German World War 1 U-boat campaign accelerates in 1915. A three-masted schooner (the "Miss Morris Miss Morris, in route from Genoa to Malaga) slowly sinks in Mediterranean Sea after being attacked by the German submarine U-boat U-35. A German UB-III class submarine underway on the surface emitting smoke from a stack on the stern deck. A small one-stack merchantman sinking after U-boat attack. Slate refers to German food shortages due to allied blockade, and states U-boat warfare is Germany's answer. Another view of the German UB (coastal torpedo attack boat) submarine. Captain of a U-boat at his periscope. View from periscope of several Allied warships. A submarine slowly submerging to periscope depth. Naval guns in triple turrets of a British dreadnaught fire salvos. Explosion from depth charge raises large column of water. A torpedo leaving a bubble trail as it moves through the water. Starboard aft view of British battle cruiser underway. She has two turrets of heavy guns mounted on her aft deck and two smaller ones in sponsons on her aft starboard side. A British 4-stacker destroyer underway.
German U-boat or submarine U-35 attacks an enemy ship in the Atlantic Ocean during World War I. German U-boat U-35 underway in the Mediterranean Sea. The U-boat encounters British three masted sailing schooner Miss Morris, in route from Genoa to Malaga. The U-35 under command of Captain Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, stops the sailing ship, assists its crew in departing the ship on lifeboats (and coming aboard the U-35), and then sinks the Miss Morris SV 20 miles southeast of Garrucha, Spain. The enemy ship is scuttled by the U-35.
View of the Lisbon Airport (Alameda das Comunidades Portuguesas, 1700-111 Lisboa, Portugal) in Lisbon, Portugal. Portugal-colonies Line plane on runway. Italian Savoia Marchetti plane. Arrival of several planes including Portuguese transport plane, Italian planes, Douglas plane of the London Lisbon Line. An Aero Portuguesa Wibault 283.T12 (CS-ABX) taxiing. Unloading air mail and Portuguese Custom officer. Douglas plane fueled. Italian plane of the Ala Littoria Savoia Marchetti SM.75 C of the Genoa-Barcelona-Lisbon Line. Tails of English, Italian and Portuguese planes lined up. Air stairs of planes of several airlines. German plane take off.
The Arno River in Italy during World War 2. People cross the river by a weir. Destroyed bridges across Arno River. Ruins near Ponte Vecchio (Ponte Vecchio, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy). Several people stand near the river. Tuscan Hills in the far background. People climb improvised stairs from the weir. People walk through the streets in Florence. A curfew sign in the background reads “Curfew for all troops 2100 hours”.
Carabinieri (Italian police force) check passes of civilians in Italy after liberation of Italy in World War 2. The civilians walk through 'No Man's Land' from Florence. A bulldozer clears the road in the background. Wrecked buildings in the background. Men and women stand in groups. Several men ride bicycles. People look across the river at ruined houses.
A film underlines the importance of tactical exploitation and counteraction of shadows and use of nets, underbrush and other camouflage during World War II. U.S. soldiers land on an island in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. The soldiers try to eliminate the black hole made by a tent opening by using a blanket. U.S. 5th Army in Italy. To remove shadows of oil tanks, engineers use steel wool on chicken wire. Soldiers use natural vegetation to camouflage artillery in Anzio, Italy. In Casino, U.S. soldiers use bare trees to hide vehicles. U.S. soldiers in Sicily. A garnished fish net is draped over a tank to hide it. At Anzio beach troops dig a trench to hide a tank and then cover it with hay. Soldiers try to camouflage a jeep.
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