U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower visits United States 35th Infantry Division troops in England during World War II. Solders of 216th Batallion lined up in a field in england. General Eisenhower reviews the troops. H inspects the men lined up. General Eisenhower speaks to the soldiers.
United States Coast Guard Troop Transport ships arrive in England during World War II. Troops are all on deck aboard the USS Samuel Chase (APA-26) watching as she approaches the coast of England in February , 1944.Views of soldiers watching from various places on the ship. The last few seconds of the films also shows similar views of troops arriving on the USS Joseph T. Dickman (APA-13) (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
Cargo unloading at Burtonwood Royal Air Force (RAF) Station in England. United States Air Force C-124 Globemaster II cargo aircraft takes off from Lajes Field and lands at Burtonwood Royal Air Force (RAF) Station,England. Crew enter office. The cargo are unloaded and transported to hospital. Vaccine is administered to girl. Off duty airmen visit the English City. View of Cathedral and monument. C-124 aircraft takes off from Burtonwood RAF Station. Loadmaster supervises the loading of cargo by means of central elevator in aircraft.
United States Army and British forces conduct airlift operations in Europe during World War II. They airlift paratroopers from England to Arnhem Netherlands. Large number of Allied transport planes at a British airfield in England loaded with weapons, artillery and equipment. The planes and gliders take off one after the other. Fighter aircraft accompany transport planes guarding them from Luftwaffe. View from ground in town in Belgium as a mass of many Allied aircraft fly over towns of Belgium towards Holland's border. Large number of paratroopers of the Anglo-American Army jump from the airplanes. Sky is filled with paratroopers descending. Paratroopers quickly arrange themselves and start their operation. Soldiers fire mortars and rifles at the enemy.
Change of leadership in countries like England and Soviet Union during the year 1964. A large crowd of people gather awaiting the results of elections in England. Outgoing Prime Minister Lord Douglas Home receives farewell from 10 Downing Street residence. Newly elected Labor Prime Minister Harold Wilson waves his supporters as he arrives to his new office. Scene changes to Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union, where Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev bids goodbye as he departs from his office with his wife. Khrushchev addresses the meeting of the United Nations Security Council. New Soviet Communist Party leader Nikolai Brezhnev takes oath.
A film about D-Day invasion practices by United States 9th Air Force Troop Carrier Command in England during World War II. Paratroopers are milling about at an airfield in England. The Commander of 9th Air Force Troop Carrier Command Brigadier General Paul L. Williams dramatizes as the paratroopers leave for D Day practices. Brigadier General Williams speaks to a paratrooper and asks his opinion about the invasion. The paratroopers speak about the invasion as a great responsibility on them. The paratroopers including Captain Charles D. Gun, Captain William K. Colp, Lieutenant Colonel Joel E. Crouch, Captain Frank L. Lillyman. Lined up at the airfield as Brigadier General Williams reviews them. He offers a cigar to Captain Lillyman. The paratroopers board a U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft.
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