P-47 aircraft in flight in Corsica, France during World War II. U.S. Army Air Forces P-47 aircraft in formation flight over Alto Air Base in Corsica. P-47s fly over trees in Italy.
Dramatizes the methods used by Axis powers in maritime sabotage operations against Allied Forces during World War II. German midget submarine Molch being hoisted and transported on a truck trailer. Molch submerged in water. Molch moves underwater. Another German midget submarine called the Biber is hoisted. Gas engine and batteries of Biber. German sailors work around Biber miniature submarine.
Aircraft P-47flown by Lieutenant Colonel Schilling,of 62nd Squadron, 56th Fighter Group, 8th Fighter Command, stationed in England. Gun camera images show strafing of targets on railroads and highways.
United States Army 8th Air Force bombers lined at an airstrip in England the night before D-Day in World War II. U.S. General Brereton gives a signal for take-off. The bombers take off one by one in the night. Soldiers wave to bid them good luck. 8th Air Force Martin B-26 Marauder bombers in flight. A formation of bombers flying towards France. Gun turret inside a bomber. Allied invasion fleet sails closer to the coast of France at dawn. 8th Air Force fighters fly over the Channel Islands and the French shoreline. Allied bombers bombing the coast of Normandy prior to the ground forces landing there. Bombers release bombs over enemy shore batteries. Bombs hitting German controlled targets and smoke rising from bomb sites.
The 2nd French Armored Division motorized column moves through the countryside during World War 2. A commander gets into a jeep. 2nd French Armored Division half-tracks and M8 Howitzer motor carriages move. A half-track of the 1st Battalion of the Regiment de Marche du Tchad. United States soldiers riding half-tracks named “ALSACE”, “LA MARNE”, “AUSTERLITZ”. An M5 half track follows in rear towing A 57mm gun. A soldier directing traffic. Many or most Spahis Marocains soldiers.
French Armored Marine Regiment soldiers preparing for vehicle inspection during World War 2. The French tricolor flag waves on top of a smaller tricolor flag bearing the Cross of Lorraine (the Free France flag). French Armored Marine Regiment soldiers prepare their vehicles in a motor pool for inspection. Various trucks and half-tracks are parked in the motor pool as French Armored Marine Regiment soldiers do various tasks. A French soldier arranges equipment and other items lying on the ground. French soldier stacks his jacket and an item on top of a parcel. Two French soldiers neatly folding and tucking a piece of cloth. French soldiers roll a tarpaulin while smoking cigarettes. A French Armored Marine Regiment wearing the iconic red “Pom-pom” French naval personnel beret. Many of these soldiers might be Spahis Marocains.