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 Lieutenant) March 21, 2017

A captured German Panzerfaust is fired at an empty tank in a demonstration for 8th Division troops in Germany during WW2.

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Paratroopers from the 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment jump from C47s flying at altitudes of 500-600 feet to begin the recapture of the island of Corregidor on 16 February 1945 in this footage from World War 2.  The paratroopers land on the golf course and parade ground near the barracks and...read more

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 Lieutenant) November 08, 2016

US Army soldiers test fire a German 8.8 cm Pak 43 antitank gun captured in France during WW2. 

According to Wikipedia:  The Pak 43 (Panzerabwehrkanone 43) was a German 88 mm anti-tank gun developed by Krupp in competition with the Rheinmetall 8.8 cm Flak 41 anti-aircraft gun and used...read more

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 HQ Batallón) June 05, 2016

It's great for us to hear from World War II veterans, but even more impressive is listening their experiences of the D-Day. This happened at Cantigny Park, during 70th anniversary of D-Day and honor surviving World War II veterans.

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 Lieutenant) January 26, 2016

Pre invasion naval bombardment of Tarakan island east of Borneo prior to landings by Australian troops during WW2.  Also shows B24 bombings in the Miri and Sarawak areas.

Public Domain footage clipped from the US Army Signal Corps' Combat Bulletin No. 56,

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P-38L Lightnings and P-47 Thunderbolts fire high velocity aircraft rockets, (HVAR a.k.a. the Holy Moses) at tanks on a target/test range in this WW2 era newsreel footage from United News.

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 Lieutenant) January 04, 2016

Short clip of a Japanese rocket powered manned kamikaze suicide bomb captured on Okinawa during WW2.  Known as the Yokosuka MXY-7 Ohka, it was nicknamed the "baka" by US sailors.

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 Lieutenant) December 28, 2015

A short overview of the activities of the US Army's 37th and 33rd Divisions during the capture of Baguio.

Public domain footage clipped from Combat Bulletin No. 56. Produced by the US Army Signal Corps.

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Resourceful US Soldiers near Nettunia, Italy rigged up 4 bazookas to fire together and mounted them on a Willys Jeep.  Wish there was more footage.

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Bitter fighting by US Army Soldiers and Marines along the Shuri Line on Okinawa Island in 1945 during World War II. Combat scenes from the Naha, Shuri, and Yonabaru areas in the beginning and at the end with short vignettes of conditions on the island in between.  Included are scenes of the...read more

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