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Military Policemen executes a German spy using the firing squad in Toul, France.
Execution of German spies in Toul, France. Military Policemen (MPs) lead a German spy to the execution point. A clergyman in black dress also accompanies the MPs. The spy is taken to the execution point. The face of the spy is covered using a cloth. MPs tie the legs of the spy. The firing squad fires at the spy. The body of the spy falls forward after it is hit. MPs move towards the shot spy with a white cloth along with the clergyman. (World War II period).
German spy Josef Wende is executed by U.S. Military Police firing squad in Toul, France, during World War II.
Execution of a spy in Toul, France, during World War 2. A slate reads Graham (presumbly cameraman) Execution. Military Policemen (MPs) lead a single spy, Josef Wende, to the execution location in the farmyard of a farmhouse in Toul, France. A Catholic Priest in black accompanies the MPs. At the execution point, a Lieutenant Colonel and two other officers stand with the Priest as he speaks with the prisoner. The Priest offers prayers for the German spy, who was a Pole drafted in the German Army and caught behind American lines posing as a Polish slave laborer. The face of Wende is covered using a cloth. The MPs tie the legs of the spy. The firing squad fires at Wende from a distance. The body of Wende leans forward and falls to the ground after it is hit. Afterwards The Lieutenant Colonel returns with a medical corpsman who checks bullet wounds on prisoner's chest and checks for a pulse. MPs pick up the dead body of the spy, cover it with a white sheet and carry it on a stretcher. The Priest prays as MPs pass carrying the body. (Note: Reportedly, Lt. Col. Elbert L. Nelson, Headquarters Third Army, was assigned to head a contingent of several soldiers to witness this and another execution at Toul, on November 11, 1944. He is likely the Lieutenant Colonel seen in this sequence.)
French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny presents Legion of Honor to U.S. Major General Arthur R. Wilson in World War II
U.S. Army Major General Arthur R. Wilson, Commanding General, Continental Advance Section, and French General of the Army (Général d'armée)Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, seen from rear as they both salute during playing of National Anthem by a French military band at ceremony in World War 2. The Generals review French troops drawn up in formation, presenting arms. Several French officers and an American officer are seen standing against a wall during the proceedings. The marching band passes in review, followed by the troops, as General de Tassigny, along with General Wilson and another American officer, salute. Scene shifts to General Wilson, at attention in front of assembled troops. General de Tassigny proceeds to decorate him with the Legion of Honor and another medal. The troops march away at conclusion of the ceremony.
A U.S. 80th Infantry Division soldier presents a United States flag to the Mayor of Chalons sur Marne in France.
United States 80th Infantry Division in Chalons-sur-Marne, France during World War II. A water-filled field. A U.S. soldier stands along with the Mayor of Chalons-sur-Marne. The soldier stands with a United States flag in hand. He presents the flag to the Mayor. The flag is raised to the peak and is not lowered for the day. United States soldiers gather for the flag raising ceremony. French civilians gather. A band of musicians play instruments.
Aerial view of Marcus Island in the Pacific Ocean after it is attacked by U.S. aircraft during the Doolittle Raid.
U.S. ships and airplanes attack Marcus Island in the Pacific Ocean during the Doolittle Raid of World War II. Aerial view of the island. Smoke arises from bombardment.
U.S. forces make preparations for the invasion of Normandy in World War II.
D-Day minus 4 (June 2, 1944). A U.S. Transport ship and landing craft at a harbor in the South of England, during World War 2. A jeep, with American soldiers in it, is hoisted aboard a ship. View of men riding a jeep as it is lowered into the hold of the ship. A diesel engine being loaded aboard the ship. A welder making repairs to the ship's superstructure. A cargo net filled with boxes of K-rations being hoisted aboard the ship.
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