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German Afrika Korps troops travel to Libya for the North African Campaign (WW2)
German Afrika Korps fly to Libya during the North African Campaign of World War II. An outline of the African continent with word “AFRIKA”. German Afrika Korps soldiers rest outside tents in Southern Greece. They receive mails. A shirtless German soldier hammers a Quadriga cutout on top of an arch into place. Afrika Korps soldiers fall in line and receive food supplies. A German soldier fills his canteen from water fountain. Troops carry supplies and move. Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft are parked on airfield. Afrika Korps soldiers load supplies into transport planes. Soldiers wearing life vests board the plane. Junkers Ju 52 transport plane takes off. German soldiers peer from the window onboard the aircraft. Soldiers cuddle a pet dog mascot they brought to the flight. Division title on uniform sleeve reads “AFRIKA KORPS”. Afrika Korps soldiers rest during the flight. Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft landing in Libya. Junkers Ju 52 transport aircraft cockpit bears the Coat of Arms of Berlin. Pilot in the cockpit. German Afrika Korps in desert uniform climb out of the plane. Two aircraft flying over a makeshift arch. Sign on arch reads “15000 hinsatz”. Afrika Korps troops carry an engine. Soldiers smoke cigarettes. Axis soldiers march to El Alamein, Egypt. An Italian Royal Air Force plane is parked behind. Fighter planes in the sky. A pilot jumps down from a German fighter plane. Axis pilots talking to one another. A pilot stencils a kill mark. German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel confers with General Albert Kesselring. Italian Field Marshal Count Ugo Cavallero gets out of his car, meets Rommel and Kesselring. Italian General Ettore Bastico joins Cavallero, Rommel and Kesselring.
Scenes staged by USAAF pilots and ground crews on a foggy day at Debden airfield during World War II
P-51 airplane, of the U.S. Army Air Forces 334th Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, piloted by Lieutenant Timothy J "Tim" Cronin of Oconomowoc, WI., taxis and parks on apron, at Debden Airfield in England during World War 2. Six ground crewmen run toward plane and greet the pilot. Scene is repeated close up. Pilot in cockpit of plane uses starter to turn the propeller a bit to make it appear he has just taxied in. Again, the ground crewmen run to and surround his airplane. Lieutenant Cronin standing between two other pilots. One of them, Maj Howard "Deacon" Hively, of Athens, Ohio, holds a wad of British currency, which he shares with the other two. They shake hands. Lieutenant Clifton and Captain David W Howe, of East Hickory, PA., conversing and.Looking skyward determining weather. Lieutenant Clarence L. Boretsky, of Milwaukee, WI, talking and laughing with two other pilots. Captain Carl F. Brown of Huntingdon, PA..shows patch on his leather flying jacket displaying the 334th Logo superimposed on an American Eagle (Alluding to the Eagle Squadron beginnings of the 4th Fighter Group.)
Pilots of the USAAF 334th Fighter Squadron celebrate their victories at Debden Airfield in England, during World War II
Three pilots, Major Gerald Montgomery, Major Howard D. (Deacon) Hively, and Captain Shelton W. "Shell" Monroe, of the U.S. Army Air Forces 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, discuss a map during World War 2.. Logos of the Eagle Sqadron and the 334th Fighter Squadron displayed above a wall containing small painted German crosses representing enemy aircraft destroyed, probably destroyed, and damaged. Airman stencils two more under the destroyed column. Major Howard D.Hively of Athens, OH.,with another Major looking at record of aerial victories on the wall. Hively holds a sign reading "300 destroyed." He hands it to the other Major who tacks it onto the wall using the butt of his .45 caliber automatic pistol as a hammer. They smile and shake hands. Then Lieutenant Timothy Cronin stencils three more crosses in the destroyed column, under the 300 sign, as Lieutenant Victor Rentschler looks on smiling. The two men each recorded kills on Christmas Day 1944, one of which was the 300th kill for the squadron. (Shelton W. Monroe was later killed in Korea after his plane was shot down on April 17, 1951. )
Pilots, of 334th Squadron,USAAF 4th Fighter Group, and their P-51 aircraft in England during World War 2
Major Howard "Deacon" Hively, of Athens OH, 334th Squadron, 4th Fighter Group (formerly Eagle Squadron) in cockpit of P-51 aircraft at Debden Air Base, England, during World War II. Crew chief helps with his shoulder harness. Pilot waves and closes canopy. Captain Sheldon.W. Monroe, of Waycross, Georgia, talking to crew chief, S/Sgt Paul Fox, sitting on nose of P-51, as he performs maintenance. (Note: Captain Monroe was reportedly killed in action in 1951, during the Korean War.).
Search and rescue operations performed after the sinking of the Greek Ferry, 'Heraklion', in the Aegean Sea.
The Greek ferry, 'Heraklion', en-route from Crete to Athen's Port, Piraeus, is sunk in the Aegean Sea during a fierce storm in which a truck reportedly broke loose and battered open her midship loading door, causing her to sink within 15 minutes. Search and rescue operations carried out from air and in water, the day after her sinking. . Rescue boats underway at the scene. Man wearing radio headset, looks from the window of a scout plane and throws out a flare to mark the location. Scattered debris on water. Sailors carry causalities on stretcher. Causalities put into ambulance. 235 passengers are reported dead or missing and only 49 managed to survive the tragedy. (Note : The USS Belknap (DLG-26) and the USS Columbus (CG-12) participated in the search for survivors but found none. The Belknap retrieved some remains that were transferred to Greek authorities, the next day.) (Additional note: Some music at start of this newsreel, but no other sound or narrative.)
Citizens gathering at various places in Vienna Austria, after World War I
Various scenes of Vienna Austria, following World War 1. Military officers (or cadets) in uniform, complete with swords, walk in single file across a square in the city. Behind them is a tiny park containing a tall memorial structure, and behind that two seven-story buildings that frame the corner of the square. A large crowd quietly assembled in a square with the large tree-filled city park (Stadtpark) in the background. Another view near Ringstrasse (possibly from near the University area) with line of buildings leading to the Votive Church (Votivkirche) and its twin steeples in the background. Next scene shows people gathering near some statues in a small park. A cluster of large official-looking buildings seen prominently in the background. In final scenes, people are gathered in front ot the Austrian Parliament building (on the Ringstrasse boulevard in the first district, aka, Innere Stadt). The The Athena Fountain (Pallas-Athene-Brunnen) is seen in front of the building.
