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Radio news reporter Robert Bob Trout reports on battle of Rhine and General Patton's forces advance in Europe.
(Audio only). Radio news reporter Robert Bob Trout reports on the battle of Rhine and General Patton's forces advancing in Europe. Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery's 21st Army Group overcomes German resistance. Advance of the American 1st Army in Ruhr Valley. He also reports on General Eisenhower's message to German soldiers asking them to surrender. (World War II period).
Animated film shows Private Snafu battling a dragon and explains facts about fear to soldiers in World War II.
Animated film targeted at American soldiers during World War 2 talks about fear and the body's response to fear. shows the cartoon character Private Snafu as a knight. He rides on a horseback. He experiences fear as he battles a dragon. The effect of fear on body functions is explained. In danger the nerve messages from the brain stimulate the body for action. Narrator describes effects of nervous system and adrenaline on the body, including more glucose reaching the muscles from blood, improvements in vision and hearing, enhanced ability to run or fight.
Sneak craft used by Germans and Italians in maritime sabotage operations.
Methods and machines used by Germans and Italians in maritime sabotage operations. Some methods used as sneak craft are human torpedoes, midget submarines, explosive boats and torpedo boats, aka Schnellboots or S-boats. Allied ships destroyed by sneak craft. Meditaranean naval sites seen include the harbors at Alexandria and Algiers. Rock of Gibraltar. Dramatization: a swimmer used for sneaking. A man wears tight suit and breathing apparatus. The swimmer in water. The swimmer can remain underwater for half an hour. (World War II period).
Italian human torpedo used in maritime sabotage operations against Allied ships.
Methods and machines used by Germans and Italians in maritime sabotage operations. One method in sneak craft is the use of human torpedoes. Dramatization: an Italian human torpedo. The torpedo is lowered. The crewmen equip themselves with scuba diving suits and breathing apparatus. They ride on the torpedoes. Detachable warhead attached to the torpedo. The controls and switches of the torpedo. Animation shows the action of the human torpedoes for destruction of ships. Germans use human torpedoes. One man seated on the torpedo. The torpedo dives deep in water. (World War II period).
German submarines used as sneak craft in maritime sabotage operations against Allied ships.
Methods and machines used by Germans and Italians in maritime sabotage operations. One method used as sneak craft is German midget submarine. Dramatization depicts the use of a German midget submarine. German 'Beaver' submarines in view. Submarine lowered in water. Submarine underway and then submerged in water. The parts of submarine explained like the propeller and glass observer. The crew members seated in the submarine. The Captain orders the engineers to prepare for firing. Periscope in view above water. Two crew members seated on the submarine above water. (World War II period).
Italian and German World War 2 sneak craft torpedo motorboats, including Italian MTSM and German Wendel.
View of Italian MTSM torpedo motor boat from WW2. Retractable propellers shown. MTSM underway as torpedo is launched from the stern. German Wendel torpedo boat. Torpedos seen in stern of Wendel boat. Closeup of rocket launchers in action. Italan explosive boat. Retractable propeller of explosive boat demonstrated. Explosive boat driven over submarine netting, also known as harbor netting. Driver of Italian explosive boat falls backward into water as boat is guided to target.