Construction of Bailey bridge near Caen in France during World War II. A view of a river. Engineers stand on a grilled structure on the river. British engineers at work for the construction of Bailey bridge. Many bulldozers being used during the operation. The partially constructed bridge. A trailer raises and dumps concrete. A grilled structure being pushed towards another structure. Men walk on the bridge carrying wooden planks. The engineers lay planks. Men stand on the bridge as they talk. The partially constructed bridge.
British tank battles in France during World War 2. Tanks parked in a line near Caen. Camouflaged tanks. British soldiers being briefed. A soldier on a tank. British tanks advance. The tanks cross railroad tracks, pass through woods. Sherman crab flail tank from British C squadron, 22nd Dragoons. The tanks advance in the wooded region. A truck drives in the wooded region. Infantry follow tanks as they advance. A soldier digs in for the night. Soldiers seated in the dugout look into the plan. Two soldiers seated look into the plan and one of them smokes a cigarette.
During "Operation Epsom". British and German forces battle in France during World War 2. Tanks move out at dawn. British soldiers in tanks. The soldiers and Sherman tanks in action. Smoke rises in the background due to firing. Shermans fire. Explosion and smoke rises in the far background. An M10 Tank Destroyer and Sherman Firefly fire. British soldiers stand near the tank. Sherman tanks fire at the 12th SS Panzer Division and advance. A soldier looks through binoculars. The tanks fire. British infantry advance in a wooded area. British soldiers follow advancing tanks. Soldiers carry guns and shells. A soldier speaks into a radio. Tanks advancing. A tank from the 23rd Hussars at approximately mark 1:46. A wrecked German Panther tank in the foreground. Footage at junction of the D139 and the D173a. This is the junction of the road from Fontenay to Grainville (D139) and the road from Tessel to Cheux(D173a). A dead German soldier. British Sherman Firefly and soldiers advance. The soldiers fire upon enemy tanks and positions. Another dead German soldier. Two soldiers in prone position fire a gun. British troops enter a village. Clip includes including footage of German Panzer Regt. 12 and the British 49th West Riding Division.
British tank battles in France during World War II. A damaged building in a village. Several wrecked German Panther tanks. A German Pz.IV tank burns. Captured German prisoners of war (POW) walk in a squad. A German car drives on a road. German high ranking officers arrive at British headquarters. Officer under guard leaves the headquarters.
U.S. 95th Infantry Division troops in Saarlautern Germany during World War 2. A sign reads 'you are now entering Germany through the courtesy of 95th Div'. Two U.S. troops stand beside the sign. The soldier on the right is Technician Fourth Grade (T/4) Julian Koentz, of Trenton, Illinois, a member of the 378th Infantry Regiment, 95th Division. A road sign identifies the town of 'Saarlautern'. The troops in vehicles enter the town. A sign posted on a a tree reads 'Danger Beware of Mines and Booby Traps'. The soldier on the left is Sgt Andrew Rauch of Chicago,Illinois, also of the 378th Infantry. (Note: Rauch was identified by Julian Koentz, while looking over still photos of this event with his son Robert L Koentz, who provided this information.)
U.S. Army artillery soldier secures fuse on nose of a 240mm howitzer shell, near Bitschhofen, Germany during World War II. Gun crew loads the shell and fires the howitzer. Change of scene shows an 8-inch gun M1, camouflaged in a cluster of trees. The gun fires with notable recoil.
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