This film shows international film star Jean Pierre Aumont sipping a glass of wine at a sidewalk cafe in Paris France. Sign that reads Headquarters, US. Army Communications Zone Europe. Close-up soldiers firing M1 Carbine semi-automatic rifle, M60 Machine gun, throwing hand grenade, loading and firing mortar, tank firing howitzer, firing 280 mm canon, flame throwing tank in action. Images of the U.S. Army M-60 tank (Patton series).
Shows helicopters attacking ground targets. Scenes of a French seaport, ships, maritime activity. French railway system, roads and highways, and air ports. Scenes of U.S. Army supply depots in Europe. Brief images of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in the Italian City of Pisa. Pipelines for movement of gasoline. Scenes of European seaports, cranes, ships, and river barge with castle on a hill in the background.
Shows military repair shops in Europe, rebuilding a tank, machine tools and factory workers. Shows the care and training of Army guard or sentry dogs. Scenes of magnetic tape storage machines in operation and printing of records. Shows vast storage facilities.
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