A bomber flying at low altitude. Bomber drops fragmentation bombs in flight. Parachutes delay the descent of fragmentation bombs. Fragmentation bombs fall with parachutes. A man assembles pins on fragmentation bomb. Man loosens a set screw of fragmentation bomb using a screwdriver. The fin assembly is placed into the tail of the bomb body. The fin turns carefully into the bomb body. Man locks the fin and bomb body into place by tightening the set screw.
United States Army engineers lay down matting on the beach during the Allied landing in Sicily (WWII). A “general purpose vehicle” truck moves away from a docked landing craft, moves over matting. A half-track with a 105 mm howitzer moves out of landing craft. Landing crafts unload military vehicles on the beach. Soldiers on top of a moving tank. Trucks parked on the side of a road. Soldiers and vehicles move on the beach. An infantry landing craft docked on the beach. A damaged craft stuck on the beach. Damaged boats, equipment, debris scattered on the beach. Landing craft tilting on the side. United States troops moving on a beachhead, along with artillery pieces, and vehicles. An Army Jeep moves in front of a landing craft. Amphibious vehicles wading to the shore. Soldiers setting up equipment on the beach. Soldiers form pontoon bridges using boats. A tractor pulls a pontoon to the shore. Troops cross the pontoon bridge into the beach. A truck disembarks from pontoon bridge.
Various activities of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams in Okinawa, Japan. A truck passes through a road. Stacks of explosives piled in the foreground beside the road. Stacks of explosives are covered with rust and corrosion. Men get off from the back of a truck. Stacks of explosives piled near the back of the truck. Large piles of explosives being loaded onto truck manually. A man hands over rusty bombs to another man. Stacks of hollow blocks piled behind another man. A truck with explosives backing up to a boat. “U.S. Air Force” written at the back of truck.
Various activities of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams in Okinawa, Japan. A shirtless man swings out from the rear of United States Air Force (USAF) truck loaded with explosives. “U.S. Air Force” written at the back of truck. A man unlocks the tailgate of truck. Two soldiers open the tailgate. Men unloading bombs and explosives from truck into the boat. Two men carry a crate to the boat. Men pass shells to each other. Bombs are covered in rust.
Various activities of the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Teams in Okinawa, Japan. A United States Air Force (USAF) military truck loaded with emergency crewman backing out of parking position. A truck leaving the area. Men unloading a large dud shell out of the truck carefully using a chain and hoist. The dud is carefully laid to the pit. Men carefully place dud shell into the pit. Crewmen place a charge on top of the shell in the pit.
German troops unload ammunition in Russia during World War II. Map depicts the Western part of the Soviet Union (including cities such as Moscow, Kiev, Smolensk and Rostov). German troops in white camouflage suits holding machine gun bullet belts. Soldiers ducking in trenches covered in snow. Rugged, sparse winter landscape in the Eastern Front with periscope trench binoculars in foreground. A Nazi observation balloon is raised. Observation balloon gondola with a man lifts off. Point of view from observation balloon as men on the ground wave below. A German officer uses the telephone as men watch the observation balloon being raised. German soldiers in white winter suits push a 17 cm Kanone 18 German heavy field gun into place. German forces fire 17 cm Kanone 18 German heavy field gun. German soldier covering his ears and opening his mouth to equalize pressure as loud artillery fires. Soldiers loading more shells into field gun. Artillery fire hits a village and a grove of trees. Strong snowstorm causes heavy snow to fall on sentries in trenches. Soldiers cover themselves from snowstorm, one rubbing snow off of his face. A man walks under heavy snowfall. Soldiers with rifles stand behind a stone wall. Men backing up during a street fight. Soldier throws a grenade from behind a barricade. Smoke comes out from a house. A destroyed tank. Explosion near a house. German troops cross a barbed wire fence and run. Train tracks, tanks and vehicles covered under heavy snow.
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