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FSSF soldiers and pack mules walk along a mountain trail laden with large backpacks and rifles

During World War 2, a soldier from the First Special Service Force (FSSF) (often referred to as the "Devil's Brigade," an elite joint American-Canadian commando unit) tightens straps on a packboard and swings it onto his back. Soldiers pack and move about in the background. Scene changes to a large group of soldiers and pack mules arrayed on a tiered hill. The group begins walking along a trail up the hill. Several soldiers jog past with large packs. Soldiers walk uphill in single file carrying large packs and rifles, some hold their helmets in hand. Several medics walk with the soldiers. Scene changes to a higher position on the mountain with snow; soldiers rest on rocky ground beside the trail. A soldier drinks from a small pot. Long shot shows men and mules walking along the side of a mountain. Frontal shot of soldiers walking, one grins at the camera. Long shot with hazy mountain in background, soldiers and mules walk along the trail.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080924
American artillery crews load and fire 240mm Howitzers in Italy during World War 2

Two howitzer 240mm artillery guns fire simultaneously, camouflaged in sandbag and dirt emplacements with netting over top. Scene changes to the backside of the artillery, where American soldiers crouch and cover their ears, flinching when the weapon is fired. Medium shot of the barrel as the weapon fires and recoils, smoke trailing out. Scene changes again and soldiers wheel a 240mm projectile to the weapon, where a team of four men use a long staff to push the projectile into the weapon. More scenes of the weapons firing at German targets and men ducking, covering their ears. Medium shot shows a soldier pulling the lanyard to fire the weapon, which recoils violently.

Date: 1944, January
Duration: 1 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080925
American soldiers fire 105mm and 155mm Howitzer artillery weapons in Italy during World War 2

Three 105mm Howitzer artillery guns fire. An American soldier cleans the bore of the weapon with a long-handled swab. The gunner adjusts the panoramic telescope by hand, and a soldier loads a shell into the breech, which is then closed and the lanyard pulled to fire the weapon. Smoke trails out of the barrel. Scene changes to a view of a larger, 155mm Howitzer. American soldiers carry a projectile on a tray, which is pushed into the bore by two men using a long staff. Bags of propellant are loaded next, the breech is closed, primer is inserted, and the lanyard is pulled, firing the weapon. Soldiers cover their ears and stand back from the recoil. The weapon is reloaded and fired again.

Date: 1944, January
Duration: 2 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080926
Destroyed German tank during Allied invasion in Isigny-sur-Mer, France, during World War 2

A U.S. Army soldier lays prone in the foreground, looking at a destroyed German tank in flames on the side of the road, three days after the Allied invasion of France in WW2. Smoke billows from the tank. A transport vehicle passes carrying a group of U.S. Army soldiers with rifles. Another smaller vehicle passes by the tank. Closer shots show the tank wreckage left on the road, fire burning on the treads.

Date: 1944, June 9
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080933
U.S. Forces build up the Easy Red sector of Omaha Beach following the Allied invasion of France in World War 2

U.S. Army Caterpillar D7 tractor tows a LeTourneau carryall LS scraper through sand along the Easy Red sector of Omaha Beach, three days after the Allied invasion of France during WW2. Soldiers walk past carrying material on their shoulders. A Rhino ferry comes in for landing on the beach, carrying dozens of men and vehicles. An M3 half-track drives off the ferry into the water, toward the beach, carrying men. Wide sweeping shot of the beachhead shows lines of U.S. soldiers on the move, U.S. ships, barrage balloons, and a crane.

Date: 1944, June 9
Duration: 1 min 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080934
U.S. Army consolidates the Easy Red sector of Omaha Beach following the Allied invasion of France in World War 2

U.S. Army soldiers prepare equipment and shovel sand at Easy Red sector of Omaha Beach, three days after the Allied invasion of France in WW2. Shot of U.S. Amy vehicles and equipment in front of a destroyed building on the coast. A tank drives inland with two deep-wading trunks mounted on its rear for amphibious landings. Hazy shot from elevated position shows a segment of coastline with many Allied ships in the water. Barrage balloons drift above.

Date: 1944, June 9
Duration: 1 min 22 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675080935