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British women present flowers to injured U.S. soldiers in England during World War I

Injured U.S. soldiers arrive in England. Brief view of American soldiers forming a human pyramid. Soldiers march carrying American flag. British women of Red Cross wheel injured United States soldiers in wheel chairs to an outside gathering at Dartford. Women present flowers to the injured doughboy soldiers in wheel chairs. The group poses. Injured and wounded men sit on ground holding flowers. A camouflage troop ship arriving at harbor.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1918
Duration: 1 min 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675068358
British Operation Backfire. A V-2 rocket lifts off from a launch pad in Altenwalde/Cuxhaven, Germany.

At the end of World War 2, in a military-scientific endeavor called Operation Backfire, German rocket troops, under British control, built and test-fired three V-2 missiles at the former German naval station in Altenwalde, a district of Cuxhaven in Lower Saxony near the North Sea.. A V-2 rocket is seen igniting on its launch pad, rising into the air, and entering the stratosphere at a speed of 5 thousand kilometers per hour. Views of the rocket in flight. Finally, as the experiment ends, the V-2 shuts down and falls to the earth. (This footage is rare as it contains extra scenes not found in the official Operation Backfire Report film summary. It is also formatted for post-war German audiences.)

Location: Cuxhaven Germany
Date: 1945, October
Duration: 1 min 17 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675068494
Russian infantry drill on a rough field during World I. A formation of British Royal Guards in full dress uniforms with fur hats, slow marches on parade.

Russian infantry are assembled in an open field, during World War 1. They maneuver their rifles from sling arms to parade rest and then to weapons at the ready position, in response to commands from officers (unseen). Next, they march in loose formation over rough ground, with their field gear and rifles. Russian General Grand Duke Nicholas and Emperor of Russia Nicholas II are seen conversing on a parade field. Russian cavalry unit cross a bridge, on horseback. At this point, the scene changes completely to the United Kingdom, showing a formation of British Royal Guards in formal dress uniform, including fur hats. They carry their rifles, with fixed bayonets, at left shoulder arms, and "slow march" across the parade grounds.

Location: Russia
Date: 1917
Duration: 1 min 18 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675068681
British enlisted men shovel mud out of a hole and use a wheelbarrow to remove debris and dirt caused by bombings in Britain.

British enlisted men clean up the damage caused by a bombing raid in Britain during World War II. The enlisted men repair and clean up bombing raid damage. They tear down a bombed building. They shovel mud out of a hole to repair a broken gas main pipeline due to the bombing raid. A large circular concrete molding. An English man carries a wooden frame in the background. A pipeline through the rubble and debris. The enlisted men use a wheelbarrow to remove the debris and dirt.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1940
Duration: 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675068886
British and U.S. soldiers advance and construct a bridge over the Volturno River in Italy during the Italian Campaign.

A documentary television program titled 'The Big Picture' depicts the role of U.S. soldiers in the Italian Campaign during World War II. U.S. soldiers advance on tanks. The soldiers climb up a snowy area and get off a landing craft. Sergeant James Mansfield speaks about the story of U.S. soldiers wearing a Blue Badge and the Italian Campaign fought by U.S. soldiers. The sergeant holds a Combat Infantryman Badge. Colonel William W. Quinn talks about the role of Combat Engineers and Blue Badge Infantryman in the Italian Campaign. Animated map of Italy shows British 8th Army capturing Foggia and U.S. 5th Army capturing Naples in Italy. The Volturno River and mountains in the background. A damaged bridge. Troops near the river. Animated map shows location of Allied troops. Engineers construct a bridge over the river. Allied troops cross the river with necessary supplies and artillery.

Location: Italy
Date: 1943
Duration: 5 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069109
Air force cadets from all parts of the British Empire receive training at a Royal Canadian Air Force camp in Canada.

Canada hails the 3rd year of Empire Air Training. A flag and insignia of the Royal Canadian Air Force. Officers seated in chairs. Cadets enroll themselves. Air force cadets from all parts of the British Empire. An officer surrounded by cadets looks into a paper. The cadets stand in front of an aircraft. An aircraft is moved out of a hangar. Airmen walk on a airfield. An airman gets in a cockpit. The aircraft taxis and takes off. Other aircraft parked on the field. The aircraft in flight. Aerial view of a training center. Graduates stand in a formation. A close up of the graduates. A close up of a badge on a uniform which reads 'R.N.Z.A.F. New Zealand'. A graduate student marches forward and shakes hand with an officer. The officer talks to a graduate cadet. The cadets march. Canadian trained airmen on a deck wave.

Location: Canada
Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 53 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675069158
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