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Remains of the USS Gamble (DM-15) being towed out to sea for scuttling, near end of World War II
The USS Gamble, destroyer/mine layer, DD-123, DM-15 being prepared for scuttling off of Guam, in final days of World War 2. Her severely damaged hulk is seen tied up to a pier. An inspection party examines her. View from camera on the Gamble as she is towed out of Apra Harbor, Guam. View of tugboat ahead, pulling her. View from another boat, of the Gamble with a tug at her port side. Six men are seen riding on her superstructure. Camouflage paint and numerals "15" are still visible on her hull. The tug at her side pulls away. Continued views from nearby boat as the Gamble is towed seaward for scuttling. (Note:The USS Gamble was struck by two Japanese bombs off Iwo Jima on 18 February, 1945. After finally being assessed as damaged beyond repair, she was decommissioned, on June 1, 1945, and scuttled on July 16, 1945.)
Allies defeat Nazi Germany in World War II
Invasion of Germany by Allied forces during World War and unconditional surrender by Germany during World War 2. At TC: 00:19 thru 00: 21, Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring, Commander of Axis forces in Italy, is seen outside a building in the mountains. Rear view of the war-damaged Reichtag building and View of the Brandenburg Gate as Soviet troops occupy during Battle of Berlin. General Dwight D. Eisenhower conferring with an unidentified General. Lieutenant Generals George S. Patton and Omar Bradley are with him. Soviet soldiers waving to Americans on opposite sides of the Elbe River. American soldiers paddling an inflated boat across the river. U.S. 69th Infantry division and Russian 58th Guard Division troops under Major General Rusakov embracing meet at the Elbe River in Torgau Germany on April 26, 1945. Several succeeding views of American and Soviet soldiers celebrating together, shaking hands, hugging, and offering toasts and drinking together to celebrate their alliance in defeating the Germans. A group of American and Soviet soldiers posing for pictures atop a concrete foundation with a banner across it reading: "Our Greeting to the Heroes Army of United States of America." A battery of tanks firing their guns. Two British soldiers confer in a town during battle; one has a cigarette in his mouth and the other is pointing in a direction. A Soviet IS-2 tank moving past a burning building. Destroyed street sign pointing at Hamburg. Local citizens waving white flags. Allied armor crossing a bridge over the Rhine River. British Marshal Bernard Montgomery and German General Eberhard Kinzel sign a document of surrender at Lüneburg Heath on 4 May 1945. Civilians moving about on streets of Berlin after Germany surrenders in World War 2. A British soldier posts an announcement from Allied occupying forces declaring the dissolution of the Nazi Party. Closeup of German citizens looking at the announcement. Local people standing amidst rubble near damaged buildings. A British Cromwell tank moving past the camera. Glimpse of a German family. Sherman tanks moving along a roadway. American Lieutenant Generals Leonard T. Gerow and William Simpson in Berlin. Trucks and tanks driving past fires. A long line of German prisoners of war marching beside a field under guard. German General Alfred Jodl and others leaving a car and entering General Eisenhower's Headquarters in Reims, France, May 7, 1945, where General Alfred Jodl, Chief of the Operations Staff in the German High Command, signs a document of unconditional surrender. Admiral Von Friedeburg of the German Navy, and Major Wilhelm Oxenius of the German General Staff sit beside him.
U.S. Dive bombers targets as U.S. warships operate close to shore during invasion of Okinawa in World War II.
Rocky coast of Okinawa seen from a vessel close in during U.S. attacks on Okinawa, in World War 2. A shell or bomb bursts slightly inland. What appears to be a Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel, LCVP (Higgins boat) sitting still in water. U.S. dive bombers attacking inland. Attack Transport,USS Elmore (APA-42) close to shore. A U.S.submarine moves near the Elmore's starboard side. Heavy Cruiser, USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) headed away from the shore. Black smoke and white smoke billowing from Japanese targets burning inland after strikes by U.S. Dive bombers. Continued pounding by dive bombers.
Tanks and artillery being transported on Red Beach in Okinawa through amphibious vehicles during Battle of Okinawa.
United States Marines transport artillery onto Red Beach in Okinawa during Battle of Okinawa. Tanks and other artillery being transported onto Red Beach with the help of amphibious vehicles. The amphibious vehicles in water advancing towards the beach. A tank with floating gear in water, arrives on the beach. (World War II period).
United States tank with floating gear in water arrives on Red Beach in Okinawa during Battle of Okinawa.
United States Tank Battalion arrives on Red Beach in Okinawa during Battle of Okinawa. Amphibious tanks in water. The tanks arrive on Red Beach. A tank with floating gear in water arrives on the beach. United States Marines aboard the tanks. (World War II period).
United States Tank Battalion arrives on Red Beach in Okinawa during Battle of Okinawa.
United States Tank Battalion arrives on Red Beach in Okinawa during Battle of Okinawa. Amphibious tanks on Red Beach. United States Marines patrol with rifles in hand. The Marines walk towards the village area. A convoy of tanks advance. Smoke rises from an explosion in the background. The Marines aboard a tank. (World War II period).
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