Map showing path of Allied advance after D-day invasion in World War 2. German Marshal Rommel with staff. German artillery and armor firing. American heavy artillery, armor, and infantry advancing toward St. Lo in operation Cobra. Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, Lieutenant General Lesley James McNair, and Major General J. Lawton Collins, walking near the battle front. U.S. Army Air forces B-26 bombers dropping bombs at the front lines.(General McNair was killed by friendly bombers on July 25th in these operations.) U.S. infantry entering Saint Lo. House to house fighting and German soldiers taken prisoner.U.S.Sherman tanks firing point blank at houses and buildings.Large number of German prisoners being marched under guard with their hands over their heads. A wounded Allied officer being helped into a vehicle. Women and children refugees walking and in horse drawn wagons.French woman sorts through rubble trying to salvage some belongings. African American tank crewmen of the 761st Tank Battalion, operating with the U.S. 3rd Army, seen relaxing against a stone wall; cleaning their tank guns; and driving their Sherman tanks at high speed along dirt roads.General George Patton, Commander of the 3rd Army, looking through binoculars. French civilians waving enthusiastically as American armor drives through their villages. American forces arriving in Rennes, France, greeted by huge crowds and church bells ringing.
Vietnamese young boys and girls fill sandbags. Young girl prepares a bag. They are part of a larger group of mostly women and children working to fill sand bags that will be used to fortify camp facilities of the 82nd Airborne Division Headquarters Company (this camp was later named Camp Eagle in March 1969). Soldiers of U.S. 3rd Brigade oversee the workers. U.S. Army trucks are seen in the background. (Vietnam War period).
U.S. 14th Air Force operations in China during World War 2. An animation shows broadening the scope of U.S. air combat operations in China. Chinese Air Force cadets training in the United States. Chinese cadets get into a plane. A Chinese cadet works on an engine. Chinese civilians build an airfield. An animation shows U.S. Army Air Force locations surrounding Japan.
U.S. 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry, 1st Brigade carries out Operation Wahiawa in Cu Chi district, Saigon, Vietnam, during Vietnam War. Multiple (7) U.S. Army UH-1D Huey helicopters fly low over a field for landings. The helicopters land and U.S. Army soldiers disembark. The troops run towards jungle after disembarking from the helicopters.
Reconstruction about deployment of U.S. Marine Corps on islands of Pacific and methods of communication used by them at night in jungle warfare during World War II. A group of Marines stand in bushes. One of them takes a compass reading to keep the direction. One Marine walks ahead. Group follows him. Japanese technique of attack depicts a Japanese soldier camouflaged with foliage and observes foxhole positions of U.S. Marines during daytime. Marines dig up fake foxholes and set up machine guns. Japanese soldier crawls at night towards a Marine foxhole and being attacked by a Marine. Explosions occur in jungle. Marines watch from a foxhole.
Film titled 'Your Ship in Action' shows production of U.S. cruisers in United States that were used during World War II. U.S. light cruiser underway. Production of a ship in shipyard with men at work. Welder at work. Ship in the building area. Christening and launching ceremony for the ship. Ship slides in water from a building area. Commissioning of ship shows sailors stand in formation. Captain of ship speaks at a microphone.
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