global warfare on a scale never known before. [explosions] less than three years before, hitler's head addressed the hitler' had addressed the nation. >> germany will face war on the united states to a positive conclusion. a japanese militarist joins the chorus. adolf hitler americans have -- americans have radios, automobiles, big beefsteaks, when a people have those things, they don't want to fight. americans won't sleep in hammocks, or lie in trenches. they are like a tiger who se stomach is full. they are sleepy. >> the american is no soldier. [explosions] yet there he was, carrying it to the boastful aggressor. the self-acclaimed superman was learning to his bitter surprise and sorrow the fighting quality of the american soldiers. it seems the aggressors had made a slight miscalculation. ♪ >> in italy, our forces pushed on through rain and mud. over mountains, across rivers. toward rome. ♪ our power drive up the italian boot forced the enemy to divert from france and the low country. weakening defenses along the english channel coast, where our invasion of france was soon to c

before, hitler had made an address. >> germany, italy and japan will wage common war on the united states to a victorious conclusion. >> in rome his fascist partner had declared -- >> italy and national socialist germany ever closely linked participate from today on the side of heroic japan against the united states. >> a japanese militaryist joined the derisive chorus. >> americans have radios, automobiles, big beefsteaks when a people has those things they don't want to fight. americans won't sleep in hammocks or lie in trenches. they are like a tiger whose stomach is full. they are sleepily. >> the american is no soldier. >> the american no soldier? and yet there he was carrying the fight to the boastful aggressive. >> the self-acclaimed superman was learning to his bitter surprise and sorrow the fighting qualities of the american soldier. it seems the aggressors had made a slight miscalculation. >>> in italy, our forces pushed on through rain and mud, over mountains, across rivers toward rome. >> our power drive up the italian boot forced the enemy to divert 30 of his divisions

warfare on a scale never known before. [explosions] less than three years before, hitler had addressed the nation. willrmany, italy and japan face war on the united states to a positive conclusion. narrator: in rome, his counterpart declared -- on the side of japan against the united states. narrator: a japanese militarist joins the chorus. >> americans have radios, automobiles, big beefsteaks, and when people have those things they don't want to fight. , americans won't sleep in hammocks, or lie in trenches. they are like a tiger whose stomach is full. they are sleepy. >> the american is no soldier. [explosions] narrator: the american no soldier? was carrying the fight to the boastful aggressor. ♪ proclaimed superman was learning to his bitter surprise and sorrow the fighting quality of the american soldiers. it seems the aggressors had made a slight miscalculation. ♪ ♪ narrator: in italy, our forces pushed on through rain and mud. over mountains, across rivers. toward rome. ♪ our power drive up the italian boot forced the enemy to divert 30 of his divisions from fra

global warfare, on a scale never known before. less than three years before, hitler had addressed the nation. >> germany will face war on the united states to a positive conclusion. -- >> a japanese militarist, joins the chorus. >> americans have radios, automobiles, big beefsteaks, when a people have those things, they don't want to fight. americans won't sleep in hammocks, or lie in trenches. they are like a tiger who stomach is full. they are sleepy. >> the american is no soldier. the american, no soldier? and yet there he was, carrying the fight to the aggressors. the self acclaimed superman, was coming to his bitter surprise and sorrow, the fighting quality of the american soldiers. it seems the aggressors had made a slight miscalculation. ♪ ♪ >> in italy, our forces pushed on through rain and mud. over mountains, across rivers. our power drive, the -- italians who forced the italians from france and the low country. our invasion of france, was soon to come. we now have an army numbering millions of soldiers. we now had 150,000 armored vehicles, as compared to the 29 tanks th

europe carrying payloads of destruction aimed at the vital centers of hitler's fortress europe. flying fortresses in heavy formations cascaded 3,500 tons of explosives, a ton every second, upon nazi-held positions. our mass bomber formations were now given a canopy of protective air support by p-38 lightnings. together they fought off enemy air attacks. [ airplane engines ] [ explosions ] as the roar of engines and concussion of the bombs were still ringing in the ears of a dazed and battered enemy, our ground artillery opened up. our tanks and infantry rolled forward, driving west to isolate brest and other ports on the peninsula. other elements pushed south. and east toward paris. ♪ what was left of ten german divisions was mopped up by the very men their fuhrer had told them were not soldiers and would not fight. again, the aggressor had made a slight miscalculation. as the germans were meeting disaster in northwestern france, the united states seventh army combat hardened veterans of the fighting in italy hit the beaches in southern france on the morning of august 15th. ♪ durin

