Video by Staff Sgt. Jarred Woods | Army University Press | 09.03.2020
After controlling continental Europe for years, German defenders were rolled back by Allied forces until the devastated Third Reich was forced to capitulate in May 1945. This victory would not have been possible without an unrelenting Allied sustainment effort. “France ’44: The Red Ball Express” demonstrates how logistics led to the liberation of Europe and the demise of Nazi......
Video by Airman 1st Class Scott Davis and Airman 1st Class Daniel McCoy | Air Mobility Command | 06.06.2020
In Remembrance of D-Day, the Midwest Winds woodwind quintet + percussion perform "America the Beautiful". The musicians shown in this video that performed the work are: 1. MSgt Peter Dahlstrom (french horn) 2. MSgt Jennifer James (flute) 3. SSgt Chris Jackson (bassoon) 4. SrA Claire Workinger (oboe) 5. A1C Caitin Mocchetti (clarinet) 6. A1C Scott Davis (percussion)...
Video by Staff Sgt. Jarred Woods | Army University Press | 03.02.2020
Army University Press presents “France 44: The Encirclement at Nancy.” This World War II documentary film focuses on XII Corps’ crossing of the Moselle River as part of the Lorraine Campaign in September 1944. It includes lessons from current U.S. Army doctrine, specifically encirclement operations and tactics as well as passage of lines. At daylight on 13 September, Combat Command A......
Video by Staff Sgt. Jarred Woods | Army University Press | 12.04.2019
Over a week-long period in September 1944, Lieutenant General George S. Patton’s Third Army attempted to cross an assault force at several points across the Moselle River to establish a bridgehead and then encircle three German Army divisions in the city of Nancy, France. With a plan that closely followed U.S. river crossing doctrine, Third Army’s XII Corps executed a wet gap crossing......
Video by Kevin Dawson | All Hands Magazine | 06.13.2019
The view that Germany was the more dangerous of the Axis powers was a foundation of Allied strategic planning assumptions at the Arcadia Conference, held in Washington, DC, in late December 1941. Thus, an eventual large-scale Anglo-American landing in northwestern Europe was seen as inevitable....
Video by Austin Rooney | Defense Media Activity - Navy Production | 06.06.2019
Victory or defeat at Normandy would determine the future.
Video by Nathan Quinn | Defense Media Activity - Proper | 12.03.2018
Serving on a ship, flying into combat and striking from beneath the waves, George Bush's naval career shaped his life and made him a better president. This is the story of George H.W. Bush's naval service in World War 2...
Video by Airman 1st Class Ericha Parish | Regional Media Center AFN Europe | 06.05.2016
Interview with Carentan's communication Officer Denis Van de Brink about hosting the sports day for the children of Normandy, France during D-Day commemoration week, the vehicles Filthy 13....
