United States 150th Signal Corps, 10th Armored Division whitewash an M3 half-track and 2-1/2 ton truck in Metz, France during World War II. This is done for winter camouflage. Soldiers dip brushes on buckets with white paint or whitewash. Soldiers paint vehicles with white paint. A wheel is covered with white paint. Soldiers painting a truck in white on the side of a street. A soldier paints the truck’s wheels. Man uses a long brush to paint the upper part of the truck.
United States Army Ninth Army Air Force Martin B-26 Marauder bomber (“Santa Barbara Miss”) taxiing and taking off from the snow-covered airfield during World War II. Crew standing on top of an M2 High-Speed Tractor (M2 Cletrac) aircraft tug watch the bomber take off. More B-26 Marauder bombers of the Ninth Air Force take off and fly to Germany. Fighters accompany the Ninth Air Force bombers in flight. Shows many German fighters being shot down by aerial gunners. Puffs of dark smoke from German Flak anti-aircraft gun fire. A B-26 Marauder shot down over Germany. Flames engulf the bomber as it falls. Bombers continue with their flight. Bombers drop aerial bombs on surface targets. Thick smoke rise from bombed area. Carpet-bombing over Germany. Aerial view of German towns devastated after the carpet bombing. The Ninth Airforce turn back to their airbase after a successful mission. Ninth Air Force fighter escorts spot German fighters following bombers. Crewmen firing with aircraft machine gun, hitting German fighters. A German fighter is shot down, bursting into flames. A shooting M1919 Browning machine gun is seen from a window. The machine gun shot down a German fighter. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress catches fire. The crewmen jump out of the doomed Flying Fortress. A German fighter bursts into flames midair. A German Luftwaffe pilot parachutes from the downed fighter. Ninth Air Force fly back to their base.
A soldier directs M2 High-Speed Tractors (or M2 Cletracs) on dusty road in Greenham Common, England during World War II. A Cletrac pulls a glider body from a large crate. Soldiers ride a truck. Soldiers assemble a Waco CG-4 glider. A mechanic uses a screwdriver to attach the wing. They attach support under the glider’s wing. A glider is being towed. Numerous gliders lined up on field.
German prisoners of war gathered near the U.S. Navy Attack Transport ship, USS Thomas Stone, AT-59, at the port of Algiers in World War 2. (The US Thomas Stone was repurposed, after damage, as a floating barracks or processing vessel, especially for handling German and Italian POWs captured.) The German POWs climb a ramp to board the ship. View of them on the ship's deck. U.S. officer and sailor watch as the prisoners board. View of the wharf where lines of German prisoners are boarding. An African American U.S. Navy cook, in chef's white outfit, gives a small card to one of the boarding prisoners. Various views of German prisoners boarding. Scene shifts to view from a small moving boat as it moves out in the harbor.
An anti-Communist demonstration at a Paris cinema theater in German-occupied France during World War 2. People wait outside the venue. Sign reads 'Le Peuple Russe Contre le Bolchevisme.' A large crowd inside the cinema hall including civilians and some German military officers. The crowd applauds as a French speaker takes the stage. Vichy French speaker addresses the crowd. School girls and flags behind him on the stage.
Australian tennis player Frank Arthur Sedgman makes his pro debut against American John Albert Kramer also known as Jack Kramer. Sedgman and Kramer walk onto the tennis court. Spectators applaud. The match begins. The match underway. Spectators watch the match. Kramer defeats Sedgman 6-1, 6-2. The two players shake hands at the net.
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