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Tanks of United States 7th Army Division, 87th Reconnaissance Battalion halt and fire in Montmartre, Paris, France.

Military tanks in action in Montmartre, Paris, France during liberation of Paris in World War II. United States Army tanks of 7th Army Division, 87th Reconnaissance Battalion move across a field in Montmartre. The military tanks carry United States soldiers as they move across the field. The tanks halt at a place. The tanks fire.

Location: Montmartre Paris France
Date: 1944, August 25
Duration: 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675065434
German prisoners dig up corpses of French civilians and FFI men look at a torture chamber used by the Germans in France.

An execution chamber used by the Germans in France during World War II. German prisoners march together. German prisoners are brought to the execution place. The prisoners dig up corpses of French civilians. They search for the corpses of people who were executed by the Germans. French Forces of Interior (FFI) men in the background look on. An FFI man walks into a torture chamber used by the Germans. German prisoners and the FFI men look at the stakes where the prisoners were tied.

Location: France
Date: 1944, August 31
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675065435
French Forces of Interior (FFI) men and a coffin shop near an execution place in France.

An execution place in Paris, France during World War II. French Forces of Interior (FFI) men watch coffins dug out from the ground. Four coffins on the ground. A coffin shop. Unused coffins on a shelf at the shop. Half made coffins on the shop floor. A wall of a torture chamber. FFI men and prisoners walk along the wall of the torture chamber. Interior of the torture chamber. Stakes in the chamber. A rosary on a stake in the torture chamber.

Location: France
Date: 1944, August 31
Duration: 60 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675065436
A crowd looks on as United States soldiers march along a street in Chateau-Thierry, France.

United States soldiers in Chateau-Thierry, France during World War II. United States soldiers stand near a board which reads ' Chateau-Hierry'. A horse driven cart under a tree in a distance. The soldiers enter the town. Children play near a military tank. A soldier washes his hands and a girl stands nearby and watches him. The soldiers walk through streets. A crowd watches the passing soldiers. A soldier points his hand as he stands in a balcony.

Location: Chateau-Thierry France
Date: 1944, August 30
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675065437
German Atlantic Wall coastal defenses. German forces enter the Crimean Peninsula in World War II.

In opening scene, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is giving a "pep talk" to senior officers assembled at the Northern part of the German "Atlantic Wall" defenses in Scandinavia, during World War 2. A German sentry is seen in front of a large coastal fortification bearing the name "Skagerrak." Camera focuses on the barrel of a huge coastal gun. Closeup of the sentry. Troops travel on a small gauge railway carrying canisters of propellant and shells to a unique heavy coastal gun installed , near Kristiansand, Norway, overlooking the Skagerak Strait. (The gun is a 28 cm SK C/34 naval gun, similar to those installed on some battleships. But this one was appropriated from an abandoned German Army super-tank project.) An alarm bell sounds in the fort and soldiers respond. Next, huge coastal gun shells are seen being moved on conveyors to the gun. A team of gun operators recite preparation steps out loud as they adjust range, bearing, and other parameters before firing the weapon. Gunners load a shell into the gun breech, followed by several propellant charges. The breech lowers inside the fort as the gun barrel is raised to desired elevation. The gun is fired. More commands are spoken aloud and another round is fired. Glimpse from outside of gun flash at night. Complete change of scene shows a map of Crimean Peninsula. Anti-aircraft guns are shown at coastal areas. A quad-barreled FlaKvierling 38 gun is seen. German forces entering the Crimea. Infantry walk in and others, ride in open trucks.One soldier mans a light gun mounted on the back of a 6-wheeled truck. German soldiers posted on roads directing incoming traffic of trucks carrying troops. Closeups of German soldiers riding in open trucks. A trio of German Army officers watches the incoming troops. Local refugees carry their belongings as they flee from battle fronts.

Location: European Theater
Date: 1944, May
Duration: 3 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675065456
U.S. troops are ferried from Weymouth England, to transport ships in preparation for Normandy invasion in World War II

U.S. army troops board LCVPs (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel) at pier in Weymouth, England, to be ferried out to transport ships anchored offshore, in preparation for the D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, during World War 2. Several large Landing Craft Infantry are seen tied up at the docks, including LCI(L) numbers 84 and 49. Views of Higgins Boats (LCVPs) heading out. Markings on one identify it as belonging to the Attack Transport ship USS Charles Carroll (APA-28). The Higgins Boats come alongside the USS Charles Carroll and troops of the U.S. 29th Infantry Division board her.

Location: Weymouth England United Kingdom
Date: 1944, June 3
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675065479
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