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German troops and equipment successfully cross the Strait of Messina under Allied air attack over Sicily during World War II.
German troops in Sicily, Italy during World War II. A map of Italy. German ships at a coast. Allied aircraft in flight as a German convoy moves across the Strait of Messina. An aircraft drops bombs at the convoy and explosions occur at sea. Landing crafts in water. German troops aboard an aircraft. German anti aircraft guns fire at the Allied aircraft. Smoke rises as an aircraft is shot down. German crafts are anchored at a beach and equipment being unloaded. Troops disembark from vessels. A soldier smokes a cigarette. A damaged U.S. Army Air Forces aircraft after it was shot down. German General Hans Hube being congratulated for successful withdrawal.
U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps prepare mortars, fire anti aircraft guns, and provide supplies during World War II.
Clip opens with brief World War I scene, circa 1917, of new American army recruits receiving army uniforms being issued by a U.S. Army Quartermaster. Clip then covers U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps' combat operations in various Theaters of Operations during World War II. Quartermaster Corps soldiers with rifles under the cover of a military truck during battle. Troops in trucks. An aircraft in low flight over a field. A U.S. Army truck. A Quartermaster fires an anti aircraft gun. Explosions occur and smoke rises. A British tank in a field. Soldiers beside a truck. Cans and barrels stacked on the ground. An enemy German tank in a field. Soldiers take cover. Quartermasters with guns in a trench. They come up the trench in prone positions. Dramatized battle scene with several Quartermaster corps casualties beside a wire fence. Soldiers prepare a mortar gun. An anti aircraft gun on an army truck. A soldier takes aim and fires a rifle during training. The Quartermaster flag hoisted on a pole. Actual footage shows aerial view of Bataan, and then ground views of groups of remaining U.S. Army soldiers around time of surrender of Bataan in April 1942. American soldier seen with their hands up and under guard of Japanese soldiers during Bataan surrender. Landing crafts arrive at a beach in North Africa. Supplies being offloaded at various battle fronts of World War 2. Soldiers and supplies off-loaded on the beach. Quartermasters seated on supplies boxes. Landing crafts arrive at a beach in the South West Pacific. Troops move across the beach. Troops disembark from landing crafts and move across a beach in Sicily, Italy. The Quartermasters unload boxes of supplies during various beach landings. They unload supplies and fire artillery on a beach head in Italy. Troops in trucks. A convoy of trucks loaded with supplies. Ammunition, ration and personnel in trucks move from Algeria to the front in Tunisia. Explosions occur and smoke rises. Trucks advance through smoke at night and in difficult conditions. Quartermaster General Major General E. B. Gregory speaks about the Quartermaster Corps. He says that the Quartermasters distribute goods to the army during training and combat. The movement of the Corps should be so regulated so as to deliver the goods at the right time in the right quantity.
King Boris III funeral in Sofia, Bulgaria (during WW2)
Funeral of King Boris III of Bulgaria after his death from an apparent heart failure in Sofia during World War 2. Large crowds in black line up to attend the funeral outside the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (pl. "Sveti Aleksandar Nevski", 1000 Sofia Center, Sofia, Bulgaria). Mourners move in a line to view King Boris III lying in state. Mourners pay their respects to the departed king lying in state. King Boris III lying in state. The widow and consort of King Boris, Queen Giovanna of Italy (Ioanna Savoiska), arrives at the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral for the funeral service. The queen is wearing a black veil and mourning dress. Honor guards salute the queen upon her arrival. The German delegation arrives at the funeral, with Grand Admiral Erich Raeder as Adolf Hitler’s representative. Grand Admiral Erich Raeder shake hands with a Bulgarian official. German troops bring large funeral bouquets to the funeral service. Funeral bouquet with the Nazi Swastika sign. Queen Giovanna, children Princess Marie Louise and Simeon II of Bulgaria, and Prince Kiril of Bulgaria (brother of King Boris II), come out of the cathedral. Bulgarian woman cries. The coffin of King Boris III is mounted on a gun carriage. Soldiers march during the funeral procession of the Bulgarian king. Bulgarian mourners cry during the funeral procession. Queen Giovanna and Prince Kiril lead the state funeral procession. Behind Queen Giovanna and Prince Kiril are the representatives of Axis powers and Bulgaria’s allies- Admiral Raeder, General Begetsch (Croatia), Prince Adalberto, the duke of Bergamo (Italy), and the Japanese Ambassador to Bulgaria. A marching band plays music. Bulgarian honor guards marching during the funeral procession. Honor guards leading a horse. Coffin of King Boris III is mounted on a gun carriage. The House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha coat of arms is draped over the coffin. German troops on a horse carriage with guns attached being pulled.
Allied military traffic using bridge across Volturno River, built by U.S. Army engineers in World War II
Traffic moving across a Bridge over Volturno River built by 1st battalion U.S. Army 343rd Engineers in Capua, Italy,during World War 2. The original bridge has been demolished and sits in the river bed. Closer view of the site. Traffic moving on the intact bridge is mostly military. View from water of an almost completely submerged section of the destroyed bridge. View from opposite shore of old buildings across the river, including the tower of the Cathedral of Capua (Cattedrale dei SS. Stefano e Agata). Camera pans from various places, including sandy bank of the river. Closer views of bridge show pedestrians walking across it. (Note 1: The bridge built by 343rd Engineers, from October 16th to November 9th, was a semi-permanent structure, 332 ft high, 370 feet long, and classified as a two-way Class 40 or one-way Class 70 bridge. A million vehicles crossed it during the entire Italian campaign. Note 2: reportedly, opening slate refers to Major Linden Rigby, 196th Signal Photo Company, involved in the making of this film.)
British troops heading towards Salerno Beach on Landing Ship Tank (LST)
British troops sail towards Salerno Beach in Salerno Italy. View of British troops and vehicles aboard a Land Ship Tank (LST). Soldiers observe the other ships in the flotilla from the deck side. Soldiers play cards relax and sit on bags. Several soldiers stand near the edge of the deck area. One soldier sits on a bag and pets a small dog. Army trucks in the background on deck. Soldiers sitting in a line (chow line) eat and afterwards drink from mugs. (World War II period).
British LST heading toward Salerno Beach
British warships sailing towards Salerno Beach in Salerno Italy. Soldiers fire from anti-aircraft guns mounted on the deck sides. View of smoke rising from another ship, soldier talks over radio, and several army trucks parked on the Landing Ship Tank (LST). Troopships, assault boats, and Destroyers visible in the flotilla. Warships heading towards the Salerno harbor. A soldier with a bandaged hand drinks from a bottle. The LST captain looks through binoculars. Text LST-2 written on the bow of the ship. (World War II period).