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Kellett KD-1 autogiro hovers above U.S. troops on maneuvers, moving on horse drawn vehicles in the United States.
Kellett KD-1 autogyro (rotary wing aircraft) in flight over U.S. Army maneuvers in the United States. Mounted troops and a horse drawn caisson move across open terrain. Troops in 1918-style uniforms move on horse drawn vehicles. Kellett autogiro in flight. View of military maneuvers. Troops load and fire French 75 artillery pieces. Shells burst in area near damaged farm building.
Germany concludes armistice with France in Compiegne, France during World War II.
The Armistice at Compiegne, France on 22nd June, 1940 between France and Germany during World War II. German officers including General William Keitel, accompany Chancellor Adolf Hitler as they walk past a German honor guard lined up, while a band plays the German National Anthem. French General Charles Huntziger and another officer arrive and enter a railway carriage (the same one in which Germany signed the 1918 armistice). Interiors of carriage showing French General Huntziger signing the documents. Adolf Hitler has left and is chatting with German officers outside. General Keitel presents the document to Hitler for countersigning. Hitler asks for a pen, and they drop it as Keitel hands it to Hitler. Keitel quickly retrieves it and Hitler signs. French General Huntziger steps down from the rail car and is escorted away with others of his party. Hitler expresses pure delight in chatting with members of his staff.
U.S. troops of 2nd Armored Division parade in Belgian town of Hasselt, during World War II
Troops of the 82nd Reconnaissance Battalion, U.S. 2nd Armored Division, pass in review before their Commanding General, Brigadier General Isaac White, who stands on a stage with Belgian officials, in the town of Hasselt, Belgium during World War 2. The troops are led by the 66th Armored Regiment military band. A contingent of the marchers carries numerous American flags. Civilian spectators line the sidewalks, and Belgian officials in formal dress with medals, watch the parade which ends at a World War I memorial monument in the square. General White carries wreath of flowers and places them at the foot of the memorial, which is inscribed: "1914 - 1918." The U.S. troops parade from the scene. Group of children applaud. Camera focuses on young woman, in crowd, smiling and applauding. View of flag bearing inscription: "Hasselt Liberators."
Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon showing hero names from Korean Campaign to the Vietnam War
View of the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, in the United States, during the Vietnam War. Names of the war heroes in the hall. Nameplates of the war heroes of each historical conflict on the wall. Names of the soldiers and officers who served the best in the wars. Names under the nameplates reading: 'Interim Period (1866-1870)', 'Korean Campaign (1871)', 'Interim Period (1871-1898)'. Other nameplates read: 'War with Spain (1898)', 'Philippine insurrection (1899-1913)', 'China Relief Expedition-Boxer Rebellion (1900)'. Several other conflicts mentioned in the hall. Other nameplates read: 'World War I (1917-1918)', 'Haitian Campaign (1919-1920), 'Second Nicaraguan Campaign (1925)', 'Word War II (1941-1945) and 'Vietnam (1964-Present).
African American soldiers serving in various combat positions during World War II
At the beginning an African American pastor is seen speaking to his congregation during World War II. Scene shifts to Morton Field,where the "Tuskegee Airmen" were trained. They are seen receiving their pilot's wings in a graduation ceremony. A band plays. North American T-6 training aircraft are parked in the background. Next, the pilots in flight gear, and wearing seat-pack parachutes, walk toward Curtiss P-40 fighter airplanes parked on a flight line. A pair of P-40s take off. Two groups of four planes, each, is seen in formation high above. Closeup of a Tuskagee Airman pilot at the controls of his airplane, in flight. Several views of their P-40 aircraft in various formations flying above clouds. Scene shifts to a snowy Northern location where Army troops board jeeps and trucks and maneuver through the snow. A large battery of M1918 155mm howitzers is lined up in the snow. The soldiers fire them simultaneously on an officer's command. Scene shifts to a desert setting, where African American soldiers are seen closeup, in turrets of tanks. Others who are gathered on a field run to their respective tanks, that begin moving out. Views of M3 Stuart Light Tanks in training maneuvers over terrain where explosives are being detonated. African American Army engineers building a pontoon bridge across a river. Army quartermaster vehicles moving troops and supplies along dirt roads. A soldier silhouetted against light sky signals to others who are installing telephone and telegraph lines on poles. Mounted cavalrymen on maneuvers. Half track M3 Gun Motor Carriage tank destroyers operating on a snowy field. Closeup of one with an African American Officer manning a heavy machine gun. Numerous M3 tank destroyers firing their guns as they move across a training field. Anti-aircraft gun crews racing to their respective gun emplacements, in the snow, as a large barrage balloon is sent aloft behind them. An African American crew manning a 37mm anti-aircraft gun. The gun sight is raised in front of the primary gunner. The position is sandbagged. Infantrymen, crawling through sandy terrain in a training course as live machine gun fire is directed above them. Glimpse of troops running through water and starting to scale a bluff. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
Contribution of African American soldiers during the Spanish American War and World War I.
A film about the role of African American soldiers during various wars in the United States. A dramatization shows a black soldier during the Spanish American War. He also talks about his role in Cuba and the construction of the Panama Canal. Footage of the Panama Canal being constructed and ships underway in the canal. United States Army forces including black soldiers boarding troop transport ships bound for Europe during World War 1. A railroad train carries African American soldiers to France during World War I. African American soldier units under General Pershing march in formation with an Army band in France during World War 1. African American soldiers work and fight against the Germans, including the 813th Pioneer Regiment near Marseilles, the 332nd Labor Battalion, and the 808th Pioneer Regiment near Verdun. African American soldiers racing for front lines including the soldiers with the 8th Illinois and the 372nd regiment and the 371st, and the 369th Infantry Regiment (sometimes called the "Harlem Hellfighters") in the Argonne. View from behind soldier as he fires a machine gun, and United States Army infantry firing artillery. African American soldiers of the 369th regiment "Harlem Hellfighters" being decorated and receiving the French Croix de Guerre for their heroic actions in World War I. The African American soldiers march at a parade in New York City following World War I and are greeted by throngs of enthusiastic African American civilians attending the parade. View of Henry Johnson being congratulated by civilians after he and Needham Roberts performed with exceptional heroism and received the Croix de Guerre. Close up view of the Croix de Guerre medal on a uniform. Graves of African American soldiers who lost their lives during World War I at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. View of the All-Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors in Logan Square in Philadelphia (Logan Square, SE corner 20th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania). View of a stone memorial erected in the Meuse-Argonne region, north of Sechault, as a tribute to the efforts of the African American soldiers of the 371st Infantry Regiment who fought and died there on April 21, 1918 during World War 1.