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Allied troops from Britain and New Zealand arriving in France and heading to the front by railroad train and road during World War 1
Arrival of an Allied troop transport ship at a port in France during World War I. British troops disembark and mobilize wheeled carriages, horses, and troops on docks. Troops from New Zealand board a train bound for the war front. British troops march on a road in France.
Ford Motor Company celebrating production of the 5000th, 7000th and 8000th B-24 bombers in World War II
A tug pulls the "Lucky 7," the 7,000th Ford Liberator bomber (B-24) from a hangar at the Ford Willow Run plant. Views of the "Lucky 7," on the tarmac with other B-24s. scene shifts to an earlier period, showing a B-24 with labeling on its fuselage, reading: "5000th Ford Built Liberator." Henry Ford, in a straw hat, handles some papers with a British officer, as his grandson, Henry Ford, II, and an American military officer, stand nearby. Plant manager,Mead L. Bricker, is seen momentarily, at left of the group. Henry Ford shakes hands with the British officer. Closeup views of aircraft's engine and propeller with Hamilton Standard logos displayed on propeller blades. View of the aircraft's leading edge deicers (boots) and the "Lucky 7" sign painted on its fuselage. Closeup shows signatures of Henry Ford and Henry Ford II, next to the large painted 5000th sign. Change of scene to a later time, showing the 8000th Ford built B-24 Liberator bomber. It is labeled: "Ford's 8000th Liberator,"and displays "8" intertwined with the letter "V." U.S. Army Air Forces officers and Henry Ford,II, along with Ford executives, including plant manager, Mead L. Bricker, pose in front of the B-24. Henry Ford,II (using his left hand) scribes a line with a pen, under the bottom of the "V," and poses for the camera.
Brigadier Coad talks with General Hobart R Gay of the 1st Cavalry Division in Korea.
A group of British troops and a couple of U.S. soldiers show off their rifles during the Korean War. Brigadier Coad, CG of the British Unit walks to the 5th Cavalry Regiment CP. Brigadier Coad with General Hobart R Gay, CG of the 1st Cavalry Division.
King George VI of England visits Allied officers in Algiers, North Africa, on June 12, 1943, during World War II.
Opening scene shows Brigadier General Terence John Tully, U.S. Signal Officer, escorting King George VI of England as they leave a building, during the King's visit to Allied officers in Algiers, North Africa, during World War 2. Next, King George VI is seen in a garden, conversing with an American officer while a British officer stands a rigid attention nearby. He is then seen with General Tully in the midst of a group of British officers. Closeup of the King. Allied officers stand in a line as the King greets them individually. Closeup views of of the King, from behind the line of officers and then from behind the King, as the photographer circles the gathering. Closeup of King George VI and General Tully as they return to the building, first seen in the film. Camera focuses on King George VI as he says farewell to his hosts. He salutes and enters the building.
Japanese military forces occupy International Settlement in Shanghai, right after Pearl Harbor attack in World War II
Japanese occupation of Shanghai International Settlement following attack on Pearl harbor, in World War 2. Civilians are seen gathered in the Bund area Of Shanghai. Across the street are seen buildings of the International Settlement, including the British consulate and adjacent headquarters of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC). Several Japanese marines drive past the camera, in vehicles, including two Type 92 Chiyoda Armored Cars. They lead a column of open trucks filled with Imperial Marines, who wave at spectators on the sidewalks. Camera zooms in on the HSBC building entrance, where Japanese soldiers and marines climb down from a truck and deploy to the building entrance and down the street, on foot. Next, marines are seen guarding and patrolling a now empty street. Camera focuses on a large Japanese rising sun flag displayed on the now occupied HSBC building. Marines guard the entrance of the building, where a paper sign is posted announcing the occupation in Japanese. Next, another Chiyoda Armored Car is seen leading a parade of Japanese marines. View from within the marching marines as they proceed along the street. They pass a group of rickshaws and drivers at one point. Camera zooms in momentarily on the rising sun flag carried by a color guard at head of the marchers. Scene shifts to boats in the Shanghai harbor. Most are ferry boats on one kind or another. But one is the American river gunboat, USS Wake (PR-3), which was captured while docked, and now displays the Japanese flag. At end of film, Japanese narrator mentions this, and also that the British gunboat, HMS Peterel (unseen) was sunk.
The Berlin Airlift. Allied aircraft transport and unload cargos for the city at Tempelhof Airdrome in Berlin, Germany.
The Berlin Airlift to sustain the city of Berlin during a Soviet blockade in the Cold War, following World War 2. Sign on airport building reads: "U.S. Air Force Station, Tempelhof, European Air Transport Service." A C-47 aircraft is seen being offloaded. A C-47 tazis past the camera. Others are seen parked. Scene shifts to a truck pulled up next to a C-54 transport plane being unloaded. A C-54 aircraft inflight overhead. German workmen unloading a C-54 into a truck. Men inside the aircraft roll sacks of coal down a slide to the men in the truck. Glimpse from inside the aircraft of coal sacks being placed on the chute and sliding to the truck bed. Some loose coal is scattered near the bottom of the chute. View of offloading operations from another C-54 aircraft. In this case, the cargo includes boxes and canvas bags. A truck backed up right against a C-47 aircraft to unload it. View of the terminal building in background. U.S. airmen unloading cargo from the doorway of a C-47. View inside where workers form a chain to pass parcels toward the door for unloading. Interior of a C-54 aircraft where a large pallet of cargo is seen on the floor. Men remove netting from the pallet. Glimpse from the rear of a British 4-engine Handley Page bomber aircraft being unloaded. A truck backing up to a parked C-47 aircraft. Cargo of Cartons and tins. One box contains a label reading: " J. & A. Kraus. Leberwurst." Other cargo includes wooden boxes. Final scene is a truck backing up to a parked British Handley Page bomber.
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