The West Point Military Academy sends 409 new officers into the U.S. Army during World War II . The cadets seated in a hall at West Point, New York. They climb up the steps of a stage and receive diploma certificates. The cadets seated in the hall cheer and applaud. The cadets stand in formation in a courtyard. The cadets parade.
U.S. Army artillery soldiers are taught invasion tactics in the Unites States. Physical training of the artillerymen. The artillerymen carry a log and toss the log. Men practice physical exercises. They climb up a tree one after the other and get down a rope. Dynamite explosions in a field. The men crawl under the fire and cross a trench. Smoke due to an explosion. The artillerymen fire machine guns during their practice. They pass under fences in prone position. (World War II period).
Lumberjacks in a Canadian forest cut Douglas fir. A luberjack man cuts a tree with an axe. Men use axes for cutting tress. The trees fall. Many views of giant trees crashing to the ground after they are cut. A railroad train loaded with logs cross a bridge. The logs are dropped in a river for transport. The workers walking on floating logs in the water work to send the logs down the river to saw mills so they can be cut into lumber for use in the war effort during World War 2.
Chinese Army airplanes in Burma during World War II. Commander of U.S. forces in China Joseph W. Stilwell directs U.S. trained Chinese soldiers in a jungle. Troops carry a raft and move towards a river. Chinese and U.S. troops swim across the river to take up new positions. General Stilwell with other officers. The troops advance through the jungle. A soldier looks through binoculars. U.S. and Chinese troops fire guns. A U.S. soldier looks through binoculars. A soldier loads shell in an anti aircraft gun and fires. The troops cross a bridge. Men carry a wounded on a stretcher. U.S. and Chinese nurses treat the wounded. Chinese troops in jeeps move through the jungles. U.S. 14th Air Force provides a cover to the advancing troops.
Chinese troops trained by OSS (Office of Strategic Services) in China Burma India Theater during World War II. The troops seated in a circle. An OSS officer stands in center. Another officer comes and hands over a gun to the officer. A Chinese troop comes forward. The officer teaches them how to hold a gun. The troop show him. All the trainees practice the same.
Chinese troops trained by OSS (Office of Strategic Services) in China Burma India Theater during World War II. A troop stands holding flags and practice Calisthenics and others look on. The Chinese troops advance in the grassy area. They carry shovels and an OSS officer instructs them. A trainee digs a pit and removes dirt. The troops in camouflaged hat hidden in bushes. They advance slowly. A trainee in a camouflaged hat hidden behind bushes and advances holding a gun.
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