Scenes in Japanese occupied Philippines in World War 2. Smoke rises as soldiers fire artillery in Corregidor. A tent with Japanese officials seated at a table. A bald Japanese officer writes on the table. An officer peers through a range finder. An officer discusses a table map with the soldiers. Soldiers dutifully take notes during the meeting. Mitsubishi Ki-21 “Sally” bombers fly in formation overhead and bomb Corregidor Island. The soldiers fire artillery.
Activities of African American soldiers training in the United States Army during World War II. African American soldiers go through an obstacle course and bayonet drills. A flag flutter from a flagpole. The soldiers seated on the ground praying during a religious church service. Official on a platform. Officer addresses them, speaking about education statistics for those in the military during World War 2 versus World War 1. He speaks of Officer Candidate School. African American soldiers seen in OCS and West Point United States Army academy graduation ceremonies. African American soldiers receiving commissions. A woman reads a letter written by a soldier to his parents. A man speaks about United States soldiers. Tuskegee Airmen of the Army Air Force stand near airplanes and are recognized for completing training. An official decorates them. They board airplanes and the airplanes take off. The airplanes fly in formation. An African American pilot in the cockpit of an airplane.
Activities of U.S. African American soldiers training stateside for battle during World War 2. Soldiers aboard jeeps and trucks driving past on a training battlefield. A snow covered area with U.S. Army soldiers in many tanks, trucks, and a M3 Gun Motor Carriage (tank destroyer) advancing in the snow. The soldiers stand near artillery lined up on the battlefield. They load and fire artillery. Tanks advance on the battlefield. Smoke rises due to firing. Engineers building a pontoon bridge over a river. Cavalry units advance on the battlefield. Trees in the background. African American troops advancing against targets in a mix of M3 half tracks APC and M3 Gun Motor Carriage Tank Destroyers. The soldiers fire an anti-aircraft artillery. African American U.S. Army Infantry units lying in prone position fire rifles and guns on the battlefield.
A football match played between the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy teams in Philadelphia. A large crowd gathered at a stadium to watch the match. Cadets and midshipmen march on the ground. The crowd cheers. The match in progress. People cheer and applaud. The navy team wins the match 14-2. Aerial view of the stadium and the cheering middies.
German forces during remilitarization of the Rhineland: German Army supply wagons and German soldiers cross Hohenzollern Bridge in Cologne, Germany, to reoccupy Cologne and the Rhineland on March 7, 1936. Change of scene to Japan in late 1930s. Emperor Hirohito of Japan inspects troops on his white horse, Shirayuki. Japanese soldiers bow in front of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. Japanese men holding banners. Japanese soldiers and cavalry advance. Japanese soldiers stand in formation and march on a street. Japanese Navy officers view a map or chart and discuss their plans and strategies for attack. Japanese soldiers fire artillery and other weapons in battle. Japanese war production worker in munitions plant making shells. Change of scene to American workers in war production factories in the United States making shells, bullets, and various munitions during World War 2. Elevated view of large American tank factory floor with many Army tanks being assembled. War production workers building Army trucks and new trucks being driven off of assembly line. Rows of U.S. Army tanks and artillery on the ground. U.S. Army soldiers board a troop transport ship. A submarine is spotted by a sailor. A hand presses a button to launch torpedoes to attack a ship. View through periscope as torpedo moves just below water surface toward target. View in open water of torpedo moving through water. Torpedo strikes a ship and explosion rocks ship. Formation of torpedo aircraft and dive bombers in flight over an area. Ships on fire with black clouds of smoke rising above. British navy sailors firing anti aircraft guns from a British ship. Sailors and officers aboard ships watch enemy airplanes through binoculars. U.S. Navy sailor manning a machine gun aboard ship watches the skies overhead.
German submarine U-564, commanded by Reinhard Suhren, on patrol in the South Atlantic Ocean during World War 2. Periscope view reveals a Swedish freighter flying neutral flags. The freighter is permitted to pass. Periscope view then shows American sailing yacht. The yacht crew abandons ship and then U-564 destroys the yacht.
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