Wrecked British ships in the English Channel after the Battle of Dunkirk during World War II. Flag of Nazi Germany at Dunkirk Beach. Corpses in water as waves wash onto beach.
French 1st Army, C.C.1, under Colonel Gruss, moving west along highway D16 through the village of Schwoben. Infantry and armor entering Schwoben, past a sign reading "Tagsdorf" ( a village towards the west) in Alsace, during World War 2. A French soldier pauses by the body of a fallen German soldier. Local French people reentering the town of Sierentz,, some carrying belongings on horse-drawn wagon. The church of St. Martin in the background. Large number of French civilian men march loosely into the town, headed by one carrying the French flag.They wave and smile as they pass the camera. They march past an M10 tank destroyer and several French troops. View from jeep passing roadsign reading "Mulhausen,3.62." (This was located on highway D56 between Zimmersheim and Eschentzwiller.) View from parked jeep as jeeps and armored vehicles enter town. Local people fill the sidewalks to watch as French troops and tanks enter the town. French tricolor flags fly from windows of buildings.
A United States soldier suffering from severe burns and shock receive first aid from medics during World War II. A soldier, member of the 634th Tank Destroyer Forces, with severe burns is lying down on a stretcher and in extreme pain. The badly burned soldier breathes heavily. Bandages are applied. Medics treat burns with antiseptic and gauze. A medic brings more gauze. A medic holds a plasma bottle during transfusion for burn victim. Soldier with badly burned face on his side. Medic holds down the arm of burn victim receiving transfusion. A splint is applied to the arm of the soldier.
A United States soldier frisks a captured German prisoner, inspects field gear west of Saint-Lô during World War 2. American soldier unfastens the mess kit from the German prisoner’s belt. Soldier inspects the German prisoner’s mess kit and bread bag. Soldier frisks the prisoner’s chest pockets as another soldier smokes nearby. A captured German soldier sitting. A soldier drinks from a canteen. Soldier smoking a cigarette.
Two United States Army Signal Corps soldiers inspect a German Torn Fu G radio west of Saint-Lô during World War 2. A soldier tunes the dial of the walkie-talkie, also known as a man-portable radio, as another soldier listens to its sound. A soldier removes the radio from the back of the other soldier. Soldier lays down walkie-talkie and its accessories on the ground. The radio's 2.4NC38 battery is pulled and tested. Two soldiers fix the radio while listening with headset (headphones).
View of U.S. Army members of 15th Engineer Regiment in a recon car. They look through binoculars to observe enemy territory. (World War II period).
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