Allied convoy underway in the English Channel for the D-Day landings on Normandy, France during World War II. British gun crews on destroyers. The convoy includes LCTs (Landing Craft Tanks), LCIs (Landing Craft Infantry), destroyers and landing crafts. Barrage balloons overhead.
U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers in England during World War II. Panoramic view of airfield in British countryside. Empty hangars and other buildings. Fields and farms surrounding the airfield. B-17s parked on aprons on the field. B-17s taxiing.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain are escorted by Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers, Commander of U.S. Army Forces in Europe, and U.S. 8th Air Force Commander Ira Eaker, to meet the crew of the B-17 "Memphis Belle." They and their party stroll across the airfield to the aircraft, which is parked with its crew lined up in front. The King and the Queen speak with each member of the crew. General Eaker explains some aspect of the aircraft to King George. The Royal party enters their car and departs, passing a parked British bomber on the way.
Allied troops in Cassino, Italy during World War II. British tanks and vehicles travel over dusty road. French and U.S. soldiers set up French artillery piece. German prisoners are marched along road by U.S. and French soldiers. Young German prisoners standing around.
Austrian troops in the European Theater during World War I. Austrian cavalry parade on a field. Horse-drawn wagons move along the field. Charles I of Austria, on horseback, speaks to members of royal family in a carriage. Funeral service for Japanese Navy Admiral Heihachiro Togo, Tokyo, Japan. German troops marching to war in 1914. Newspapers announce outbreak of World War I. British troops standing by trenches, fix their bayonets on rifles and advance to take cover in a bomb crater. Gas shells explode near them as they advance across No Man's Land. Litter bearers pick up casualties from the battlefield.
U.S. Navy ZPQ-2 in flight over ship Mayflower II heading for Plymouth, Massachusetts. ZPQ-2 at the mooring mast. View from bow to stern. Underside of the blimp where engines are turning over. Gondola section of airship showing men standing around. Members of crew in the control cabin of the ZPQ-2 in flight. Runway below. ZPQ-2 in flight over water. Mayflower II ship underway at full sail enroute to Plymouth, Massachusetts. British flag flies from top mast. Mayflower underway. Members of crew aboard Mayflower wave to ZPQ-2 overhead. U.S.S. Fessenden (DE-142) underway. DE-142 and Mayflower underway. Mayflower II and USS General C. H. Muir (AP-142) underway as seen from window of airship overhead.
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