Several United States Douglas C-47 Skytrain stand in a row on ground. U.S. troops 82nd Airborne Division loading jeep into C-47 aircraft. A man sits on the Jeep as it is being loaded at an airbase in Italy (World War II).
Several Italian civilians gathered in town square. A band of musicians stands with the civilians. Italian civilians celebrate the news of Italian armistice ending hostilities with the Allies during World War II.
Animated map shows France, Germany, and England during World War II. An arrow points to Marseilles. Paratroopers of Airborne Infantry prepare to jump from flying aircraft. Parachutes on paratroopers descending from aircraft. Allied amphibious ships land on the coast of the French Riviera. Barrage balloons are seen. View of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. French Forces of the Interior (FFI) waves the French flag in Paris. Free French troops and guerrilla men and women stand at attention. View of Rue de Rivoli and the Louvre Museum. French forces engage with German troops in street fighting. A French guerrilla shoots a German soldier. M4 Sherman tanks, trucks and other vehicles moving in the streets of Paris. A French man throws a grenade out from his window. A German soldier on fire escapes from burning vehicle. A French couple seizes weapons from an unconscious German soldier. French civilians with rifles sit behind sandbags. French Second Armored Division moving towards Paris. French civilians welcome the arrival of the French Second Armored Division at Montmartre. Marshal Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque talking to another soldier. A tank in front of a fence written with “Bois Charbons” (“Charcoal”). French Second Armored Division and German forces engage in street fighting. A woman grabs her son, taking him inside their house. French men watching the street fighting. French Second Armored Division M4 Sherman tank firing on the street. A machine gun of the French Second Armored Division. Thick smoke from a building. German soldier with white flag. German troops captured in Place de la Concorde. German troops raise their hands while being searched. Civilians cheer and hug each other. A soldier receives kisses from women. General Charles de Gaulle enters the city. A sign reads 'Avenue des Champs Elysees'. People buying newspapers on street. Children play in liberated France. Men and women singing the La Marseillaise is heard from the background. (World War II period).
Allied invasion of Aguni Jima in Okinawa, Japan during World War II. LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked) underway in Pacific Theater. LVT underway towards beach. Landing Craft Infantry aboard LVT. Shoreline of Aguni Jima in view. Loaded Landing Crafts approach beach. LVT lands on beach. Control boat and auxiliary craft on beach. Destroyer ships in view. Landing Craft Infantry advances and disperses on the beach.
Invasion of Aguni Jima in Okinawa, Japan. Bombardment on an open area by the Allied Troops. Smoke rises up in the sky. Japanese civilians gathered, including children, who are carried by adults. (World War II period).
Allied invasion of Iheya-Jima Island late during World War II. Allied troops aboard a Landing Ship Tank (LST) underway at sea. Other vessels underway with the coast in the background. Smoke rises as beach comes under heavy bombardment. Antiaircraft gun fired. Flak bursts and smoke rises.
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