Lines of U.S. soldiers march on either side of two moving M4 Sherman tanks, followed by transport vehicles, three days after the D-Day invasion of France in World War 2. The men and vehicles move in opposite directions. Allied ships and barrage balloons in the background. Scene cuts to new location where U.S. military vehicles and soldiers move about, barrage balloons clearly visible in the sky. Two M8 Greyhound armored cars and a smaller vehicle drive past. A soldier moves heavy equipment using a large tractor fitted with a bulldozer blade, raising his hand while shouting. More scenes of U.S. Army vehicles driving past. Shot of damaged vehicle. Procession of vehicles ascend slope, moving inland.
Medium shots of U.S. soldiers as they climb down rope nets from transport ship (AP) and board landing craft mechanized (LCM). Second shot from the LCM in the water shows a second and third, larger, landing craft, also full of soldiers. Scene changes and beach is in view. Soldiers disembark landing craft and wade to shore with backpacks on and rifles in hand. Groups of soldiers organize on the beach in the background during WW2 Allied Normandy invasion.
Stretcher carrying wounded is lowered onto transport ship (AP). Close and medium views of U.S LCI (Landing Craft, Infantry) damaged by shell fire during WW2 invasion of France (D-Day operations). The ship is badly listing with its starboard side low in the water. Distant shot shows multiple ships near the damaged LCI. Elevated close up from transport ship of damaged LCI as wounded are hoisted onto the transport ship using a stretcher. Landing Craft, Mechanized (LCM) in the water beside the damaged LCI. Medium shot of bridge of damaged LCI where soldiers speak with unseen party on the taller transport ship.
Elevated shot of 83-foot U.S. Coast Guard cutter serving as a military rescue ship during Allied invasion of France. Distant convoy of LCIs (Landing Craft, Infantry), each with a barrage balloon overhead. Wide view of area with multiple ships including LCIs, transport ships, and destroyer escort on patrol. Barrage balloons overhead. Closer shot of destroyer escort. Scene changes to view from transport ship of wounded personnel being evacuated off LCT (Landing Craft, Tank) on stretchers. The wounded soldiers are lifted aboard the transport ship and carried off.
A mobile mortar crew from the U.S. Army operates a 4.2 inch mobile mortar. The shirtless U.S. Army soldiers fire multiple shells rapidly. A soldier using a field telephone receives information on a new Japanese enemy position and the mortar crew disassembles the weapon in a practiced manner. The soldiers load the heavy mortar into a two-wheeled cart, which is lifted into the bed of a truck to be transported to the new position. The crew unloads the mortar and wheeled cart from the truck and runs toward their destination. Men follow behind with ammunition boxes. At the new position the crew swiftly reassembles the mortar, laying for fire. A soldier is hoisted up to an observation post in a tree. Wide view of the surrounding jungle and wetland with Mount Bagana in the background. The narrator notes that the Japanese have been located at the base of the mountain. Close up shots of the mortar crew loading and firing shells toward the Japanese position.
Soldiers of the First Special Service Force (FSSF, also called the "Devil's Brigade") (elite joint American-Canadian commando unit) conduct a raid on an enemy German position in Anzio, Italy, during WW2. A soldier draws in the dirt using a stick, briefing the soldiers for the attack. The FSSF troops carry rifles, machine guns, and rocket launchers (bazookas). The soldiers surround the German outpost and begin firing. Various close and medium angles of the soldiers firing rifles, machine guns, rocket launchers, and a rifle grenade. The soldiers advance toward the enemy position. German prisoners of war (POW) walk on a road. A larger group of German prisoners stand and sit, idle. Close up of the prisoners' faces, one smokes a cigarette.
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