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Former German defenses. An American military policeman looks over a concrete fort and gun emplacement somewhere in Normandy which formed part of the German defenses on the French coast. Note the Clear of Booby Traps sign, erected after American troops had made a careful search.

Het originele Amerikaanse bijschrift luidt: 'U.S. tanks rolls through ancient Dutch defense wall. A U.S. tank squeezes through an arch of an ancient defense wall in Valkenburg, Holland, liberated by the Allies September 18, 1944. The ivy-covered wall was constructed approximately 500 years ago to protect the tiny town against attack.' Een Amerikaanse tank bij de bevrijding van het Limburgse Valkenburg ...

German defenses at Cherbourg. One of the big guns in a German strongpoint guarding the approach to Cherbourg is inspected by an American soldier. Allied bombing and artillery fire reduced the Nazi fort to ruins.

West Wall defenses. These German defenses about a mile back from the Normandy beach were knocked out by aerial bombardment and naval gun fire. Note the thickness of the concrete walls. This section of the beach was one of the main strong points stormed by American troops of the Allied Expeditionary Force which landed in France Jun 6, 1944. Up to midnight June 17, 1944, it had cost 15,883 U.S. casualties ...

German defenses on Normandy beach. The remains of a tank trap, a shattered pillbox and deep cavities everywhere on the slope are all that is left of a strong German fortress on a Normandy beachhead through which the Allies forced their way. In the center of the tank trap ia a sign set up by the Germans warning of mines.

La défense passive de Paris. Un abri type pouvant contenir 90 personnes et les protéger contre les attagues de gaz et les bombardements, a été construit dans un grand immeuble de Passy. Voici les deux portes étanches du type agréé par la marine, donnant accès à cet abri, les portes sont manoeuvrées par un homme revêtu d'une combinaison et d'un permettant d'affronter les gaz.

In action in defense of Batavia. Batavia, Java - Aiding in the stubborn defense of Batavia is the city guard, composed of well-trained and equipped: Europeans and Indonesians, some of whom are shown here with their armored cars in review at their training ground.

French Generalissimo inspects defense works in Colonies. General Gamelin, with Vice-Admiral Darlan, inspecting a Guard of Honour of Senegalese sharpshooters at Toulon before sailing for Bizerta in the cruiser Emile-Bertin.

Exercises de défense anti-aerienne à Paris. Une grande usine de la banlieue parisienne a fait quelques préparatifs en vue des exercises de défense passive anti-aérienne, qui doivent se dérouler demain à Paris. Des masques à gaz ont été distribués aux employés, et des abris ont été créés. N.P.M. = Dans un des bureaux de l'usine, les dactylosgraphes travaillent avec leurs masques à gaz.