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President Rafael Trujillo awards Mrs. Jeannette Johnston Andrews with the Dominican Republic Order Of Trujillo, watch Dominican soldiers marching during the inauguration of the General Andrews Airport
The inauguration of General Andrews Airport Dominican Army (presently known as the Las Américas International Airport) in Santo Domingo by President Rafael Trujillo of the Dominican Republic. soldiers marching and holding flags of the Dominican Republic and the United States. President Trujillo stands beside Jeannette Johnston “Johnnie” Andrews, the widow of the late Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, one of the founders of the United States Army Air Forces. Mrs. Andrews is seen wearing the Dominican Republic Order Of Trujillo medal. The Santo Domingo Obelisk (Av. George Washington, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic). Dominican soldiers marching seen from rear view. President Trujillo awarding Mrs. Andrews the Dominican Republic Order Of Trujillo medal. President Trujillo embraces Mrs. Andrews. Mrs. Andrews cuts the ribbon at the opening ceremony of Andrews Airport. Trujillo and Mrs. Andrews unveil a plaque dedicating General Andrews Airport. They pull away the flags of the Dominican Republic and the United States to unveil the plaque. Closer view of the plaque in Spanish and English. Flags of different countries in the Americas stand outside a building. A poster commemorating the centenary of the Dominican Republic. Mrs. Andrews stands beside President Trujillo as they watch Dominican soldiers marching with flags.
President Rafael Trujillo and Mrs. Jeannette Andrews inaugurate the General Andrews Airport in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Dedication of Andrews Field or General Andrews Airport (presently known as the Las Américas International Airport) in Santo Domingo, then known as Ciudad Trujillo. President of the Dominican Republic Rafael Trujillo and Mrs. Jeannette Johnston “Johnnie” Andrews unveil a plaque dedicating General Andrews Airport, named after Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, one of the founders of the United States Army Air Forces. They pull away the flags of the Dominican Republic and the United States to unveil the plaque. President Trujillo shakes hands with Mrs. Andrews. Closer view of the plaque in Spanish and English. An aircraft flying as seen from the ground. The Santo Domingo Obelisk (Av. George Washington, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic). Flags of the Dominican Republic hang in front of a mansion. President Trujillo reads a speech in front of military officials, dignitaries, and guests. Mrs. Andrews listens near Trujillo. President Trujillo stands beside the Mrs. Andrews. Mrs. Andrews is seen wearing the Dominican Republic Order Of Trujillo medal. Flags of different countries in the Americas stand outside a building. A poster commemorating the centenary of the Dominican Republic. Mrs. Andrews talks to a general. President Trujillo stands beside Dominican Republic Army generals and dignitaries. Mrs. Andrews stands beside a dignitary during the ceremony.
President Rafael Trujillo awards Mrs. Jeanette Andrews during the inauguration of the General Andrews Airport in the Dominican Republic
President of the Dominican Republic Rafael Trujillo attends the inauguration of the General Andrews Airport (presently known as the Las Américas International Airport) in Santo Domingo, then known as Ciudad Trujillo. President Trujillo greets Jeannette Johnston “Johnnie” Andrews, the widow of the late Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, one of the founders of the United States Army Air Forces. President Trujillo awarding Mrs. Andrews the Dominican Republic Order Of Trujillo medal. Dominican Army soldiers hold flags of the Dominican Republic and the United States. President Trujillo stands beside the Mrs. Andrews. President Trujillo and Mrs. Andrews pose together with a group of men, women, and Dominican Republic Army officers. Dominican Republic Army troops marching. A Dominican Republic Army general stands beside a plaque dedicating General Andrews Airport.
