During World War I: U.S. Army 2nd Division troops located near Missy-Aux-Bois, France. The American troops take cover from enemy fire, behind a tree line.
A U.S. Army training film titled 'Teamwork' from 1946. Several actors portraying Nazi officers. Nazi officer briefs his officer on their 'Divide and Conquer Policy' for the Americans in a German Headquarters looking building. Actual World War 2 footage is seen at start of film showing the building of the German Reich Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda in Germany. After that, actual combat footage begins at TC:02:34,with views of the German defenses on the Western Wall, at the coast of France. German soldiers man an anti-aircraft gun in a hill, as others march loosely along the shoreline. Several Allied warships are seen in formation headed toward the camera, during the D-Day invasion, June 6, 1944. Next, numerous warships fire their guns, bombarding the Normandy coast. Numerous landing craft (Higgins boats) swarm toward the coast. View from bridge of a LCI(M) (landing craft, infantry - mortar) as it fires its mortars approaching the beachhead. Explosions from the mortar fire. Rockets being launched from Landing Crafts Tank (Rocket). Higgins boats reaching the shore and troops leaving them for the beach. American troops running from the shore after landing, and taking up positions firing small arms. A soldier placing a demolition charge at a German bunker and running from it as it explodes. Famous footage of American troops being shot as they advance on D-Day. Medics tending to wounded on the shore. Medic caring for a wounded African American soldier as they shelter under chalk cliffs at Normandy beachhead. U.S. troops moving inland from their beachhead.
The capture of German General Albert Kesselring in Berchtesgaden, Germany during World War II. General Kesselring and two aides enter the terrace of the Berchtesgadener Hof hotel (present location is now the Haus der Berge, Hanielstraße 7, 83471 Berchtesgaden, Germany) in Berchtesgaden, Germany, where U.S. General Maxwell D. Taylor had arranged for them to stay following surrender at the end of World War 2, in Europe. They sit together at a table and review documents. United States Army General Maxwell D. Taylor and Colonel Ned D. Moore of the 101st Airborne Division leave a building with a 101st Airborne emblem on the doorway and meet Colonel Charles H. Chase.
Emperor Hirohito visits the grave of his father (Emperor Taisho) following the surrender of Japan at the end of World War 2. View of Mt. Fuji in Japan. Torii gate at the Musashi Imperial Graveyard (1833 Nagabusamachi, Hachioji, Tokyo 193-0824, Japan) in Nagabusa-machi, Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan. Shinto priests waiting for Emperor Hirohito’s arrival. Emperor Hirohito, wearing a Western semi-civilian court dress, alights from his car and salutes. Shinto priests bow to Emperor Hirohito. Emperor Hirohito and other Japanese officials descend a set of stone stairs. Emperor Hirohito, now posthumously known as the Shōwa Emperor, leaves the Musashi Imperial Graveyard by car.
Several soldiers of the American 2nd Field Signal Battalion, unpack and set up equipment for a field communications center, at the Gondrecourt training center of the 1st Division, American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in France, during World War 1. In moments, one of the group begins to transmit messages via radiotelegraphy. Two soldiers work together as one reads a message and the other transmits it with a large signal lamp. Across the field another soldier reads the lamp signals with binoculars, while his companion writes the message on a pad. Back at the first site (field communications center), a soldier tests their radio telephone. Several signal troops sit and copy messages sent by the signal lamp team, who are seen again. A soldier at the field center sends a message. A soldier hands a message to the signal lamp team.More messages are processed at the field communications center.
A propaganda film titled "Angel in Overalls" by the U.S. Army aimed at praising and encouraging war materiel production workers in the U.S. who are building aircraft and other weaponry for U.S. soldiers in World War 2. Aerial scenes of clouds and formations of B-24 Liberator aircraft on their way to a day light bombing run over Germany. Interior views of B-24 cockpit area and other parts of B-24 aircraft as crew perform their duties. Bombardier using sighting equipment to evaluate path toward target. Mix of staged and actual battle scenes. Mock dialog between crew members is heard. Simulation of view through bombardier scope is seen. Bomb bay doors seen opening. Flak bursts and phosphorous bombs seen exploding nearby. Smoke streaming out from one of the B-24 aircraft in formation after it is hit by enemy fire. Machine gunner opens fire at an incoming enemy aircraft. Several views of machine guns being fired. Views of ammunition casings falling the floor as the guns are fired. Hit enemy aircraft are seen exploding and breaking up in air. Close-up view of a P-38 Lightning aircraft joining the group in combat. Scene of a P-38 aircraft production factory assembling P-38 planes in the United States. Narration encourages the work of P-38 production plant workers. P-38 aircraft during building and assembly operations. Formation of four P-38 aircraft in flight. Aerial views of a P-38 in flight. Gun camera footage showing strafing of a German target at the edge of a forest of trees.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.