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The German Naval Fleet surrenders on November 21, 1918 at end of World War I
Camera pans from mast downward on a British Tiger-class battle cruiser, attending the surrender of the German Fleet at end of World War 1. Her crew lines the outer edge of her foredeck and wave their hats as the German warships pass. Other Allied warships are seen dimly in the background, including other battle cruisers and battleships. A biplane aircraft flies overhead. Closeup of the crew standing on the gun casemates of the Tiger-class battle cruiser. Angular rotation marks, in degrees, are inscribed on the casemates. British sailors fill a warship and cheer as the German ships pass. A succession of German U-boats and destroyers complete the parade of surrendering warships. Another view of ship's company filling the foredeck of a British battleship to hear remarks by a British political leader. He salutes and so do they all. View of the British White Naval ensign waving in the breeze. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Day and night bombing on German targets by Allied bombers from England during World War II
A line of B-25 Mitchell bombers on an airfield in Britain. They display the British roundel on their fuselages. A line of British de havilland Mosquito bombers on a British airfield. One has its engines running and ground crew are removing ground power unit. A line of Martin B-26 Marauder bombers taxiing on an airfield. Several persons on the ground wave as a pair of B-26s take off in formation. The B-26s display French roundels on their fuselages. View of a B-26 heading toward the camera on takeoff. British Avro Lancaster bombers taxiing out for takeoff. Closeup of one pilot in cockpit of a Lancaster with engines running. The bomber displays numerous mission symbols below the cockpit as well as some nose art. A Lancaster taking off. An animated map showing England, France, Belgium, Holland, and Germany. Enemy gun and rocket sites are depicted as important targets. A formation of B-26 bombers in flight. Closeup of one from above. Formation of Mosquito bombers in flight at low altitude over water.Two British B-25 bombers in close formation above clouds. Next, the animated map shows lines of communication that are important targets. .B-25s seen dropping bombs. Views from aircraft of bombs exploding on the ground. A B-26 bomber surrounded by black Flak clouds. More bombs exploding. More B-25s dropping bombs. Animated map highlights transportation centers such as railroad lines and junctions as the next targets. B-26 bombers dropping bombs in flak clouds and views of exploding bombs below. Finally, the animated map shows enemy war factories throughout Europe that are to be targeted. Huge fires and explosions at night from bombed war factories.
King George VI inspects the Royal Navy Units, the 8th Army and Indian troops in Italy (WW2)
Allied Forces with mechanized units and tanks enter Florence, Italy in World War II. British Army soldiers moving across Tuscan hills and countryside towards Florence. French, Indian, South African, British and Polish Allied soldiers under the command of General Harold Alexander resting and riding on top of tanks to Florence. Italian civilians greet the British and Allied troops in Florence. King George VI of the United Kingdom arrives in Italy and is greeted by General Maitland Wilson. King George VI inspects the Royal Navy Units aboard ships in Naples, Italy on July 23, 1944. Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet Sir Andrew Cunningham accompany King George VI on motorboat inspecting the port of Naples. British Royal Marines and soldiers of the United States 5th Army form a guard of honor for the king’s return. The king boards a British cruiser. King George VI takes a ride in a car with Commander-in-Chief General Alexander. King George VI inspects the 8th Army of United States and Indian troops. He reviews Polish Units with Polish General Władysław Anders and General Oliver Leese. King George VI confers knighthood on General Leese in the field.
Various Allied Generals assume new commands in Italy during December, 1944, World War II.
On 12 December, 1944, at an airport in Naples, Italy, British General Sir Henry Nathan Wilson inspects an honor guard of American Military Policemen in formation. (Narrator states he is en route to replace the late Field Marshal Sir John Dill, in Washington, DC, USA) A contingent of British troops is also present as part of the honor guard, on the wet airport tarmac. (Narrator states that Wilson will head the British Joint Staff Mission and be personal military representative for Prime Minister Winston Churchill.) He approaches a line of U.S. military officers who salute him. Closeup of General Wilson With U.S. Army Air Forces Lieutenant General Ira C. Eaker, next to U.S. Vice Admiral Kent Hewitt. Also with them (back to camera) is British Admiral Sir John Henry Dacres Cunningham, Commander-in-Chief for the Mediterranean Fleet. Next, General Wilson and his party are seen boarding a British Avro York four-engine Heavy Transport aircraft. View from the ground, of the aircraft cockpit and the engines running as it taxis out for takeoff. Change of scene shows troops gathered in open air battlefield environment. General Mark Clark, now Commander-in-Chief of the Allied 15th Army Group, decorates some members of the 5th Army, as General Lucian King Truscott Jr. (new 5th Army Commander) stands by his side. General Clark says farewell to members of the 5th Army and shakes hands with many of them. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
Jan Christiaan Smuts, Winston Churchill and Sir Alan Brooke on a warship in the Atlantic Ocean.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and others en route to visit a beachhead in France during World War II. British Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts aboard a British warship in the Atlantic Ocean. Winston Churchill smokes. He talks to General Sir Alan Brooke, Senior Commander in the British Army and other officers aboard the British warship in the English Channel. Churchill climbs up an elevator aboard the ship. Navy personnel wave at him.
The siege of Malta and the North Africa campaign during World War II.
Italian warships maneuvering in the Mediterranean during World War 2. Destroyers pass a Corazzata-class Italian battleship. Italian IMAM Ro.43 reconnaissance planes are launched from a battleship. Two Corazzata-class Italian battleships underway. Change of scene shows the island of Malta, viewed from a low flying airplane. A formation of Italian CANT Z.508 seaplane bombers flying overhead to attack Malta. View from ground on Malta of anti-aircraft flak burst clouds in the air above. Smoke rising from bomb bursts. Glimpse of a large British warship slowly easing out of its dock. Single engine aircraft overhead moving through heavy flak clouds. More bomb explosions. Local civilian people and refugees, including many children, seeking safety from bombing. People perusing destroyed buildings. A formation of British Bristol Blenheim light bombers in flight over North Africa. British forces firing artillery in Libya. War materiel abandoned by retreating Italian forces in Eritrea and Somaliland. British troops and a contingent of Ethiopian troops march into Addis Ababa, escorting Emperor Haile Selassie as he is restored to his throne in May, 1942. Next, German armor in North Africa is seen burning. A knocked out German tank viewed through window of a British armored vehicle. More burning German armor. German aircraft destroyed on the ground at an airbase. Bombs lined up on the ground. Huge number of Italian prisoners of war marching across the desert in Libya.
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