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Bombing over Marshalling yards in Cortone, Italy

340th bomb group bombs over Cortone, Italy; operating from Catania in September 1943. 340th bomb group aircraft of U.S. Army Air Force in flight to drop bombs over railroad marshalling yards. Aerial view of target marshalling yards in Cortone. Explosions over target. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, September
Duration: 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024664
Brenner Pass rail line smashed in Trento and Bolzano.

Brenner Pass rail line smashed in September 2, 1943. Bomb group in flight. Official in bomber. Aerial view of Trento. Bombs dropped over Brenner Pass. Bombing over Brenner Pass in Bolzano. Bomb explosions. Smoke rises over target. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, September 2
Duration: 1 min 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024669
Bombing of a bridge in Capua, Italy.

Bomb group bombs over a bridge in Capua, Italy on 29th September, 1943. American bombers in flight. Aerial view of Capua. Explosions over target. Smoke rises from target. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, September 29
Duration: 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675024674
Recruitment of Civilians for Chinese Peoples Army during 2nd Sino-Japanese war. First All-volunteer Group (Flying Tigers) formed by Claire Chennault

Events in 2nd Sino-Japanese War covering late 1930's through 1943 in World War 2 Scene opens with two Chinese army buglers sounding a call. Next, a line of recruits is seen marching on a field. Chinese officers sit at a table with civilian officials. A Huge crowd of army volunteers are seated, each holding a small white flag. Two more buglers sounding a call. Crowd of recruits move through a gate. Northern Chinese soldiers in fur hats march. Recruits are shown from the East and West of China. Recruits in formation. Bugler sounding a call. Chinese cavalrymen joining the army. More scenes of Chinese people joining together to fight the Japanese. Recruits engaged in close order drill and physical training. Uniformed soldiers in helmets, performing Calisthenics with rifles. Platoons of Chinese soldiers practicing marching and tactical maneuvers. Chinese youth training as first aid workers, carrying stretchers and learning first aid techniques. Chinese women in uniform marching with rifles. A Chinese girl kneels down behind a Maxim machine gun, as an officer instructs and other girls sit around in a group. Glimpse of girls training with rifles on an outdoor firing range. Claire Lee Chennault and his American "Flying Tigers" pilots and P-40 airplanes at an airfield. The American flag flying from a flagpole behind them. Pilots scrambling to their aircraft. Chenneult, now a U.S.A.A.F Major General, commander of 14th Air Force in China, in seen congratulating Chinese army aviators. He is accompanied by a Chinese Air Force General. Behind them is parked a B-24 Liberator bomber of the 308th Bombardment Group. A Chinese Nationalist P-40 with tiger teeth logo on air intake, starts its engine and taxis out for takeoff. View from cockpit of a P-40 pursuing and shooting down a Japanese Nakajima Ki-27 aircraft. Chinese soldiers in precision drills at a garrison.

Date: 1943
Duration: 2 min 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675025188
Coast Guard cutter rescues survivors from torpedoed ship and disables U-boat U-175

Allied convoy In North Sea during World War II. Very heavy surf and waves in rough conditions. U.S. Coast Guard cutter Spencer (USCGC Spencer (WPG-36)) picks up survivors from a ship sunk by torpedoes. Small craft along side ship being rescued in heavy seas. In next scene, on April 17, 1943, United States Coast Guard ship Spencer drops depth charges which force Nazi German U-boat U-175 to surface, disabled. U.S. Coast Guard Lifeboat seen approaching the disabled German submarine to assist in rescuing enemy sailors before the submarine sank.

Date: 1943, April
Duration: 1 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675027928
Japanese forces capture Corregidor, Philippines; Bataan Death March; Pacific supply lines to allies in Australia in World War II

Japanese forces fire artillery at Corregidor Island, during Japanese occupation of Philippines during World War II. Smoke rising from Corregidor under bombardment. Japanese troops land on Corregidor, the Philippines, on May 5 1942. A soldier watches enemies' action through binoculars. Soldiers fire artillery in the field. General Wainwright surrenders. He sits with other officers and Japanese officers and discusses. Japanese soldiers lower the American flag. Japanese troops Banzai cheer and celebrate their victory. They raise the Japanese flag. Captured Americans and Filipino prisoners of war departing Mariveles during the Bataan Death March, under Japanese guard. Map shows Japanese targets for invasion in other areas like Malay, Borneo, and New Guinea. Close up view of Japanese soldier's face. Briefing documents labeled Secret are opened and reviewed. Airplanes on the ground. U.S. And Australian troops march in Australia. Animated globe shows different countries. View of armament and artillery production factory operation in the United States supplying war materiel. Close up views of faces of war production workers. Animation and models show a supply line through which supplies are transferred to Australia. Lockheed P-38 Lightning wrapped in camouflage is lowered onto a transport ship deck. U.S. Army tank loaded onto ship and American troops go ashore in Australia. United States planes bomb and sink Japanese ships in the Bismarck Sea on March 2, 1943. View of American machine gunner firing machine gun from aircraft in flight toward enemy Japanese ships. Cockpit point of view shot out of American aircraft as it bombs and strafes Japanese ship. Bombs away view as U.S. aircraft release bombs. Smoke rises from the burning Japanese ships. General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz meet and discuss strategy and review maps. Animation shows different potential routes for American forces to return to the Philippines.

Date: 1943
Duration: 6 min 22 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028168