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Sailor gives a soldier a haircut aboard LST (Landing Ship, Tank).
U.S. sailor gives a soldier a haircut on deck near 40mm mount. Other soldiers chat and smile. (World War II period).
British antiaircraft fire at German V-1 Buzz bombs attacking London during World War II.
British antiaircraft batteries fire furiously at German V-1 Buzz bombs over London. One V-1 is seen running out of fuel, with a puff of smoke, and then descending to strike the city. Other V-1s are seen descending to strike. View of the Thames River with Tower of London, Southwark and Cannon Street Rail Bridges in view. Wrecked buildings and rubble on streets. Views of terrible destruction from the Buzz bombs.
Pathfinders of United States 9th Air Force Troop Carrier Command in Grantham, England during World War II
United States Pathfinders paratroopers of 9th Air Force Troop Carrier Command work on their Eureka Beacons and Rebecca Transmitters at North Witham RAF Station,Grantham, England during World War 2. Their actions are monitored by Capt Neal McRoberts, Commanding Officer, Company F, 2d Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82d Airborne Division. He reviews the soldiers. They unload full packs and place them on the ground. Troops unpack and set up equipment. Signal blinkers and power packs being set up. Men work on the power packs as the signal blinker placed on a tripod stand blinks. .
USS Bayfield (APA-33) loading equipment and troops during preparations for the invasion of Normandy during World War 2.
USS Bayfield (APA-33) anchored off Plymouth England to load troops and equipment of the 8th Infantry Regiment (U.S. 4th Infantry Division) and the 87th Chemical Battalion. Cargo net being lowered into a Higgins Boat, LCVP ( Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) alongside. Crew on the boat secure cargo in net. Several crew aboard the ship look over the rail of the ship. The cargo net being hoisted aboard the ship. Another Higgins boat arriving filled with combat troops. U.S. sailors remove the cargo net and unload two wheeled carts holding ordnance. One of the ship's landing craft can be seen on deck, bearing the number PA33-25. Crewmen work on cargo nets. One uses a wooden taper pin. Ttroops of the 87th Chemical Battalion begin boarding, carrying their special equipment. Coast Guard officer on deck . Several British vessels are seen in the water. Low hills in background.
Winston Churchill returns to London, England after his convalescence in Morocco during World War II.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill accompanied by Lady Clementine Churchill and daughter, Sarah (in uniform of Women's Auxiliary Air Force), arrives by train in London, after an absence of two months. He had fallen ill following the Tehran Conference and remained abroad to convalesce in Marrakesh, Morocco. A crowd of well-wishers fills the platform. He chats with British military officers and officials and correspondents.
Allied troops undergo training in Devon, England,before Allied invasion of Western Europe during World War II.
Allied troops undergo training during World War 2, in North Devon, England. Sign reads ‘War Department - Danger - Keep Out’. Allied troops train on an obstacle course. Troops fire guns in prone position and scale cliffs during the training. Men row a boat in rough sea. In Germany, Nazi Generals confer and plan strategies.