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German heavy artillery siege guns in action.800mm heavy artillery rail gun,"Gustav Geschutz". 60cm mortar "Karl" in World War 2
German artillerymen operate an 80cm German artillery rail gun ("Gustav Geschutz" ) in siege of Sevastopol, Crimea, in World War 2. Gun is first seen being transported and positioned on rails. Scenes of actual loading, aiming and firing with gun crew in shirtsleeves. German crews are seen handling 600mm shells for a German mortar ("Karl"). Scenes of mortar firing. Siege gun firing from camouflaged position with gun crew holding their ears. Interspersed scenes of 80cm guns and 60cm mortars firing.
German Luftwaffe operations primarily in siege of Sevastopol in World War II
German ground crews hand crank JU-87 Stuka dive bombers to start them, during World War 2. A flight of four fly over the camera, carrying a bomb under each wing. Scene shifts to German Bf-109 fighters being readied for takeoff. German ace, Captain Hans-Joachim Marseille, is being helped into cockpit of his Messerschmitt Bf-109, by a crew chief. Camera focuses on the tail of his airplane displaying eagle atop a wreath encircling "100." An iron cross appears below the wreath. Ground crews crank start other Bf-109s, that taxi out and are seen, next, in formation flying above clouds. Closeup of two airborne Ju-87 Stuka dive bombers. View from the air of the harbor at Sevastopol, Crimea. Stukas dive bombing Sevastopol. German ground forces bombarding Sevastopol with heavy artillery. German soldiers advancing towards an area being shelled by German tanks. German soldiers gather near radio operator at base of a concrete building using radio to communicate. Stuka dive bombers overhead. Bombs exploding in the city. A Junkers 88 bomber in flight. Bombs dropping on Port below. View of pilot in cockpit of German bomber. View from air of bomb craters below. View from cockpit of a Ju-88 of another Ju-88 ahead. View from overflying German aircraft of silent Soviet Coastal guns atop Fort Maxim Gorky. (Note: Some scenes may be from unrelated times and places. For example, Hans-Joachim Marseille, was know primarily for his flying exploits in Africa.)
Sevastopol falls to German and Romanian forces under command of General Erich von Manstein, in World War II
Camera pans over destruction in aftermath of German siege of Sevastopol, Crimea, in World War 2. German General Erich von Manstein, Commander of German and Romanian forces, visits with officers in the ruins of Fort Maxim Gorky. He shakes hands with several of his troops, standing in front of one of the Soviet 305mm coastal guns atop the fort. Scenes of wrecked Soviet defensive batteries. Romanian troops testing the area for buried land mines. A flag identifies location of one. Romanian soldiers removing a buried mine. Romanian officers overseeing the operation. Romanian troops moving downward from the slopes toward the city, where smoke rises from bombardment. German troops moving toward bunkers. One throws a hand grenade. German soldiers moving through the city in house-to-house operations. Soviet warships sunk in the harbor. The Nazi flag flying above damaged building overlooking the harbor. What appear to be twin towers of a Russian Church and a minaret are seen in the rubble. A German soldier lays out a Nazi flag to smooth it for raising, as smoke billows from fires behind him. Camera pans the bombed and shelled hillsides in the area. Some horses stand on the hillside. A damaged artillery field piece stands amidst rubble. A deep bomb crater is shown. Soviet prisoners walk down from the fortifications. A long line of Soviet prisoners is seen marching under guard. Narrator states they number some 90 thousand.
Presents distributed by Fascist Party to children on Fascist Epiphany in Rome, Italy
Volunteers of the Fascist Party distribute Epiphany gifts to children in Rome, Italy during World War II. A picture of Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini holding a child. Presents like dolls, stuffed toys and other toys are distributed to children on Epiphany or Befana. Dog stuffed toys and baby dolls are given to boys and girls. Children and their mothers walk out of a building after getting their gifts.
Rome fire department tests new fire hydrant in Rome, Italy
Rome fire department tests new type of fire hydrant for the city. Fire fighters spray water from a hose as Interior Under Secretary Guido Buffarini looks on. (World War II period).
Italian Red Cross officers at work in Rome, Italy
People fill forms as officer helps them at the Italian Red Cross (Croce Rossa Italiana) office in Rome, Italy during World War II. An Italian woman speaks to an officer as she fills her form. Relatives of Italian prisoners of war submit their forms to a clerk. Female Red Cross employees sort out mail for prisoners of war. Photographed letters are hanged, later to be sent negatives on rolls of microfilm. Italian women typing on typewriters. Officials classify prisoners, interview prisoner's relatives and sort postal mail letters and packages. Red Cross officers pack parcels in boxes before shipment.