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Allied troops enter into the city of Tunis, Tunisia and capture hordes of German soldiers during World War II.

Allied Forces fight the Axis Powers during World War II. Aerial view of the city of Tunis. British Forces enter the city. Trenches in the city. Dead soldier on the street. Allied soldiers patrol in the streets and skirmish with German snipers. German soldiers surrender. Allied soldiers fire at a building. French Troops lead long lines of captured German prisoners of war. Italian Field Marshal Giovanni Messe is captured. German Colonel-General Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, Commander of all Axis Forces in Africa, is captured and flown from Gibralter to England. Commander von Arnim is seen being driven into a prison camp and emerges from his car within the Prison Camp. British troops of the 1st and 8th Armies are warmly greeted by the citizens of Tunis. Allied military vehicles pass on the streets of Tunis amidst throngs of cheering civilians. French General Henri Giraud reviews the French troops as they parade.

Date: 1943, May
Duration: 6 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033500
Film about Allied bombing campaigns against the Axis powers and Japan all over the world during World War II.

Opening scene shows British Avro Manchester bombers lined up on a field in England during World War 2. British air crew board a bomber that taxis out for takeoff. View from inside the aircraft as it lifts off on takeoff and then towards its tail on climb out. Gunner seen manning machine guns as his turret rotates during flight. Formation of Manchester bombers en route to Axis military targets in German occupied France. View from bombardiers position of ground below. The bombardier seen and bombs dropping, as viewed from another bomber in the formation. View from a bomber of railroad yard and an airport with bombs exploding on the ground. Manchester bombers on return flight home over the English Channel. They pass below formation of U.S. B-17 flying Fortresses heading toward France. Close aerial view, from below, of the formation of B-17s overhead. Scene shifts to North Africa, where American Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, famous aviator of World War I, talks pilots of Major General Jimmie Doolittle's Bomber Command. Closeup of General Doolittle smiling outside a tent. A B-17 takes off. An Army cameraman seen inside at a window of the B-17. He is to record an attack on the Sicilian port of Marsala. View from a bomber of bombs exploding along the Port's coast, and of bombs passing the camera as they fall to earth. View from below of a B-17 with battle damage to its left elevator. View from a returning B-17 as it lands at its base in North Africa. Airmen walk around a B-17 that crash landed. One airman walks under part of a bomber tail destroyed by Axis gunfire. Scene shifts to the South Pacific and Allied air attacks against Japanese targets. A formation of B-24 Liberator bombers headed toward the Japanese held island of Nauru. Views of bombs striking the island. Scene shifts again, this time to Attu in the Aleutian Islands. A U.S. Navy PBY Catalina flying boat seen in flight. A task force of U.S. Navy warships in Aleutian waters. American amphibious landing on Attu. Arms and supplies piled up on a beachhead. American forces firing artillery. Infantry search for Japanese soldiers in hiding. Bodies of dead Japanese soldiers. American wounded carried on litters. A formation of B-24 bombers headed toward the Aleutian island of Kiska. Closeups of crew members in a B-24. View of glaciers and volcanic mountains below. A bombardier releasing bombs on a Japanese submarine base and airdrome. view of bombs falling. Formation of B-24s releasing their bombs. A gunner in a B-24 firing at attacking Japanese planes and then firing in a low level strafing attack. A U.S. fighter plane lands back at its base on a water-covered runway, raising waves of water that cover cover it.

Date: 1943
Duration: 5 min 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033504
Fighting in Italian mainland during the World War II and the U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces Italy's surrender.

The Allied Forces crush the Axis armies in the Mediterranean during World War II. Italy surrenders. The Allied Forces enter Messina. The American flag flies over the municipal corporation of Messina. U.S. soldiers interact with local Italian citizens and greet children. Soldier talking to a a young Italian girl. Wrecked German ships in a harbor. An Allied soldier talks on a radio. Fighting in Italian mainland. Scenes of Mussolini walking. Italians throw mud on the posters of Mussolini. An Italian writes Viva England, Viva USA and USSR on a wall. An animated map shows Allied attack on the German positions in Italy. General Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces and British Admiral of the Fleet Andrew Browne Cunningham, Commander in Chief of the Allied Naval Forces in the Mediterranean. Surrendered Italian fleet of ships underway toward Allied controlled ports. From Washington DC U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces (armistice) surrender of Italy.

