The French 501st Combat Tank Regiment (501e Régiment de chars de combat 501e RCC in French) prepare their tanks for embarkation in North Dalton, England during World War II. Camera slate suggests these soldiers might be part of the "colonne volante" with the 1st Spahi Regiment. A young French soldier removes his beret, puts on his hard helmet. French soldiers load supplies into a tank. The insignia of the 2nd French Armored Division is seen on the side of the tank. One soldier smoking a cigarette wears the "badge of crossed anchors" of the French army, used by RBFM (Armored Regime of Marine Fusiliers) of the Second Armored Division. Duffel bags and packs near the tanks. French soldiers preparing their backpacks. A French soldier ties the laces of his backpack. A soldier carries a box on his head while others around him prepare for embarkation. A French soldier, smoking a pipe, puts down a box while soldiers near him are talking.
African American signal troops of the 459th Signal Construction Battalion, 9th Air Force stringing wire alongside railroad tracks in Central Italy (documents accompanying footage note location as “LITHAIRO, ITALY”) during World War 2. Black United States soldiers working as linemen on top of utility poles alongside railroad track. Close view of an African American soldier lineman working on wires of the utility pole. A soldier guards alongside railroad track. African American soldiers pull wires after the wires of the utility pole are lowered. USA linemen soldiers tighten the wires with block and tackle. African American soldier uses hand cranked Signal Corps signal generator to test connections. Wire spools turn as the wire is strung out.
United States soldiers in vehicles on road near Saint-Lô, Normandy during World War 2. Two soldiers sit on the bumper of a truck driving on the road. Another truck with United States soldiers follows. An American Half Track approaches an abandoned tank at side of road. United States soldiers lead captured German prisoners out of Saint-Lô area. Brief shot of small bulldozer being used to repair road.
German soldiers and vehicles over dirt roads to Paris during Battle of France,World War 2. Road sign to Paris and Soissons in Aisne, France. Horses transport artillery and carts. German soldiers on horseback. Captured French soldiers (wearing Adrian helmets) march on the road under guard by German soldiers. African-descent soldiers, probably Senegalese, with pushcart and a stretcher carrying wounded patients in front of German cavalry. German soldiers drive in convertible cars while other soldiers use horses for transport. German soldiers ride on horseback. German soldiers sitting on a horse cart with tree branches. German soldiers rest beside equipment and supplies carts in a field. German soldiers sit on top of a rubble in a destroyed French village. Two exhausted German soldiers sleep on top of a rubble of a destroyed building. Exhausted German soldier sleeps while sitting. German soldiers sleep in carts. Weary German soldiers resting.
A Panzer division crosses the Marne River via a pontoon bridge in France during World War 2. Military trucks, motorcycles and German infantry cross the river. A German Schwerer Panzerspähwagen armored reconnaissance vehicle drives on dusty road. Another vehicle covered with tree branches drives past. An officer, possibly German General Hermann Ritter von Speck, speaking to a soldier of the Panzer division. German soldiers sitting on boats forming pontoon bridge. Close view of a German soldier. German soldiers in raincoats marching in the rain. Captured French soldiers, probably of Senegalese descent. A Senegalese soldier of the French Army with a sad expression getting wet from standing the rain. Captured Senegalese soldiers use a tarpaulin to take cover from the rain. German soldiers on horse carts cross bridge. More Panzer division tanks and motorized armored vehicles advance over muddy dirt road, raising dust, in the French countryside .
2nd French Armored Division Spahis guard at Dalton-Holme, residence of General Jacques Philippe Leclerc during World War 2. General Leclerc walking on the grounds accompanied by an aide. General Leclerc salutes to soldiers during his inspection. General Leclerc and aide board a car. A half-track moving into a forest during a field exercise. M3 half-tracks driving near Sledmere, Yorkshire. An M3 half-track of the 1st Battalion of the Regiment de Marche du Tchad. M3 half-track front-end is written with “TCHAD” (Present-day Republic of Chad). A soldier uses binoculars. An M3 half-tack front-end written “LORRAINE”. 2nd French Armored Division 75 mm Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 moves on the road near Sledmere, Yorkshire.
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