U.S. OSS (Office of Strategic Services) officers train Burmese recruits in Burma during World War II. Instructors and Burmese students on tracks in a clearing. The students at attention. The U.S. and Burmese instructors talk to the students. The e students get into a truck. The officers in a military jeep and the students in a truck leave the ground. They reach the firing range, get off, get into formation and salute the officers. The officers give instructions and mark their positions. The recruits are trained in machine gun handling and firing as well as grenade throwing. The American instructor demonstrates the correct standing position and handling of a machine gun. The students watch, learn and follow the instructions. The instructors watch as the recruits hold machine guns, take aim and fire at targets on the range. The American instructor watches as students throw grenades on practice targets. They throw the grenade and fall into the prone position. Burmese soldiers smile and salute.
France under Nazi rule during World War II. Young French workers at a German ammunition factory. The workmen attend classes to learn German. A woman instructor teaches them German. The workmen take notes. The instructor uses a black board to give instructions. She calls a student to write in German. Workers in an aircraft manufacturing plant. The men in protective gear work at various machines and use various equipment. They work on a semi-assembled aircraft. The workers tests the landing gear of aircraft. Men read a poster in French regarding a visit to the city on Sunday. Buildings on a street. Soldiers walk along as a tram passes on the road. From captured German newsreels.
German Luftwaffe aircraft bomb England in the Battle of Britain during World War II. German Luftwaffe He-111 bombers in flight. Pilots and gunners in the aircraft. Interior views of cockpit and crew in German He-111 aircraft. Aerial views of the formation of bomber aircraft in flight through clouds and approaching the British coast for a daylight raid. A co-pilot charts the route using a compass. Pilot is seen putting on an oxygen mask with assistance from another crew member as the bombers climb to high altitude. Gunners in their positions. Views of target zone approaching as seen from point of view of German bomber crew members in daytime. Pilot, navigator, gunner prepare for the attack. Aerial view of the target area. The Germans experience FLAK from British antiaircraft guns. Flak bursts near aircraft as seen from inside the German aircraft. "Bombs away" aerial views from the side, and from inside the German aircraft. Bombs descend on the targets. Scene shifts to bombardment at night. The German crew in the aircraft. Using search lights and antiaircraft guns, British attempt to hit the bombers. Multiple views of crew inside He-111 bombers from various angles, including behind nose gunner and bombardier. Flashes and explosions seen on the ground as bombs hit targets in London and elsewhere in Britain during blitzkrieg, or blitz attack.
United States officials and officers in France during World War I. American Expeditionary Force (AEF) Commander General John Pershing with U.S. Secretary of War Newton D. Baker. The General, the Secretary, and other American officers stand around several artillery pieces on the frontline. U.S. Army forces are seen digging placements for another artillery gun to be rolled into position. Soldiers prepare a gun for inspection. The large artillery gun barrel moved into position. General Pershing, and Secretary Baker and others inspect the gun.
The Marine Corps War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) dedicated by President Dwight Eisenhower in Arlington, Virginia. U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon addresses the gathering of military personnel and civilians. An American Legionairre posing. Two Marine enlisted men at parade rest. Joe Rosenthal, the photographer who shot the original Iwo Jima flag raising laughs. The three surviving members of the flag raising pose: Ira Hayes, Rene Gagnon and John Bradley. Dignitaries including President Dwight Eisenhower, Vice President Richard Nixon, and U.S. Marine Corps Commander General Lemuel Shepherd, Jr. stand and salute before the Memorial. A dignitary at the podium. Military personnel and civilians seated during the ceremony.
United States Army 3rd Infantry Regiment also known as 'Old Guard' during a the funeral of General Jacob Devers at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, United States. A military band plays at the funeral of General Devers. A horse drawn caisson carriage pulls up outside the Old Post Chapel at Fort Myer. U.S. 3rd Infantry Regiment Honor Guard march during the funeral procession. Caisson carriage without the casket moves up a road as a riderless horse follows. Honor Guard lined up. Women Honor Guard. Honor Guard fire salute. Pallbearers near the casket as they present the U.S. flag to an officer. Officer in turn presents the flag to the widow of the deceased.
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