Prisoners in athletic attire march into courtyard of a prison in Valencia, Spain. On the opposite wall a sentinel guard mounts his sentry box. The prisoners perform bending exercises, push ups and gymnastics. (World War II period).
A prisoner leads an orchestra of prisoners as it plays in an open courtyard in Valencia, Spain. Prisoners and others listen to the music as they stand in the background. Writing above a doorway in the courtyard is obscured, but possibly reads something like: "academia de música y artes." (World War II period).
Battle of Santa Cruz Islands in the Pacific during World War 2. Survivors from the abandoned aircraft carrier USS Hornet, CV-8, are being transferred, from the port side of the USS Russell, DD-414 (one of the destroyers that rescued them) to the starboard side of the cruiser USS Northampton (CL-26), by means of lines and breeches buoy. After several are transferred, this way, some wounded on litters are also transferred. Initial views are toward the Russell's stern, from the deck of the Northampton, where sailors are handling lines. Camera pans as survivors move across the space between the ships and are lowered to the Northampton deck. View from Northampton toward bow of Russell, showing two of her single turret 8-inch guns (one pointed up) as a litter passes between the ships. (Camera changes viewpoint occasionally.) An officer transfers on a bosun chair, followed by a sailor. In the final seconds, the USS Salt Lake City (CV-25) is seen in the background.
German forces during World War II. German forces fire at Russian positions as a Nazi soldier looks through binoculars. Nazi cavalry units march across a field in Russia. Russian troops fight from underground positions. Nazi troops enter a Russian village and set it on fire. Russian civilians taken as prisoners. A Nazi officer interrogates them.
German Generalfeldmarschall of the Luftwaffe General Albert Kesselring in Italy during World War II. German map of Italy showing major cities such as Venice, Genoa, and Rome. Nazi General Kesselring inspects Italian soldiers. Soldiers lined up in a filed. General Kesselring greeted by other Italian officers.
German troops in Italy during World War II. German soldiers string barbed wires to put up a fence across a field in Southern Italy. Soldiers fire artillery at Allied positions and smoke rises.
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