Salvage and reclamation activities in various Theaters of Operation during World War II. European Theater: Wrecked tanks, cranes, locomotives, cars, trucks and other wreckage on the ground. Men standing nearby and working. Writing visible on some tanks including names some names: Clipper (of "C" Company 1st Corps Medium Tank Battalion, U.S. Marines), Booze Hound, and Creeping Headache. Men working on the reclamation. Marine evacuating a hit and disabled tank on the battlefield in Okinawa, Japan. Smoke rises after the tank is hit . A smoke screen is laid to obscure it during repairs. A tank retriever aids the tank. The tank is repaired by crew. As smoke screen dissipates, the the tank and tank retriever have completed repairs and drive on. Men working on reclamation activities, refitting and redeploying tanks in a tank reclamation factory.
Salvage and reclamation activities in the European Theater during World War II. Men working on the reclamation of equipment damaged during the war. A wrecked locomotive in a building. Men repairing the locomotive. They weld parts of the locomotive. Freight cars are repaired and wheels are changed.
U.S. factory workers repair and recondition used artillery left over from World War 2. Several heavy and small guns being repaired. A 90 mm anti aircraft gun, a 155 mm gun (Long Tom) and other guns being repaired.
German officers meet in Germany during World War II. The officers meeting and discussing with each other. German politician Paul Joseph Goebbels, President of the Reichstag Hermann Wilhelm Goering, Reich Minister of the Interior Heinrich Luitpold Himmler and German Chancellor Adolf Hitler meet. They discuss amongst themselves.
U.S. Army Air Force( USAAF ) Brigadier General Lauris Norstad presents a report in the United States. Seated at a desk in his office Brigadier General Lauris Norstad presents a report on the working of the 20th Air Force in Tokyo, Japan. He gives the report on behalf of USAAF General Henry Arnold. He details information in context to the eight day period of the bombing of Tokyo by the United States Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortresses. He talks about the buildings and the areas damaged by the bombing. He speaks about the overall damage and economy loss caused due to the bombardment. (World War II period).
A film titled: 'Invasion' shows a man seated at a desk in the United States. Three military analysts - Hansom Baldwin, Schubert and MacKenzie are seated at the desk along with the man. The man asks them questions about the Allied invasion of Europe. They explain their theories on the best way to invade Europe. Their explanations are followed by animation of the invasion moves. Baldwin states that bombing strategies of the Allies can prove to be a major factor in the decline of German Chancellor Adolf Hitler. Animated map shows air raids on German positions. A discussion about the best invasion route is carried out. (World War II period).
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