A U.S. Coast Guard report shows the 'story of a transport' depicting activities of Coast Guard troops and officers aboard USS Wakefield in the United States during World War II. Ships at a sea near port of the United States. Truck, supplies, aircraft and other equipment are lowered on to a ship by a crane. A sign board outside the office of a captain reads "US Coast Guard, Captain of Port". The captain and another officer work on a map at a table in his office. USS Wakefield anchored at the port. The U.S. flag on the ship. The ship is painted and cleaned. Bags of mail are loaded aboard the ship. Army officers in an office discuss at a table. Troops carrying luggage board the ship for transport to the war front. The ship is unanchored. It departs from New York harbor. Shadow of an airship on water. The ship underway at sea. A CG ( Coast Guard ) officer looks through binoculars. A crewman turns a wheel. Coast Guard troops and officers work in the ship's engine room and radio room.
View of the Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park in London, England. Londoners boating in the lake. Two Polish officers rest on benches near the Serpentine Lake. Children playing. The Serpentine Bridge in the background. People walk on the sidewalk. London crowd relaxing in the park. A crowd and American soldiers enter the park through marble arch gates. The Cumberland Hotel is seen. (World War II period).
Activities of German pilots and generals in Europe during World War II. German Luftwaffe pilots gathered. A pilot holds a bouquet of flowers and a sign commending him for 100 missions against England, United Kingdom. A pilot receives an award from an officer. German Pilots engaged in pre-flight or post-flight briefings. German officer talks on a phone. Pilots stand beside a map and talk. They discuss about mission and battles at a fighter squadron headquarters. Next: German Chancellor Adolf Hitler at the Wolfsschanze (Wolf's Lair) Fuhrer's Headquarters (FHQ) for the eastern front near Rastenburg (now Ketrzyn Poland). He receives generals who fought at Kharkov, Russia, Soviet Union. Generals give a Nazi salute. Adolf Hitler decorates Schutzstaffel soldiers. Gen.Lt. Theobald Lieb is greeted and awarded by Hitler. Next, SS-Hpstuf. Léon Degrelle and SS-Gruf. Herbert Otto Gille are greeted by Hitler and receive decorations from him. Hitler and officers, including the award recipients, seated at a conference table talking.
German tanks and infantry defend Nettuno, Italy against Allied forces during World War II. German infantry troops in a fox hole. Camouflaged Pz.IV tanks move. German troops advance. Explosion occur as smoke rises. Soldier take positions. Soldiers walk with rifles. Troops ride Pz.III Flamm tanks They watch through binoculars. Artillery being fired. Smoke rises in the far background. Captured British carrier. Damaged Sherman tanks, M10 tank destroyer, and dead Allied soldiers. Germans take American and British prisoners. The British and U.S. Army POWs being marched under German guard.
Books by Robert Vansittart, 1st Baron Vansittart at a bookstall in England during World War II. Corner of book stall or news stand. Men stand by bookstall and looks at books. A young man looks at book "Black Record" by Lord Vansittart. Book "Lessons of My Life" also seen on shelf. Books by Lord Vansittart on sale at a book stall.
Native, colonized armed forces in French Indochina performing calesthenics and training exercises. They march in formation with arms. Elephants stand nearby as the troops pass. French General Charles de Gaulle addresses a group of uniformed Indochinese military leaders and various civilians in a packed auditorium. A group of European men and women stand behind him on a staircase as he speaks to the gathering. The group applauds his speech. (World War II period)
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