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US General George S. Patton arrival in Messina, British soldiers cook on the street after Allied Invasion of Sicily during WW2

British and United States soldiers clear up rubble in ruins of Messina after the Allied Invasion of Sicily in World War 2. Commandos of the British Army cook with military stove and drink with mugs on a devastated street in Messina. A military vehicle drives through ruined part of Messina (probably 157th Infantry, 45th Division ). View of a partly sunken ship by the waterfront. General George S. Patton and General Lucian K. Truscott arrive in Messina’s waterfront. Generals George S. Patton and Lucian K. Truscott speak with British officer at city hall after surrender at present day Piazza Unita d'Italia (building seen behind them is Via Giuseppe Garibaldi, 134, 98121 Messina)

Date: 1943, August
Duration: 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078724
Damage of statues, buildings in Messina after the Allied Invasion of Sicily during WW2

The fountain of Neptune (Fontana del Nettuno) in Messina (Via G. Garibaldi, 98122 Messina ME, Italy) shows damage after the Allied Invasion of Sicily during World War 2. Messina’s waterfront, the Via Vittorio Emanuele II, with damaged structures and rubble strewn all over. The Comune di Messina-Palazzo Zanco at Via S. Camillo, 110, 98122 Messina ME with the word “Vincere” (“win” in Italian) on the side of the building, with the war memorial Monumento ai Caduti (Via Consolato del Mare, 25, 98122 Messina ME, Italy) seen on the left. View from the intersection of Via Antonio Laudamo and Via G. Garibaldi shows Via Antonio Laudamo strewn with rubble, with The Church of Christ the King (Viale Principe Umberto, 93, 98122 Messina ME, Italy ) in the background with a sign “DUCE” (title of Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini). Closer view of The Church of Christ the King and the sign “DUCE”. A street in Messina with wrecked vehicles. View of the Strait of Messina, with smoke in the horizon.

Date: 1943, August
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078725
Chindit soldiers cross a jungle, sail on the Chindwin river in Burma during WW2

The Chindits, a Long Range Penetration Group of British and Indian soldiers, return to India from their ill fated mission cross the jungles of Assam and Burma during World War 2. A Chindit soldier pets a dog. Chindit soldiers take baths in small metal tubs. Mythical chinthe statues in Burma. Orde Wingate, British brigadier and leader of the Chindit units, speaks with military officials. Chindit column crosses a jungle. Chindit soldiers on boats on the Chindwin River the largest tributary of the Irrawaddy river. Chindit soldiers pushes small boat. One of the Chindit soldiers appears to be naked, and thus might be Wingate himself, given the Wingate was known to even greet visitors to his tent while naked. Chindit soldiers carry supplies in the jungle

Date: 1943
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078823
United States General Joseph Stilwell and Colonel Lewis A. Pick supervise the construction of the Ledo Road in India during WW2

Tree falls during construction of Ledo Road in World War 2. Aerial view of Ledo Road construction. United States General Joseph Stilwell and Colonel Lewis A. Pick closely watch the construction of the Ledo Road. A bulldozer push away soil in jungle roadwork. Truck drives on muddy road. A bulldozer pushes a fallen tree away. Chinese infantry arrive in Assam, India to help defend construction of the Ledo Road to China. Chinese soldiers wearing both United States and British military helmets marching. Chinese soldier fires artillery. Chinese soldiers move through jungle, shoots at Japanese invaders.

Date: 1943
Duration: 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078825
German Heinkel He 111 drops Henschel Hs 293 radio controlled glide bomb during WW2

German Heinkel He 111 on tarmac. Heinkel He 111 in flight drops a Henschel Hs 293 radio controlled glide bomb during World War 2. Camera follows Hs 293 trajectory. Very distant view of another glide bomb being dropped and slowly descending before exploding and bouncing off of water.

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 49 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675079122
German Hs 293 and Hs 294 glide bombs launched during WW2

View of an disassembled R11 260 engine during World War 2. Men assemble the R11 260 engine before hauling it to a Heinkel He 111 bomber. Men attach the R11 260 engine to the bottom of a Henschel Hs 293 glide bomb on the Heinkel He 111. Plane launches the Hs 293 glide bomb, powered by the R11 260 engine. Camera follows the trajectory of the shooting Hs 293 glide bomb before ground target. A different plane launches an Hs 294 glide bomb, also powered by the R11 260 engine.

Date: 1943
Duration: 4 min 16 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675079123