The Battle of the Bulge in Ardennes, Belgium, 1944 (WW2)
Animated map showing disposition of Allied and opposing German forces in Belgium during World War II. Highlighted places include the River Meuse, Bastogne, and Liege. Brief glimpse of German Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt, commander of the German Army Command in the West. German troops riding through forest over light snow on a King Tiger II tank. The tank churning up dirt and snow at high speed in another scene. German infantry moving through the forest at dusk. Illustrated map shows national flags delineating battle fronts and the German breakout (Bulge in the line) aiming toward Antwerp Harbor through Liege. Next are series of rapidly changing battle scenes showing American troops in house-to-house combat near houses and stores of towns, moving through smoke and mist, one throwing a hand grenade into an apartment building, helping one another move through buildings, setting off explosives, communicating on a field telephone, moving through burning rubble, and running across snow around industrial buildings. Dramatic camera shakes are seen during some of the nearby explosions. Two U.S. soldiers silhouetted against the snow as place a wounded buddy in a sheltered spot. One places a bandage around the neck of the injured soldier. American medics carrying wounded on litters, across a snowy field containing a several fallen soldiers. One soldier calls for a medic. Corpsmen moving on to a new battlefield. U.S. troops firing machine guns from atop Sherman tanks in a city as infantrymen crouch behind the tanks. Glimpse from inside, of a German soldier firing an Mg34 model machine gun out a building window. Embattled American troops and trucks moving past burning buildings. Closeups of American GIs dashing from building to building and firing from improvised shelter. A bazooka fired out a building window strikes a tank, which is seen burning. Individual soldiers running for shelter as Medical Corpsmen carry the wounded on litter the opposite way. Scene shifts to British forces moving in from further North, through the snow. Glimpse of women and children and aged folks, in Belgium, frightened by the goings on. An old woman holds a small girl who is crying. British infantry advancing into action across a snowy field. A British machine gunner firing from a protected position. U.S. troops entrenched in deep snow. December 24th, clearing weather allowed some Allied air support to aid the troops. Glimpse of aircraft contrails. Formations of Allied aircraft overhead. Aerial view of a formation of British Hawker Typhoon fighter bombers in flight. View from a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress in flight with others creating thick contrails at high altitude. Pilot and copilot in cockpit of a bomber in flight. American soldiers on the ground watching with binoculars. U.S. Army Air Forces Republic P-47 Thunderbolt overhead, break out of formation and dive to attack German ground targets. American GIs on the ground cheer as they watch. A huge explosion takes place near an American crew manning a heavy gun pointing point blank with zero elevation. American soldiers load rockets into a truck-mounted launcher. Several truck-mounted launchers firing their rocket barrages. U.S. infantry advancing atop tanks, in armored personnel carriers, and on foot. They carry axes, shovels, and similar tools along with their weapons. Army trucks entering a town. The infantry moving through a forest. More troops on vehicles of all kinds moving into a town.
Dominican leader Ramfis Trujillo after his father's death; Also scenes in South Africa as it is proclaimed a Republic.
Ramfis Trujillo, son of the assassinated Dominican dictator, Rafael Trujillo, seated, and surrounded by dignitaries and the Press in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Among those with him is playboy, Porfirio Rubirosa, whom he assigns as an envoy to seek support from the United States. Reporters take notes and photographers click his pictures. Cathedral in San Cristobal, the scene of Trujillo's funeral. People cry as car with Rafael Trujillo's body passes by on street. Change of scene as next newsreel shows sweeping wide view of buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, and then scenes of a parade in Pretoria during holiday declared to mark its withdrawal from the British Commonwealth of Nations and establishment as an independent Republic. The parade includes Soldiers on horses. The new Coat of Arms of the South African Republic is shown. Former Governor General, now shifting to his role as the first President of South Africa, Charles Swart, addresses the public. Narrator indicates that Swart's comment include support for continued apartheid racial segregation in South Africa.
Planning and execution of the Allied invasion of Normandy, France (WW2)
View of a port in England, filled with Allied ships and boats to carry war materiel for Allied forces preparing to invade Europe during World War II. A barrage balloon aloft overhead. Yards full of military rolling stock. Scene shifts to wide street view in London including Whitehall Government buildings around the Cenotaph War Memorial (Whitehall, London SW1A 2ET, United Kingdom) in London, England. Inside the British military headquarters the Allied High Command is gathered to plan the invasion of Europe. Supreme Allied Commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower is pointing at a wall map, as senior Allied commanders, including British Marshal Bernard Montgomery, look on. Republic P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft in D-Day paint stripes take off from an air base. Officers watch takeoffs from control tower porch. Views from Allied aircraft gun cameras show strafing from low altitudes destroying German ground targets, including railroads and airfields. A formation of Martin B-26 Marauder aircraft in flight overhead. Lines of communication such as road junctions being destroyed by bombing. Glimpse of copilot at controls in a bomber. Scene shifts to June 6, 1944 and the D-Day Allied invasion fleet underway across the English Channel. Allied warships bombarding the shores of Normandy, France. Landing Craft Tank (Rocket) firing salvos of rockets. Animated map shows the invasion forces striking the defenses of the German Atlantic Wall. View of British and American soldiers wading ashore from landing craft, and some falling to German gunfire at the shoreline beaches of Normandy. View of German defenders firing from inside a German fortifications. German soldiers firing machine guns from protected places overlooking the beaches of Normandy. Trapped American soldiers firing upwards toward the German positions in cliffs overlooking the beach. Later views of Allied troops in combat further inland. Animated map shows area of allied penetration after 19 days of bitter fighting. Allied Armor, trucks, and supplies moving inland from the beachhead. Barrage balloon above the improvised ports. Allied troops heading toward the port of Cherbourg and guns firing in that battle. American M8 Greyhound armored personnel carriers proceeding into the town of Cherbourg, Normandy, France. closeup of American soldiers firing small arms. Soldiers firing a howitzer point blank. The last of the German garrison troops surrender under a flag of truce, on June 27, 1944. Large group of German prisoners of war with hands clasped over their heads, being escorted under Allied guard from Cherbourg. Docks and facilities needing repair to make the port serviceable. U.S. Army engineers welding port facilities. Closeup of a locomotive operated by French railroad men, moving in the restored port.
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