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U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General Lauris Norstad and Norwegian General Bjarne Øen arrive at Wiesbaden Air Force Base, West Germany, for Exercise Cirrus involving Allied Air Forces in Europe.
Exercise Cirrus, an air exercise for the Allied air forces in Central Europe, that ran concurrently , part of the time, with Exercise Jupiter, a three-day, French-directed war game involving Allied forces in Europe (principally Germany). A band and honor guard are seen prepared for the arrival of senior air commanders at Wiesbaden Air Force Base, West Germany, involved in Exercise Cirrus. Glimpse of C-47 aircraft lined up on the field. A United States Air Force C-54 transport aircraft taxis into the airfield ramp with engines one and four shut down. A North American T-6 Texan training aircraft is seen in the background. The C-54 circles to where a greeting committee of Allied Air Force officers is standing. Closeup of the aircraft door being opened and a rolling stairs being placed at the doorway. Inside of door displays insignia of States Air Forces Europe (USAFE). Exiting the aircraft is Lieutenant General Lauris Norstad, commander in chief, of USAFE, with headquarters at Wiesbaden, Germany. (On April 2, 1951 he assumed additional duty as commanding general of the Allied Air Forces in Central Europe under the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Powers in Europe.) He is accompanied by General Bjarne Øen, Chief of the Norwegian Air Force. As they descend the stairs, they are greeted by a group of officers including: Major General Truman H Landan, Deputy Commanding Officer, USAFE ( United states Air force in Europe ), Lieutenant General Robert W Harper, Commander, U.S. Air Force Air Training Command, Colonel Rich, chief of Staff 12th Air Force and Colonel Roberts, Commanding Officer Wiesbaden Air Force Base. After mingling and conversing, Generals Norstad and Oen and their escorts exchange salutes with the color guard. A car arrives and Norstad and Oen step into it and and drive away.
British ship Patagonia is sunk by the German U-Boat, UB-7, during World War I
Opening slates indicate how seriously Britain views the German U-Boat campaign against Allied shipping in World War 1. Captain Wilhelm Werner of German U-Boat, UB7, is seen on deck with his officers consulting navigation charts. Their navigator sights the sun with a sextant to determine their latitude. Slate tells of their sinking of the British Steamer, "Patagonia." View of the Patagonia, stopped, in the Atlantic, and then listing and sinking. (This occurred on September 15, 1915, in the Atlantic ocean, off the coast of France.) Change of scene shows a crewmember of the UB-7 next to the conning tower, putting on his boots as a wave washes over his feet. Another slate about the seriousness of the U-Boat operations. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
British soldiers deploy in armored cars and trucks in World War I
British Austin armoured cars moving along a road in France, during World War 1. British infantry and German prisoners and wounded moving in opposite direction at side of road. Behind the Austins are two Armoured Autocars of the 1st Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade that arrived in France in 1915.
Sultan Vahideddin (Mehmed VI) in carriage. Turkish leader Enver Pasha with Kaiser Wilhelm II; Marshal Hindenburg with staff.
Turkish leader Sultan Vahideddin (Mehmed VI) leaves palace in Constantinople via horse-drawn carriage. Turkish leader Enver Pasha shares open car with Kaiser Wilhelm II during Pasha's visit to Germany in March, 1915. Huge parade and assembly in Constantinople, Turkey, as it mobilizes in World War 1. Scene of German Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg, posing with his staff officers in World War I era.
World War I Black Sea naval warfare; Turkish Cruiser Mecidiye sinks in shallow water off Odessa
Clip opens showing Russian Navy exercises in the Black Sea during World War 1. Two battleships underway billowing smoke. Battleships fire heavy guns. Russian sailors on ship deck disperse, running to battle stations. A First World War Russian naval officer on a ship deck looks through binoculars as a Russian Navy sailor stands beside him. Crew striking the colors as ship sinks. Turkish Cruiser Mecidiye sinks off Odessa in shallow waters after hitting a Russian mine on 3 April, 1915. The Ottoman cruiser Mecidiye, also sometimes spelled Medjidiye, is seen partially submerged off the coast of Vorokoskiy-Mayak, near Odessa.
RMS Lusitania on her final departure from New York City, during World War I.
Passengers arrive at Pier 54 in New York City and go aboard the RMS Lusitania passenger ship, during World War 1. Passenger Robert James Timmis is seen at 1:01 into the clip on the left side of frame wearing a flat topped hat. Timmis survived the sinking even after giving up his own life vest. Charles Plamondon and his wife Mary Plamondon, of Chicago, are seen exiting a taxi. The Lusitania's flag is raised. Passengers, including author Elbert Hubbard, pose at the ship's rail. Views of passengers on the decks as the ship readies for departure. Tugs maneuver the Lusitania ocean liner into the channel, bound for Liverpool. The Lusitania was sunk 6 days later, on May 7, 1915, by a torpedo from a German U-Boat.
