1940-1953MILITARY
U.S. ARMY INFANTRYMEN.
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INTRODUCTION. SERGEANT AT DESK. NARRATOR TELLS OF THE 30TH INFANTRY DIVISION "OLD HICKORY", NATIONAL GUARD DIVISION OF WWI AND WWII. ALSO SHOWN WILL BE THE COMBAT WEAPONS AND THE COMBAT RATIONS A GI CARRIES TO BATTLE.
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THE 30TH DIVISION - LS- 2 FARMERS HOLD PLOWS AS 2 WORKHORSES PULL A SYMBOL OF THE 'WORKHORSE'
DIVISION AS THE 30TH IS ALSO KNOWN. |
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CU- THE ARM PATCH OF THE 30TH DIVISION.
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MS- DOUGHBOYS PATROL THROUGH A THICK FORREST IN WWI. LS- WWI ARTILLERY CREW FIRE THEIR CANNON. LS-
THE 'BIG BERTHA' CANNON BEING FIRED. |
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AERIAL- DOUGHBOYS GO 'OVER THE TOP' FROM THEIR TRENCHES AS BOMBS EXPLODE AROUND THEM.
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MS- A SHIRTLESS RECRUIT IS INTERVIEWED BY AN ARMY RECRUITER FOR WWII.
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MS- MAJOR GENERAL LELAND COBBS, COMMANDER OF THE 30TH DIVISION, TALKS TO HIS TROOPS.
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MONTAGE- WEARING PRE-WWII HELMETS THE 30TH TRAINS IN THE FIELD. MS- A GI THROWS A HAND GRENADE AND DUCKS AS IT EXPLODES ON GROUND.
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LS- THE 30TH MARCH TO A TROOP SHIP AND BOARD ON THEIR WAY TO EUROPE IN WWII.
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MONTAGE- THE 30TH HITS THE NORMANDY BEACHHEAD ON D-DAY PLUS 3.
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MS- ENGINEERS REMOVE EXPLOSIVES PLANTED BY THE GERMANS ON A SMALL BRIDGE AND USE MINE DETECTORS TO SCAN THE ROAD.
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MONTAGE- GIS FIGHT THROUGH THE INFAMOUS HEDGEGROVES IN FRANCE AND THEN ON TO SAINT LO.
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MS- GIS CRAWL OVER AND THROUGH HEDGEGROVES AS THE BATTLE THE GERMANS YARD BY YARD.
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THE 30TH DIVISION MARCHES INTO SAINTLO. MS- FRENCH WOMEN RUN TO TOUCH THE GIS ENTERING IN TRUCKS.
KISSES AND HUGS FOLLOW. |
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MS- GERMAN TANKS LINE UP AS THEY ARE INSPECTED BY A TANK COMMANDER RIDING BY IN HIS TANK. CU- A GERMAN GENERAL PLOTS ON HIS MAP FROM HIS CAR.
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CU- A GI- HAS HIS JAW BANDAGED BY MEDICS. MONTAGE-
ARTILLERY GUNS FIRING REPEATEDLY FROM UNDER NETTED CAMOUFLAGE. |
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MS- A STONE MEMORIAL TO 1800 30TH DIVISION AT MORTAIN, FRANCE.
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MONTAGE- TRUCKS OF THE 30TH DIVISION RIDE THROUGH TOWN AFTER TOWN IN FRANCE. CHILDREN HOLDING FLORAL BOQUETS WATCH ALONG THE ROADS AND CROWDS GATHER IN THE TOWNS. MONTAGE- WAVING CROWDS 00 38 51 AERIAL VIEW OF THE SEGFREID LINE. MS- TANKS OF THE 30TH DIVISION CROSS THE SEGFREID CONCRETE BARRICADES INTO GERMANY.
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MS- A GI FIRES A BAZOOKA INTO A GERMAN PILLBOX.
THEN ENTERING IT. |
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MONTAGE- PATROLS WALK THROUGH THE RUBBLE STREWN STREETS OF ARKEN WHERE THEY BATTLED HOUSE TO HOUSE.
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MS- GROUP OF GIS COMB THEIR HAIR SHAVE THEIR FACES AND PLAY PING PONG AND DARTS AS THEY FINALLY GET A REST.
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CU- A HELMETED GI BLOWS THE FOAM OFF A MUG OF BEER TOWARDS THE CAMERA AND DRINKS. MONTAGE- BACK INTO THE TRUCKS AND AN ARTILLERY BOMBARDMENT.
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MS- GROUP OF GIS GATHER AROUND A PORTABLE RADIO LYING ON A JEP HOOD AND LISTEN TO 'AXIS SALLY' A GERMAN PROPAGANDA BROADCASTER.
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CU- GERMAN GENERAL VON RUNDSTED SPEAKS TO AN AIDE AND EXAMINES A MAP AT THE FRONT. MONTAGE- GERMAN SOLDIERS RIDE ON TANKS, MS- GERMAN PILOT AND CO-PILOT MAKE COUNTING GESTURES WITH THEIR FINGERS BEFORE DROPPING BOMBS AS THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE STARTS .
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MONTAGE- INFANTRYMEN MOVE THROUGH SNOW BOUND WOODED AREAS AND ROADS AS GERMAN PANZER UNITS MOVE UP. MS- GERMAN SOLDIERS CROUCH AS THEY RUN FORWARD.
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LS- A CHAPLAIN READS A BIBLE AS HE BENDS OVER THE BODIES OF GIS WHO WERE KILLED AFTER BEING CAPTURED AT MALMADIE. THEIR HANDS WERE BOUND BEHIND THEIR BACKS.
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MS- GENERAL OMAR BRADLEY AND OTHER TOP GENERALS MEET IN A SNOW COVERED WOODED AREA.
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MONTAGE- ENDLESS LINES OF GERMAN POWS MARCH WITH THEIR HANDS UP.
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MS- GIS LOITER AROUND IN THE WOODS AROUND SMALL FIRES TO CHAT AND KEEP WARM.
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MONTAGE- ARTILLERY CREWS CONTINUOUSLY FEED SHELLS TO THE CANNONS AS THE BIGGEST BARRAGE AT THE WESTERN FRONT IN WWII BEGINS.
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MS- GENERAL SIMPSON, COMMANDER OF THE 30TH, PLOTS ON A WALL MAP.
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LS- A LONG PONTOON BRIDGE IS BUILT ACROSS THE RHINE RIVER WHICH THE GERMANS VOWED WILL NEVER BE CROSSED. TANKS SLOWLY ROLL ACROSS.
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LS- A GI RUNS ACROSS A CITY STRET AS OTHERS COVER HIM.
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MONTAGE- 30TH INFANTRY MEET UP WITH RUSSIAN SOLDIERS, THEY HUG AND KISS
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MS- GIS STAND AT ATTENTION AS THEY RECEIVE MEDALS AT THE FRONT.
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MS- 2 GIS READ A NEWSPAPER WITH HEADLINES:
"GERMANY SURRENDERS". |
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