Troops battle during the Spanish Civil War. Spanish Nationalist troops fire artillery targeting the city of Bilbao as smoke rises in the distance. Smoke rises as bomb shells explode. Spanish Nationalist on foot and in trucks enter the city of Bilbao. Soldiers cheer and celebrate their victory. Soldiers cross a bridge. (Note: Momentary sounds of cheering can be heard in two places, but the film is otherwise silent.)
The Spanish Civil War. Spanish Nationalist troops lay down an artillery barrage. Artillery being fired. Soldiers advance. Shell marks on a building. Damaged buildings. Officials discuss a map. Aircraft in flight as they drop bombs on the city of Madrid. Smoke rises as bombs impact.
The Spanish Civil War. Loyalist troops parade in Madrid. Men and women gathered on the streets. Women march in streets. Aftermath of aerial bombing on Madrid. Damaged buildings. Damaged cars. Rubble spread on ground.
The Spanish Civil War. A French ship on guard off the coast of Alicante, Spain. The German battleship Wiesbaden and USS Kane off the coast of Alicante. USS Kane after being attacked by Spanish aircraft. United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull explains the American point of view about the attack.
The Spanish Civil War. Nationalist Commanders General Emilio Mola and Francisco Franco meet in Burgos. General Mola and General Franco walks amidst civilians. They appear in a balcony after attending mass. Civilians gathered outside the building as they cheer.
A film titled 'First Allied Airborne Army in Operation Varsity, 24 March 1945' about the successful airborne crossing of the Rhine river by the 1st Allied Airborne troops during World War II. Aerial views of aircraft and gliders on ground in areas the narrator describes as East Anglia (England, United Kingdom) and in the Paris, France area. U.S. Army Air Forces C-46, C-47 aircraft and CG-4 gliders on a field. British Halifax and Sterling bomber aircraft. A glider with nose art name, "Texarkana Belle." U.S. Army soldiers of the U.S. 17th Airborne Division near the glider aircraft. Soldiers load equipment into gliders and aircraft. Jeeps, vehicles and other equipment loaded onto gliders. Airborne troops waiting near the aircraft, smoking cigarettes and talking as they await takeoff time. Aircraft lined up on a field. Troops put on gear and board the gliders and towing C-47 Skytrain aircraft. Propellers turn as towing aircraft prepare to take off. Men ensure slack lines are taken up properly and engage the gliders being towed. Aircraft tow gliders as they take off. Gliders and aircraft in flight and ground crews waving to the aircraft in the sky.
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