Allied convoys underway in the Mediterranean Sea. Sailors aboard the ships. Animated diagram illustrates the movement of submarines. Torpedoed Allied tankers in view. Smoke due to explosion. The sailors jump into water as the tankers are attacked. Naval officers confer about the preparations for supply to be received by the convoy. Naval intelligence obtains information that submarines are heading towards a projected convoy route. The port Commander advances the departure time. (World War II period).
Workers pack and load supplies of war materiel in United States during World War 2. A sign reads "Army Transport Service" on a large warehouse beside port. U.S. Army soldiers board troop transport ships from dock. Transports depart for the rendezvous area. Equipment, vehicles like trucks and artillery, and supplies loaded aboard. A P-38 aircraft frame is loaded. Navy officer briefs ship captains in a briefing room. The convoy departs with U.S. Navy ships protecting the convoy from German wolfpack enemy submarines. Ships underway including what appears to be the Destoyer USS Edison (DD-439). Animated map shows the movement of enemy submarines and convoy. Men on U.S. Navy ship deck observe through binoculars. Land based air support requested when officers and sailors below decks detect enemy submarines using sonar system. Sailors on deck. A dog aboard sitting beside Navy sailors on deck. Ships discharge depth charges and smoke screen for protection from German U-boats. United States B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft in flight low over water. View inside cockpit of B-25 aircraft. Close-up of open bomb bay as B-25 bombers drop Mark 13 torpedoes on a diving enemy submarine that was sighted. Aircraft destroy the submarines and the convoy continues. Supplies being received at European ports and troops in action after receiving weapons and supplies.
City of Novorossiysk is recaptured by Russians from Germany. Russian heavy artillery fired. Buildings in view. Smoke rises up due to explosions. Russian soldiers observe the area through binoculars. Russian soldiers aboard the ships. Naval and aerial bombardment on the city. Intense street fights. Wrecked and damaged buildings in view. Rubble on street. Russian soldiers cheer as Russians recapture Novorossiysk. (World War II period).
Australian boys learn seamanship in Brisbane. The attend classes in an Australian Merchant Marine Academy. The cadets stand in lines. 'Sea cadets' written on their caps. They learn elementary navigation. A cadet masters the art of climbing on a hammock. Cadet at steering wheel of ship. Cadets aboard a craft learn seamanship.
The British Prime Minister Winston Churchill walks across a garden at British Embassy in Tehran, Iran, during timeframe of Tehran Conference. He is followed by his staff. He reviews the British and the Indian Colonial troops. Three soldiers representing the British and the Indian Colonial Regiments hold gifts for Winston Churchill on his 69th birthday. Each man steps forward and hands a gift to Winston Churchill. Winston Churchill walks off. (World War II period).
United States B-25 Mitchell bomber bomb Japanese Bases in New Guinea and New Britain in Pacific Theater. Preparations for the attack at night. B-25 bombers stand in a row. Pilots enter the planes. Planes take off. Aircraft in flight. Pilots seated in the cockpit. Smoke rises up due to explosions. Aerial view of the land. Splashes in water due to explosions. Planes return back after the mission is over. (World War II period).
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