British citizens gather around a German aircraft on display in a town square during the Blitz period in the Battle of Britain (World War II). The damaged, captured German aircraft parked on the ground. People gather near the aircraft. Buildings in the background. A soldier views parts of the aircraft. The wrecked nose section of the aircraft. A girl stands near the aircraft with a jar. A man drops a contribution in the jar, presumably money for the war effort.
German air attack on Britain during blitzkrieg in World War II. Aircraft flying over British coast. German and British aircraft in aerial battle, while anti-aircraft guns also fire at German planes. An aircraft crashes. An aircraft bombing the area. Smoke rises as a bomb explodes on the land. Men stand nearby. Flak bursts in the sky. A barrage balloon in flight. The barrage balloon is hit and consumed in flames.
On sighting of incoming German aircaft, British soldiers scramble to trench battle positions with anti aircraft guns (ack ack guns) at British aerodromes. British pilots race to waiting Hawker Hurricanes and take off to fight the German Luftwaffe aircraft. Ground views of battle unfolding in the air. Smoke in sky from battle. Captured German air crew members are escorted by armed British guards. One is smiling. British Hurricane back at airbase for refueling and more ammunition. Smoke in distance across English Channel shows results of British offensive action. Official seen collecting pieces of a struck enemy aircraft. Narrator cautions viewers to not touch such pieces if they find them as "your curiousity may upset the work of examining experts." British Hurricanes and spitfires return to airbase. British pilots in discussion with a pilot from Poland. As pilots are shown, narrator says, "never in the history of human conflict, have the many owed so much to the few."
The training of the 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Riley in Kansas during World War II. A high altitude view of the area of Fort Riley. The mounted troops advancing.
Jews in German-occupied Dombrowa, Poland during World War II, following the 1939 invasion of Poland by Germany. Close-up views of Jewish people on the streets of the German-occupied city of Dombrowa. Buildings along the sides of the street. People lined up outside a building, with some smiling and joking as they pose for the motion picture camera. A number of the Jewish people are wearing Jewish star of David patch or badge on their outerwear clothing that identifies them as Jewish.
Jews in Dombrowa, Poland during World War II occupation by Nazi Germany. A man waving his hands. Other men and women standing near the man. All of them wear Star of David patches on their clothing, with the word "Jude" (Jew). The garment factory workers are seen at work. The interior of the factory. Jewish women working in the factory. A woman stitching clothes on a sewing machine. Another woman seated beside her, working.
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