French infantry charge in the battlefield during the Battle of Verdun in World War 1. Explosion from artillery bombardment during battle. Explosion from bombs throw soil into the air from the ground. Soldiers sitting on uneven battlefield terrain devoid of plants. Soil from explosion falls on two crawling French soldiers in a trench. German helmet partially buried in soil among wreckage and debris. Burned trees and uneven terrain caused by bombardment in the battlefield. French troops clearing up debris from trench.
A British Royal Navy fleet sails on the Atlantic Ocean in World War 1. A Royal Navy ship sails through rough waters. A British Royal Navy signalman uses his semaphore flags on deck. British Royal Navy warships. A ship’s captain taking notes. A Royal Naval Air Service biplane flies over fleet. A Royal Navy battleship. Naval artillery on deck. A battleship, sailing under the England flag, sails over a bridge. Royal Navy ship sailing through choppy waters.
The German SM U-35 U-boat sinks a ship in the Mediterranean Sea during World War 1. The ship’s stern rises high into the air before sinking completely in the sea. The German SM U-35 U-Boat Commander, Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, gets his logbook and pen from a crewman. Commander Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière marks off the sunken ship in the log book.
People worldwide celebrate Armistice Day on 11 November 1918, then end of WWI. Crowds cheerfully wave with their hats in the streets. Some British flags seen. A truck with soldiers and American flags slowly drives in the middle of a crowded road. People cheerfully wave USA flags and hats to celebrate the November 11, 1918 Armistice, which ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I between the Allies and Germany, the last remaining Central Power opponent.
The capture of La Haye du Puits by United States First Army troops under General Omar Bradley in Normandy (World War 2). An M4 81 mm Mortar Carrier Halftrack vehicle and jeep of the United States First Army driving to La Haye du Puits in Normandy. United States infantry troops travel on foot to capture La Haye du Puits. United States First Army soldiers traversing a meadow, crossing a puddle. United States First Army troops fire artillery under camouflage nets. Soldiers load shells into artillery and fire. United States soldiers fire mortar in a forest outside La Haye du Puits. A soldier fires his rifle through a hedgerow. Soldiers duck while firing mortars. Distant Haye du Puits covered in smoke. A soldier fires a rifle grenade launcher (probably an M7) into the air.
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.
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