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German narrated film shows operations of Allied forces attacking German-held Holland during World War II.
German narrator describes a map of the plan of an Allied aerial and land operation, pointing at locations in the Netherlands including Nijmegen and Arnhem and Eindhoven. British bomber aircraft parked on a British airfield. Still images of British gliders on airfield being loaded with equipment including tanks. Still image aerial view of British glider flying, attached to tow rope. A British airfield filled with parked gliders and a British soldier driving a jeep into the belly of a glider transport.
B-24D Liberator “Bomerang” Going-Away party in USAAF Hardwick, East Anglia, UK (WW2)
United States Army Eighth Air Force, Second Air Division celebrate a “Going Away” party for B-24D Liberator “Bomerang” (serial number: #41-23722) (Boomerang) in USAAF Hardwick, East Anglia, United Kingdom during World War 2. B-24 Liberator aircraft named “Bomerang” returns to the United States after completing 53 missions. Graffiti depicting bombs and the word “Ploesti” (referring to the Ploesti oil refinery raid). United States Army soldiers stand in front of a B-24 Liberator with nose art depicting a cartoon kangaroo carrying a bomb in both paws, one held overhead and one held in the kangaroo's pouch and the word “Bomerang”. United States and British pilots gather around a cake in front of B-24 Liberator “Bomerang”. Pilot holding a cake “Bomerang”. A pilot delivers a tribute to B-24 Liberator “Bomerang” in front of a crowd. Crowds cheer after pilot gives his tribute speech. Some pilots are wearing life vests. United States Major General James Pratt Hodges shake hands with pilots. B-24 Liberator “Bomerang” is now covered with written dedications from pilots, maintenance, and combat crews of the “Bomerang”. Men and women write their names, homages, and dedications on the body of B-24 “Bomerang”. B-24 Liberator engines are turned on. “Bomerang”’s pilot, Col. Walter Stewart, looks on. B-24 Liberator “Bomerang” taxiing on the runway on its flight to the United States.
101st Airborne division troops collect air dropped supplies (WW2)
Military Jeep moving around a field where transport planes airdropped containers during World War II. 101st Airborne division troops collect containers from the back of a trailer and lay them on the ground. A soldier rolls a mat on the ground. He retrieves supplies from the mat. He brings the supplies to a stack behind him. They open the containers and separate supplies and ammunitions. Soldiers unload a large container from the back of a Jeep. They throw the container to a pile. A soldier sorts out ammunition.
Lieutenant General Lewis H. Brereton meets paratroopers before D-Day Night Drop (WW2)
United States Army 36th Infantry Division before Night Drop during World War II. A group of paratroopers hold a briefing near a Douglas C-47 Skytrain transport plane. A paratrooper with camouflaged face smiles. Three paratroopers with camouflaged faces stand near a C-47. Lieutenant General Lewis H. Brereton arrives at the airfield. Brereton speaks with officials, officers, and paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division. Brereton boards a staff car with a plate number “USA T11126”. Officials talk near a C-47. General Brereton speaks with a pair of paratroopers. A C-47 taxiing.
Field Marshal Montgomery reviews the United States Army 101st Airborne (WW2)
A convoy of staff cars drive and pull over. British Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery arrives at Shelton, Berkshire by car to review United States Army 101st Airborne Division in the area during World War II. Montgomery is accompanied by United States Army Brigadier General Don Forrester Pratt, Major General Leven Cooper Allen, and Major General William Carey Lee. Montgomery and the United States Army generals talk to various 101st Airborne Division regimental officers and paratroopers. Montgomery troops a line of 101st Airborne Division men. Some of the men accompanying Montgomery wears the 101st Airborne Division eagle patch. A cameraman wearing the 101st Airborne Division eagle patch meets Montgomery and he takes a picture of him with other VIPs in front of the staff car. Montgomery reaches out for his pocket.
Scenes of Allied troops and life in London during World War II in Europe
Day time life in London, United Kingdom while night-time raids by Germany on London were still common in World War II. The Big Ben clock tower. A double decker bus on the street. U.S. soldiers visit Westminster Abbey (Dean's Yard, London SW1P 3PA, United Kingdom). Traffic near the Marble Arch (London W2 2UH, United Kingdom). Citizen speakers address various crowds in London's Hyde Park. Several speakers take their turn. Policemen talk to a man. Allied officers and soldiers in the crowd.