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A fleet of German ships underway at sea in the European Theater.

British aircraft carrier 'Courageous' sunk by a German submarine. A fleet of German ships underway at sea. A passenger carrier at sea. German officers look through binoculars. Number of ships at harbor. Soldiers disembark from the ship.

Date: 1939
Duration: 2 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675063681
British 2nd Battle Squadron departs from Portland Harbor during World War II.

British 2nd Battle Squadron leaves for sea in the European Theater during World War II. The battleship 'Royal Sovereign' departs from Portland Harbor. A tower in the background. British flag on poles on the ships. A fleet of ships underway.

Date: 1939, May
Duration: 2 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675064174
U.S. Signal Corps officers and soldiers use mine detectors, modern radars, and meteorological equipment during World War II.

The role and contribution of the U.S. Army Signal Corps in combat and war. U.S. shuttle ships loaded with signal communication supplies for U.S. and Allied troops in the European Theater make their way in the Atlantic ocean. The Squier Laboratory at Camp Alfred Vail in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. A technician works on signal communication equipment in the laboratory. U.S. soldiers use mine detectors in the European Theater during World War II. The mine detectors detect metallic, non-metallic mines, wooden box mines, and mines in glass containers. Artillery soldiers bury large microphones into the ground in advance zones. The microphones relay back information on enemy artillery. Soldiers receive the information on radio sets. U.S. aircraft on a training flight simulating real combat situation: The aircraft lost in heavy rain and rough weather, looking for the location of Boston. The pilot switches on a modern advanced radar. The radar waves pierce thick clouds, are reflected by Earth's surface and display an image on the scope. The image shows the clear location of Boston harbor directly under the aircraft. U.S. bombers attack over the Channel coast on D-Day (6 June, 1944). U.S. soldiers employ meteorological equipment for long range weather forecast in the European Theater during World War II. Soldiers release a hydrogen balloon into the sky. Another soldier uses an apparatus to take readings of atmospheric conditions behind enemy lines. An aircraft drops an automatic weather station called SCM-18-TI by parachute into enemy territory. The timed mechanism sends out weather data in codes. The interior of the automatic weather station lying open in a field.

Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675021722
English fascist John Amery and German Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle Division in the European Theater during World War II.

An English Fascist and a German Corpsmen in the European Theater during World War II. The Gaumont Palace Theatre in Paris, France with view of cinema exterior marquee. Interiors of the Gaumont Palace shows English fascist John Amery standing on a raised platform and speaking into a microphone. Guards standing on either side of the platform. The audience listening to the speaker. John Amery speaks about Allied bombings. The audience applauding at the end of the speech. Panzer Corps Feldherrnhalle Division men aboard a submarine with Corvette Captain Luet. The Captain shaking hands with corpsmen aboard the submarine. View of the corpsmen with the Captain on the submarine. A few corpsmen inside a control room with an officer. A man aboard the submarine pouring a liquid from a pot for a corpsman holding a cup. The Captain talking to the corpsmen. A few corpsmen getting on to the submarine from a harbor. The Captain talking to the corpsmen aboard the submarine. The corpsmen standing around the Captain.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 49 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Portuguese
Clip: 65675066372
Map shows European capitals affected by events of 1939 as World War II breaks out

A montage of maps and scenes shows various European capitals like London, Paris, Warsaw, Zürich, Budapest. Two members of the British wartime cabinet are seen: Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax (The Viscount Halifax) seen walking along the sidewalk, as he leaves Prime Minister's residence at 10 Downing street, London. Brief glimpse of Thomas Walker Hobart Inskip, 1st Viscount Caldecote,Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, as he leaves 10 Downing Street.

Date: 1939
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675037611
LSTs are unloaded after they arrive at a beach in the European Theater.

A training film on loading and employment of LSTs (Landing Ship Tanks) in the United States and their unloading in the European Theater. Officers aboard an LST underway at sea. One officer looking through binoculars. Ships of the transport group underway. Assault troops being loaded on LCVPs (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel). They are carried to the assigned LSTs. The LSTs receive them aboard and they are checked by the Ship's Officer. Men aboard an LST. The LSTs heading for an assault area. Troops, vehicles and ammunition aboard. The troops fire anti aircraft guns from a ship. Smoke rises from firing. Several airplanes in flight overhead. Guns are fired from a ship. The LSTs arriving at the shore in the European Theater. Bow doors are opened and unloading activities start. Tanks, trucks, LVTs ( Landing Vehicle Tracked ), bulldozers and other vehicles are unloaded. The LSTs are emptied. The bulldozers are taken out first so that they can make way for other vehicles when they proceed in the area. Tanks and other vehicles are unloaded after the bulldozers. Vehicles proceed on the beach. (World War II period).

Date: 1944
Duration: 6 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077219