Activities of the Seabees in Scotland in 1941 and in Algeria in 1943, during World War II. News headlines in 1943 read : ' Italy is out of war' and '17 more Italian towns taken'. An animated map. The Clyde valley in Scotland showing a base built by the U.S. Navy Seabees, in 1941. Numerous quonset huts and vehicles are seen. View of the River Clyde, where 2400 feet of oceangoing dock are being assembled. A ship anchored at a harbor displaying U.S. flag. Allied troops board a landing ship with their belongings. An animated map tracing travel of Allied invasion forces from Scotland to Oran, Algeria, where Seabees are seen testing a floating causway that would be used for invasion of Sicily. Scuttled axis ships and other obstacles and damage that Seabees must repair in occupied ports. Allied ships and troops proceeding for invasion of Sicily. Allied warships bombarding Sicilian coast.
Aerial view of the Château de Candé, near Tours, France where, after renouncing the throne, The Duke of Windsor married Wallis Warfield Simpson, in a private ceremony on 3 June 1937. The Duke and his bride pose for photographers. Also seen are brief Scenes from their honeymoon trip to Venice, Italy. A canal filled with gondolas. The couple in a motorboat named the "Ca' Loredan 2."
Young Japanese women perform on a stage at a theater in Japan. Japanese dancing girls wave Italian flags on the stage. They dance with parasols (dance umbrellas) that are painted with Axis power country symbols of Japan, Germany, and Italy. The parasols have Nazi German, Italian, and Japanese emblems on them.
The signing of the Munich Pact in Germany on 29th September, 1938. The Führerbau where the agreement is to be signed. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and other German officials look at the agreement on a table. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Arthur Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister of France Édouard Daladier, the Prime Minister of Italy Benito Mussolini and Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Galeazzo Ciano enter a hall. All the dignitaries and Hitler stand together before signing the Munich Agreement. They sign the agreement.
Olympic village camp in Garmisch PartenKirchen, Germany. Athletes from Italy and Japan exercise to warm up. Athletes play basketball, hockey, practice shot put, javelin throw, high jump, long jump, obstacle race for Berlin Olympics. An athlete relaxes as he reads a newspaper. Flags of Nazi Germany and other countries participate in the games.
Fencing event at Berlin Olympics, Germany. Italian commentator relating details. In another fencing event, Giulio Gaudini from Italy defeats André Gardère of France.
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