United States 79th Infantry troops occupying La Haye Du Puits, France, during World War II. A World War I memorial used as a motor pool. An elderly man and woman show the victory sign with their fingers. U.S. Soldiers on army jeep with machine gun in back and two German prisoners seated on hood of the Jeep. At a square in the town, U.S. Army Engineer surveyor is seen with a transit on a tripod. The old couple seen earlier walk on road with baggage. Army vehicles drive past them.
Two U.S. 14"/50 caliber Mk 4 naval guns mounted on railroad carriers, are seen in a field in France during World War 1. A glimpse of U.S. Army artillery officer inside the control room of one gun. Armed sentry outside the gun. Navy gunners standing on platform abutting the control room. View from further back along the train, as Navy gunner on the platform cranks a handle raising the gun's elevation. Different view of the gunner on the platform cranking the elevation handle, lowering the barrel to near zero elevation and then back up again. (WWI. WW1)
Railway guns in France. 14-inch 50 caliber Naval guns mounted on railway cars. U.S. Navy gunners stand on one railroad gun. Group of gunners operate the railway gun. Navy gunners stand on ground next to the railroad guns. Sailors practice cranking the gun's elevation controls, and the barrel is seen raising and lowering accordingly. View of two railway guns in position on railroad tracks. Houses in the background. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Views of a gun battery comprising one camouflaged U.S. 14-inch fifty-caliber Naval gun, mounted on a railway carriage, accompanied by a train of rail cars containing everything needed for its operation and supply, in France, during World War 1. An American Army officer discusses the train and gun with an American 4-star Admiral, and Allied officers, including one British and several French officers. A U.S. Navy Captain accompanies the Admiral. A French officer climbs aboard one rail car to examine it. Next sequence shows the gun battery crewmen in a mess line being served in front of the train's mess car. Brief view of gunners going down into dugout beside the train. More views of gunners in mess line.
French Premier Edouard Daladier visits French lines in France during World War II. French Premier Edouard Daladier, in a staff car, drives into a village. A huge crowd gathered on the street to welcome the dignitary. He enters and leaves a building with French General Maurice Gustave Gamelin. French troops march on streets. The troops cross over a bridge. Heavy artillery and guns being towed by horse drawn carriages.
French troops march in a village in France during World War II. Army trucks and vehicles on a road. Heavy artillery being towed by trucks. Artillery being put on trains. Point of view low level camera shots under gun carriages and tracked vehicles as they are loaded onto train cars. French soldiers push the artillery onto trains. Army trucks, vehicles and artillery on the train. The train departs from the station.
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