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Mountain troops depart and board a train from Camp Hale in Colorado, United States (WW2)
Mountain troops at Camp Hale, United States Army Mountain Training Center in Colorado, United States. The mountain troops depart from Camp Hale bound for Europe in World War II. They board a passenger train powered by steam locomotive high in the Rocky Mountains. The train leaves the station. Snow covered mountains. The mountain troops in winter gear move with equipment on mules and ski on snow.
U.S. troops capture a small town San Pietro and Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives for a meeting in Italy.
A documentary television program depicts the role of U.S. soldiers in the Italian Campaign during World War II. Animated map of Italy shows the location of mountains near the Mignano Valley. Operation Raincoat at Camino Hills. Troops fire guns at the hills. Smoke rises in the foreground. The soldiers fire guns. A soldier looks trough a binocular. The troops fire artillery. They capture Mount la Difensa, Mount la Remetanea and Mount Maggiore . Troops of Italian 1st Motorized Group advance and enter the Mignano area . The Italian troops construct a mud wall. The troops fire with guns on Mount Lungo . Smoke rises in the background. Firing at Mount Lungo. The troops fire guns in a small town San Pietro. 504th Division paratroopers along with their supplies and guns advance towards San Pietro. The troops advance. Soldiers look through binoculars. German aircraft in flight and lay a smoke screen. The soldiers look through binoculars. A narrow mine road and a tank moves on the road. Smoke rises due to firing. The troops enter the town. Damaged buildings in the town. The troops walk past damaged building. The people of San Pietro. Supreme Allied Commander in Europe General Dwight D. Eisenhower visits San Pietro. Jeeps drive on a road.
U.S. Army training film entitled: "Barrage Balloon, Low Altitude, Cable Armament."
Behind opening slate, is a closeup of Barrage Balloon with cables attached. Next, a formation of German Ju-87, Stuka dive bombers peels off and begins diving attack against Allied target in Europe during World War 2. Closeup of bombs dropping. A formation of German Heinkel He-111 bombers in flight. A German Dornier Do-215 long range bomber in flight (notable features: twin tail and tail wheel). A German Messerschmitt Bf-109 rolling over to attack a ground target. Low flying German warplanes attacking bases and supply depots. German planes strafing an Allied air base. A fire raging from bombing somewhere in England. Scene shifts to a formation of American barrage balloons creating a maze of wire cables to prevent low flying enemy aircraft from striking important ground targets.
Crew of the U.S. B-17 "Memphis Belle" begin their 25th (final) mission from Bassingbourn airfield, England, during World War 2
Scenes regarding the U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 named Memphis Belle, the first American bomber and crew to complete twenty-five missions over enemy territory in Europe during World War Two. Views of the peaceful English countryside around the British Royal Air Force Bassingbourn airfield, home base of the U.S. 8th Air Force 91st Heavy Bombardment Group. B-17s parked all around on the airfield. Views of Bassingbourn Church, graveyard, horse-drawn wagon, fields of grain, and farm buildings. On the airfield, ground crews clean canopies, refuel aircraft, and perform maintenance on the B-17s. Bombs seen stacked in munitions dump. Airmen ride on bombs aboard trolleys pulled by tugs. One plays the harmonica. Arriving at B-17s, they begin inserting nose fuzes in bombs. Pilots, Navigators, and bombardiers attend morning mission briefing and learn that their target is Wilhelmshaven. Chaplain prays over several crew members. Bombs are loaded on the B-17s. Crew of the 324th Bomb Squadron B-17, "Memphis Belle," arrives at the aircraft aboard a jeep. Pilot, Captain Robert K. Morgan gives last minute briefing and the crew boards the aircraft for their 25th bombing mission. Their airplane has 24 bombs painted on its side (one for each mission). They start their engines.
B-17s of 91st Bomb Group, including the "Memphis Belle," return from mission over Wilhelmshaven, Germany.
One by one, 29 B-17 aircraft of the 91st Bomb Group (out of 36 launched) return from their bombing mission over Wilhelmshaven, Germany during World War 2. Many suffered battle damage and have wounded crew aboard. The B-17, "Dame Satan," is seen with large holes in it. The B-17, "Old Bill," is shot to pieces, with its nose missing. Lieutenant Colonel Stanley T. Wray waits in control tower as three more aircraft arrive, including the "Memphis Belle." Her crew members relax and smile as she lets down to land. Her pilot, Captain Morgan buzzes the airfield before landing to complete their 25th bombing mission. They are congratulated by well wishers on the ground. Their crew chief paints the 25th bomb on the "Memphis Belle" fuselage. Change of scene: Brigadier General Haywood S. Hansell, Jr. awards a Distinguished Flying Cross to each crew member. Change of scene: King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, of England, visit the flight crew and ground crew of "Memphis Belle" and converse with them. Change of scene: Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers, Commander of U.S. Army Forces in Europe, and Major General Ira Eaker, Commander of the 8th Air Force, visit and greet the crew. General Devers reads their orders to return to the United States and encourage Americans on the home front.
German youth march near a government building in Ukraine (WW2)
The Council Of Peoples Commissars Of The Ukrainian SSR building in Kiev, Ukraine. Boys, possibly Nazi youth or Hitler youth march in front of the building during the Nazi German invasion of Eastern Europe. A soldier on a horse along with the boys. A car parked in the background. Exterior of the building. A poster of a soldier pasted on a board. A boat underway at sea. Buildings in the background. People seated on chairs in a building at the seashore. Girls walk near the government building. (World War II period).