U.S. ships at the Makin Island. Armor-piercing and landing crafts fire in the foreground. U.S. Navy SBD Dauntless dive bomb island. U.S. Navy SOC Seagulls in flight over island. USS BB and USS CA fire 5 inch guns. Landing Crafts and Island in background. Smoke column rises over island and planes pass over island. (World War II period).
V-Discs used by United States soldiers in Australia. Cartoon of V-discs destination to Australia. Soldiers take out record from cover gathered around a record player at a camp (World War II period).
Lord Louis Mountbatten inaugurates telecommunication service between Malta and England from Electra House, London. Car of Lord Mountbatten arrives. People stand besides road with umbrellas.Mountbatten takes off his over coat, his wife stands besides him. They pose for photographers with chairman of London Telecommunication services. Lord Louis rolls picture to machine and presses a button. Governor of Malta gets the message of goodwill signed by Lord Mountbatten. Men work at Telecommunication office. Chairman, lady and Lord Mountbatten address workers of Electra house. Chairman speaks. Lord Louis comes and speaks. He thanks and appraises workers of telecom unit. He speaks about the telegram he got from the Commander of Forces in Japan. People present in the hall laugh at the humorous incident.
German troops in a flooded area of Russia. Infantry units arrive through train. They sit in motor barge to travel through water. Supplies transported on boat, wrapped in hay. Troops unload supplies and provisions on shore. They unwrap supplies and bring out bottles. Drink ladeled from barrel and given to other troops. Horses pull rubber rafts in water. Fodder for horses is carried on rubber rafts. Field officer travel in a motor launch. Troops bail water from their barracks. Troops climb up on tree platform and sit in observation post.
The German Ju-87 Stuka dive bomber in Russia. Swastika sign on bomber. Bomber drops bomb on Russian positions in the Kuban front. It hits a Russian ship in the sea of Azov. German soldiers look up in sky. They hide in trenches. Russian bomber drop shells, it explode on land. Antiaircraft guns are fired. It hits Russian bomber. Wrecked tanks are salvaged by German troops. (World War II period).
Italian military official (minister or general) enters room filled with high ranking Italian military officers in dress uniforms during World War II.They exchange fascist Roman salutes. An Italian officer reads a citation as they all stand at attention. The honoree poses flanked by Italian officers. He leaves the building, passing an honor guard on his way, and rendering Roman salute.
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