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An artificial harbor at Arromanches in Normandy, France during the Allied invasion of Normandy in World War II.
A film about the role of U.S. Navy Seabees in construction of artificial harbors during the Allied invasion of Normandy, France in World War II. Commander Jorden of 111th Battalion in Normandy. U.S. Navy camp area as sailors come out of tents. Wrecked crafts at the shore after a storm hit the area on June 18, 1944. Seabees work on repair barges. Another artificial harbor at Arromanches in Normandy.
German forces initiate the Battle of the Ardennes, aka Battle of the Bulge, in World War II
Film starts showing map of area around the Ardennes where German forces launch an offensive in December, 1944, during World War 2. (This is start of the battle of the Ardennes, AKA Battle of the Bulge.) German soldiers are seen on and around an Sd.Kfz. 251 half-track personnel carrier, camouflaged with foliage. Some soldiers in the vehicle are smoking cigarettes. German troops walking on a muddy road through a town, carrying weapons and tools. One young smiling soldier carries a disassembled Panzerfaust anti-tank weapon. Several soldiers pull a four-wheeled piece of equipment, covered with a tarpaulin. Another carries a fully assembled panzerfaust over his shoulder. View from above of half-tracks moving through the town. More views of soldiers walking past the camera. An Sd.Kfz. 251 half-track carrying three soldiers, one of whom stands smoking a pipe. Several views of soldiers riding in half-track personnel carriers. One soldier holds an Mg 42 machine gun with belt ammunition visible. Final views show several half-track personnel carriers moving through the town.
German aircraft attack Soviet tanks on Eastern front, and German forces invade Hungary in World War II
Film begins with a map of the South Eastern part of Europe, including countries of Hungary,Croatia,Serbia, and Romania. Then a German Air Force officer is seen dispatching aircraft to attack Soviet tanks on the Eastern front. Next are views from a cockpit of German Junkers Ju 87 (Stuka dive bombers) in flight. Closeup of a Stuka airplane inflight. It is equipped with a machine guns under its wings. More views from a cockpit of smoke rising from the ground, and then of Ju 87s strafing Soviet tanks. Narrator states that more than 300 Soviet tanks were destroyed. Scene changes to German soldier in a defensive position in Hungary, during the German invasion of that country in March, 1944 (Operation Margarethe). View of explosions in the distance. Brief closeup of a German soldier. German infantry leaving their defensive positions and advancing along a hill crest where they are silhouetted against the light sky. Artillery firing from hidden position near trees. Several scenes of burning buildings. German gun crew holding their ears as they fire a heavy artillery piece. A burning tank.
American voters from various backgrounds cast their votes during WWII
A secretary, Helen Shaw, registers before polling officials during the 1944 elections. A man and a woman sign a logbook before voting. Hollywood actor, Lewis Stone, searches for his name and signs a logbook before voting. A matron signs a logbook. A farmer, wearing a fedora, filling out a ballot. Hollywood actress signs a logbook before voting. Americans of different occupations line up to sign a logbook before voting. An elderly shipyard worker fills out his ballot. During World War II, British-American stand-up comedian and USO Entertainer, Bob Hope, searches for his name on the voters’ index and goes inside the polling station. Man closes curtains to vote. View of man’s feet while voting. View of woman’s feet slightly crossed. View of voters’ feet behind the curtains. Man casts his vote in metal containers inside polling station. Ballot inserted in glass ballot box. Man enters polling booth. Election volunteer tally using a machine. A woman casts her vote in Precinct 7-A. Newspaper says “Millions at polls First Texas, North Carolina Reports”. Shipyard workers on top deck of ship end a day’s work to head to the polling stations to vote, walking through ship structure on their way out.
Aerial view of Avranche, France and surrounding countryside in Normandy (WW2)
Aerial view of Avranches, France on August 6, 1944 (World War 2). Aerial view of the city center of Avranches. The Basilica of Saint-Gervais of Avranche is seen (Basilique Saint-Gervais d’Avranche Place Saint-Gervais, 50300 Avranches, France). Surrounding countryside shows craters formed from aerial bombing.
United States soldiers talk to villagers in Saint-Marcouf, Normandy (WW2)
United States soldiers enter the village of Saint-Marcouf, in the Manche department in Normandy, France during World War 2. Soldiers pass by sign “Saint-Marcouf”. United States troops carry rifles. French villagers walking. Soldiers talk to an old French man and woman. Soldiers sitting on the street side of what is now known as the “Route du 5 Juin 1944”. Soldier smoking a cigarette during a break. Groups of soldiers crowd outside a damaged house. Soldiers talking to a French man. A soldier talks to children. A little girl points upwards. A statue of the Virgin Mary stands among the rubble. A statue of Jesus Christ on the Cross leaning sideways inside a church wrecked. Words by George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the United States Army says “No compromise is possible and the victory of the democracies can only be complete with the utter defeat of the war machines of Germany and Japan”. A “V” is superimposed over marching soldiers and a ringing Liberty Bell.
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