Aerial view of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, highest spire heavily damaged. View of Brandenburg Gate, side and frontal views of the destroyed Reichstag Building and Platz der Republik. Assorted scenes of ruined buildings in Berlin. Vehicles can be seen on the streets below. (Shortly after the end of World War 2 in Europe.)
Soldiers of the First Special Service Force (FSSF) (often referred to as the "Devil's Brigade," an elite joint American-Canadian commando unit) sit on the ground idle or clean their weapons during World War 2. Close up side profile of a soldier with a FSSF arrowhead patch on his shoulder with the words "USA" horizontally across the top and 'Canada" vertically along the middle. Another close-up side profile of a soldier with a FSSF insignia (crossed arrows) on his collar. A sergeant stands in the background. A group of troops gather around a large white sheet, chatting. A final close-up side profile of a soldier wearing glasses, a FSSF insignia visible on his collar.
During World War 2, a soldier from the First Special Service Force (FSSF) (often referred to as the "Devil's Brigade," an elite joint American-Canadian commando unit) tightens straps on a packboard and swings it onto his back. Soldiers pack and move about in the background. Scene changes to a large group of soldiers and pack mules arrayed on a tiered hill. The group begins walking along a trail up the hill. Several soldiers jog past with large packs. Soldiers walk uphill in single file carrying large packs and rifles, some hold their helmets in hand. Several medics walk with the soldiers. Scene changes to a higher position on the mountain with snow; soldiers rest on rocky ground beside the trail. A soldier drinks from a small pot. Long shot shows men and mules walking along the side of a mountain. Frontal shot of soldiers walking, one grins at the camera. Long shot with hazy mountain in background, soldiers and mules walk along the trail.
420 midshipmen "middies" are rewarded diplomas at Dahlgreen Hall during annual U.S. Naval Academy exercises in Annapolis, Maryland, on June 2, 1932. Wide view of the decorated Dahlgreen Hall shows the graduating U.S. Navy class wearing white and a large crowd of underclassmen and attendees. A closer shot displays a small section of the crowd and graduating class. The midshipmen walk single file across the stage to receive their diplomas, shaking hands with a man at the front. Scene cuts to a wide view where underclassmen, seated on either side of the graduating class, raise their covers in unison toward the graduating class. The graduating midshipmen repeat the gesture, tossing their covers into the air. Scene moves outside to newly commissioned officer Richard S. Mandelkorn of Peoria, graduating with highest honors in his class. Mabel Dyer of Ruxton, Maryland, places his shoulder straps on his uniform, and the two shake hands. Close up of Mandelkorn as he adjusts and removes his cover. Large artillery barrels are visible in the background.
U.S. Army soldiers waterproof U.S. tanks and military vehicles by hand during World War 2. Close up shots of men applying putty to seal the vehicles. Tanks with deep wading exhaust trunks, also called "breathers," are tested and driven in water. The wading snorkels are released off the back of an M4 Sherman tank and M10 tank destroyer as the tanks begin to drive on land.
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