U.S. 351st Bomb Group at RAF Station Polebrook, Northamptonshire, England during World War II. A display board of the U.S. 351st Bomb Group, at RAF Station Polebrook, England, shows 15 principal targets and the number of times they've been struck by B-17s of the Group. The most missions were flown against Schweinfurt, Germany (25 times) and second most, against Hanover, Germany (17 times). Another recent status board records missions against Amiens and Evreux,and Romilly, France; Stuttgart, Germany; and Brussels,Belgium.Swastikas indicate German aircraft shot down during these raids. A C-45 aircraft lands and parks at the field. Major General Ira C. Eaker,Commander 8th Air Force, steps from the plane for a visit with the 351st Bomb Group. He proceeds to the briefing room, in a Quonset hut. Four Officers of the Group pose. View of heavy bombs in the bomb dump. Views of bombs hung wing racks of a B-17 to increase its bomb load. Bombs being transported on motorized dollies. Airmen writing in chalk on a bomb. It reads: "From the boys K of C #92 Jim, MH." Fliers at nighttime in their Quonset hut quarters. One writes a letter. Others trying to sleep, as sounds of aircraft engines are heard. Officer opens door of quarters and wakes crew members, telling them breakfast is at 3AM and briefing at 4AM. Briefing officer asks fliers to guess what the target of the day will be. Several make suggestions. The briefing officer removes a cover from the mission map, revealing target deep in Germany. The fliers respond with good-natured boos. Commander gives final instructions.,
Hanover concentration camp of the Nazis after World War II. Allied forces arrive at the camp. Inmates given food and clothes by Allied soldiers. Inmates lined for soup. Leaned starved inmates eat the soup, some of them weep. Inmates too weak to stand or move, lying sick in their barracks. Men take out dead bodies from the barracks. A Sergeant of the AMG (Allied Military Government) checks the list and the inmates at the camp. Photographs of starved and tortured inmates taken.
Nazi concentration camps in Germany during World War II. Harlen Concentration Camp near Hanover, Germany. United States Red Cross people look after Polish survivors. Prisoners of war being taken in army vehicles for medical treatment. Men given hot soup and bread. Physically weak Polish prisoners on bed. Red Cross people remove dead bodies from the concentration camp. The Sargent checks the list of inmates. Victims being photographed.
Documentary titled ' Through Oil lands of Europe and Africa'. Shows oil fields in Germany. View of an oil field at Wietze near Hanover in Germany. Derricks and oil rigs in operation at the field. An early oil derrick. Farmers stand beside a horse drawn plow in a field. A farmer harvests crop using a horse drawn harvester. View of an oil field at Ciele. A large oil tanker, derricks, oil rigs, and railroad tank car at the site.
An Autobahn bridge under construction in Germany. Steel frame structure of the bridge under construction. Views of the framework. Views of the completed autobahn between Berlin and Hanover, Germany.
The British Zone of Occupation in Germany, shortly after the end of World War II in Europe. Hamlin (Pied Piper town) near Hanover shows 15th century buildings. German people stroll along the streets.
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