anzio convinced hitler that we were launching an all out campaign in italy. he rushed eight more divisions to reinforce his army in italy and the stalemate was resumed. in total war, there is no easy road to victory. we had entered world war ii unprepared for global war of such unprecedented magnitude against aggressors who trained their combat divisions by the hundreds. it was two long years from pearl harbor to the winter stalemate in italy. during those two years, lack of time had been our most immediate and worst enemy. precious time we had needed in which to prepare while two great oceans protected our shores and the embattled british were fighting a delaying action on to the death. three times in the last 50 years, aggressors have underestimated our capability and our will to fight. our military weakness and our isolationist attitude at the time invited the aggressor to launch his grandiose design for conquest. today, the world has shrunk in travel time and the atlantic and pacific oceans are no more than large lakes. our coastlines and inland cities are vulnerable to attac

concrete ceiling collapse over their heads. we reported this to hitler who flew into a rage and retorted, the whole world trembles in fear of this phenomenon of german technology. >> the 84th's division immediate offensive was to crack the siegfried line at the town of geilen kichlt rchen and beyond the main objective, the rhine. >> i'm lieutenant general lewis w. truman. during world war ii i was a colonel, chief of staff of the 84th infantry division and chief of staff to alexander r.boling commander general of the 84th division. the intelligence which we received was of the very best. the individuals clear down to the squad level were indoctrinated, instructed exactly what their jobs were to be. there is no question that that waiver had very much confidence that we would be able to carry out this mission. i know also that the regiments, the battalions, companies and platoons and squads had that same feeling accomplished. >> the 84th division would be supported by the british on the left and the american's 2nd armored and 102nd infantry on the right. facing them were several b

according to hitler. i'm not going to read all of this. but there are one or two things in this book that will interest you. i quote, what is denied to us, the german fist must take. if our forefathers had made their decisions by the same pacifist nonsense as the present day does, we would possess about a third of our existing territory. further, he says, from time to time, the illustrative papers show how a negro has become a lawyer, a teacher, perhaps even a minister. it never dawns on the degenerate middle class america that this is truly a sin against all reason. that it is criminal madness to train a born half ape to one believes one has made a lawyer of him. this book was written 20 years ago. the plan which it foreshadowed has become a reality. and the nazis now instruct their disciples in terms such as these. we must strive by any means to conquer the world. any methods are permissible. lie, betray, kill. kill and kill again. kill the slobs, the russians, the pols, the czechs. don't stop, whether you have an old man, a woman, a girl, or boy. kill. we want to create our g

we would be back in the channel in less than a week. headquarters, we found hitler and our boys are using it as a pin board. americans had a way of amusing themselves. here is the first official ceremony held in france. presented a flag made out of parachute cloth to the mayor, who is holding the microphone. our boys were given clean uniforms for the occasion. soon, the people who came back after the fighting stopped visited with us and talked to us. someone talking to the kernel of the signal corps. , shooting for ap. cecil and john. -- a lot has gosh happened to my memory -- the troops begin to move in the opposite direction and we were passing through a city that was completely destroyed. as thehere several times war and it has been rebuilt. the germans try to make a stand , we and, wherever they did had to knock them out and destroy the city. toer on, i had the chance see the construction built by slave labor. all a long the beach in the normandy area, they had the triangles. .any of them had mines, if you touch them, they would explode. i was told after that walk that i should

less than a week. of course, at every headquarters area, we found a pit further of hitler, and our boys are uses it as a pinboard. the americans had a way of amusing themselves. this is the first official ceremony held in nance when they presented the tricolored flag made out of parachute cloth, to the mayor. and our boys of the 7th corps were given clean uniforms for the occasion. soon the people that came back to sherburg after the fighting stopped, came to visit with us and talk to us. here we so ernie pyle in the center again, talking to a colonel of the signal corps. this is burt brandt, who we saw earlier shooting for a.p. saysle cannes, and john mcglinty, and here is -- oh, gosh, 25 years has done a lot to my memory. but the troops began to move in the opposite direction to attack the enemy on the st. lowe line. we were passing through the city of valogne, and of course it was completely destroyed. i was there several times since the war and it's been rebuild beautifully, but the germans tried to make a assistant here. wherever they did try to make a stand, we had to knock t

channel and less than a week. at the headquarters, we found that they had a picture of hitler's, and our boys were using it as a pin board. here is the first official ceremony held in france, general collins on the right presented the tricolor flag made out of parachute cloth to the mayor of cherbourg, who was holding the microphone. our boys of the seven corps were given clean uniforms for the occasion. soon the people who came back to cherbourg after the fighting stopped came to visit with us and talk to us. here we see arnie pile -- ernie pyle again in the center and talking to the kernel -- colonel of the signal corps. mcglinchey.n -- oh gosh, 45 years has done a lot to my memory. the troops begin to move in the opposite direction to attack the enemy on the same low line. we were passing through the city of cologne, and it was instantly destroyed. sincethere several times the war and hit -- and it has been rebuilt beautifully. the germans try to make a stand here, and wherever they tried to make a stand, we had to knock them out, and in so doing, destroy the city. later on, i had

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