Date: 1943, September
Duration: 3 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033557
Allied American, British and Soviet leaders during the Malta and Yalta Conference.

The Malta Conference in Malta, January - February 1945. The Malta fortification, building and towers. A plane taxis on the Luqa Airport on the island. General Woods, Smith, Marshall and Brehon B. Somervell deplane in Malta. Major General C.P. Woods shakes hands. Lt. General Walter B. Smith met by British Air Commander Whitney Strait. Ambassador W. Abel Hellemen with Major General F. M. Andersen. Arrival of Admiral Ernest J.King at the airport. Field Marshall Sir Harold Alexander, Supreme Allied Commander in the Mediterranean Theater. Admiral Andrew and B. Cunningham greet each other. General George C. Marshall steps off a plane. General Brehon B. Somervell greets England's Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden. On February 2, 1945 an American warship arrives with U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He is saluted by the British Prime Minister Churchill. Sailors on deck. View of the Montgomery House. Combined meeting of U.S. and British Chiefs of Staff at the Montgomery House. The chiefs are seated around a table, military plans agreed upon. A wall map in the background. Delegates leave for another conference. Policemen control the crowds on either sides of a street. A Russian airport near Yalta in the Crimea. A transport plane lands at the airport. Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov greets Allied leaders outside a tent. Edward Stettinius U.S. Secretary of State gets off the plane. UK Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden. The flags of three countries fly over the field: US, UK and Soviet Union. Secretary of State outside the tent. Harry Hopkins arrives. Prime Minister Churchill gets off a UK plane. Kremlin Guards form the guard of honor. Franklin D Roosevelt greeted by Russian reception committee. Daughters of Roosevelt and Churchill talk All the delegates around the transport plane. Delegates salute during the national anthem. British Prime Minister and U.S. President inspect the guard of honor after the national anthem. Kremlin Guards march past in review. (World War II period).

Date: 1945
Duration: 6 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033669
Curtiss R3C-2 , Gloster Napier III and Maachi Flying Boat in flight during the Schneider Cup Race in Baltimore, Maryland.

The Schneider Cup Race for the fastest seaplane in Baltimore, Maryland. A Curtiss R3C-2 (US Air Service) at the race and U.S. airmen stand around the plane. U.S. Army Air Service Lieutenant James H. Doolittle in the cockpit. Airmen push the plane in water. Gloster Napier III seaplane of England is being pushed into the water. Maachi Flying Boat of Italy in the water. Seaplanes in flight. The race is won by Curtiss R3C-2 (US Air Service). Lt. James H. Doolittle leaves the R3C-1 and is being congratulated by Mrs. Doolittle and the Chief of U.S. Army Air Service Major General Mason M. Patrick.

Date: 1925
Duration: 2 min 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033830
USAAF P-47 and P38 fighter groups accompany B-17 bombers on mission to Emden, Germany in World War II

Groundcrewman fueling tank of a P-47 thunderbolt aircraft of 8th Air Force in England. P47s and P-38s take off to escort B-17 bombers on mission to Emden, Germany. One P-38, tail number 42-67057, is from the 338th Fighter Squadron, 55th Fighter Group. Scenes of American B-17 bombers in formation, escorted by P-47 and P-38 fighters. B-17s from the 95th Bomb Group (13th Bomb Wing) at Horham, UK, and B-17s from the 305th Bomb Group (40th Bomb Wing) at Chelveston, UK. Gun camera scenes of German fighters being hit by P-47 gunfire. Planes flying over clouds. Flight of four P-38s joins the formation. P-38 gun camera views of German fighters being destroyed. Scenes of crew members inside B-17 bombers under attack by fighters and flak. German fighters attacking the formation of bombers head-on.

Date: 1943
Duration: 5 min 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675034816