb exploding near a pier. Strafing a vessel at sea. A destroyer escort vessel. Island across flat terrain showing shells bursting in the distant background. A German building shows two guards standing at the entrance. Inside, Hitler and staff officers looking at a large map. Tread of a German tank going up a road. Crew members standing on a German tank. German artillery going up a road on a half track vehicle. The half track towing heavy artillery piece. Ship underway at sea. Other ships in the distant background. Observer standing on the deck of a ship scans horizon with binoculars. An English soldier observing. Marines crowded aboard landing craft as it moves towards shore. A rocky coastline showing English commandos landing along a shoreline and dashing up rocky terrain. German Communication Tower and Building. An explosion blowing an installation apart. Three huge gas holders erected on pier showing explosion and flame. A building being blown up; flame and smoke.
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