The United States Army in the Philippines during World War II. Paratroop infantrymen try on parachutes and adjust them. They prepare equipment waiting to board an aircraft. Paratroopers pick up equipment from long tables. A group of paratroopers with packs and equipment besides a United States Army Air Force Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft. They adjust their equipment and parachutes. The paratroopers walk towards the aircraft in a line and board it. A line of parked C-47 military transport aircraft on either side of a road. Aircraft in flight towards a water body as seen from an aircraft. Paratroopers jump off the aircraft and descend near Manila.
The United States Army liberates Manila, Philippines during World War II. View as seen from a window of an aircraft in flight. A United States Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain aircraft in flight as seen from the window of the same aircraft. Many paratroopers with parachutes descend over Luzon.
Storm in Normandy, France following D-Day. German prisoners are marched under guard. Sunken U.S. merchant marine ships form a protective breakwater on the coast of Normandy. Gale force winds hit the area. High waves break over the ships and cause damage during the storm. Wreckage of ships. Soldiers near the wreckage. The United States Coast Guard ship 'Flying Angel' is seen among the wreckage. Dead and wounded men are loaded on landing craft. A military officer types 'V-Mail' on a typewriter while smoking a pipe in the United States. The man puts his signature on the typed paper and then folds the paper. He puts on his cap, gets up from the table and walks away with the help of crutches. Camera zooms in for close-up of a Purple Heart award in a case on the desk. (World War II period).
German occupation of Austria (Anschluss) prior to World War II. “Bundestaat Österreich” (“State of Austria”) sign at the German-Austrian border. German soldiers and cavalry march past the state border (“Staatsgrenze”) sign. The Commander of Kufstein, Tyrol, Austria shake hands with the German military official. A crowd gathers on a street and cheers. Soldiers seated on horsebacks move along the street. Soldiers march. An officer reviews the parade. Buildings along street sides. The crowd cheers. Soldiers march in formation. Exterior of a building.
Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) students engage in a mock battle at Georgetown University (3700 O St NW, Washington, DC 20057, United States) in Washington DC, United States. They stage maneuvers. Infantry units advance in skirmish formation. Mortar batteries fire.
A film on the development of air power of the United States. Five United States Army Air Service Martin MB-1 bombers in a formation flight. Wilbur Wright talks to two men. The flight of an early model glider down the side of a hill in Europe. A group of spectators watch the flight.
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