Conditions of people and children in Great Britain during World War II. British people, who have been on short ration for two years due to the war, on the streets. Children given food, more than the ration of an adult. The young children drink milk. They appear to be in a group center, likely for children evacuated for their protection. A boy paints on a large paper. A girl sleeps.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill addresses the Congress in Washington DC, United States, during World War 2. Winston Churchill speaks to the Congress about the coming peace. Dignitaries and several men witness the event. He says that the British and the Americans will work together in majesty, justice and peace. Two soldiers on a bridge at dusk. Men on a street. Soldiers with guns in war. British troops on a street. Two children watch the soldiers.
Planning of bombing raids on Emden, Germany by U.S. 56th Fighter Group in England during World War II. Presentation of awards to pilots including the DFC (Distinguished Flying Cross) to United States Army Air Forces Captain Gerald W. Johnson after the mission. Past events show an officer at a desk talking over a telephone. Officers marking bomber route and locations of AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery) on a wall map. Major General William Kepner pointing to the map. Teletype operators sending and receiving message. Personnel reading messages, marking routes on a wall map, setting up a room for briefing and making phone calls. Pilots relaxing, gathering around a blackboard as orders of flight are assigned.
U.S. ground crews work on United States Army Air Forces P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft in England prior to a bombing raid on Emden, Germany by U.S. 56th Fighter Group during World War II. P-47 Thunderbolt fighter aircraft parked. The ground crew mounting an auxiliary fuel tank and loading wing guns.
Planning of U.S. 56th Fighter Group in England for a bombing raid on Emden, Germany during World War II. An officer unveils a mission map, rechecks a route and messages. He checks a report with a weather officer. Personnel looking at a map of Holland and marking a route on the map.
Planning of a bombing raid on Emden, Germany by U.S. 56th Fighter Group in England during World War II. Personnel arriving on bicycles and jeeps enter a briefing room. The personnel being briefed by group commander Colonel Hubert Zemke and others at a map. The personnel attending the briefing.