Italian film depicting Japanese forces advancing through jungles and mountains in China, during World War II (1943) in the Second Sino-Japanese war. Japanese troops march along the sides of a dirt road. They pass a large group of indigenous Chinese, who wave their arms in Obeisance. As they enter mountainous territory, the Japanese troops employ pack animals to assist them. Views of Japanese soldiers scrambling cautiously up a hillside and then of firing machine guns, mortars, and small artillery field pieces against Chinese positions (unseen). Japanese troops moving single file in rugged mountain terrain. Japanese soldiers cautiously moving against Chinese positions in a mountain. Exploding shells raise smoke on the mountainside.
Scenes at the Quebec Conference in 1943. President Franklin D Roosevelt, Mrs Churchill, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill seated. Allied military generals stand behind the leaders, and Prime Minister Mackenzie King is seated also. Chateau Frontenac in background. President Roosevelt and General Omar N Bradley watch plane land on water. Boat brings party from plane. Anthony Eden and President Franklin Roosevelt shaking hands and talking. (World War II period).
Prime Minister of UK, Winston Churchill in Quebec, Canada for Quebec Conference of 1943. Sign reads: 'Stand By On The Air.' Winston Churchill and Canadian Prime Minister Mackenzie King in an open top car (a Canadian McLaughlin-Buick convertible, specifically a Buick Series 90 Limited Convertible Phaeton). Churchill in white coat, waves his hat as the car passes by the crowd assembled.
Innsbruck Shooting Festival in Innsbruck during July, 1943, announced by banner stretched across a road. Buildings and Nazi banners in view. Closeups of Austrian men and women in colorful costumes. Closeup glimpse of the flag of a World War II Austrian State. A parade of Austrians carrying various Austrian State flags and others carrying unidentified flags. The parade viewed from above, and then from within the ranks of marching participants in traditional uniforms and carrying rifles. A huge crowd of spectators gathered on the sidewalks. A brass band playing for the marchers, from the sidelines. Shots of marcher's feet and then of them from waist up. German soldiers in uniform, recovering from war wounds, have front row seats. An antique cannon is fired. Then the street becomes completely filled with participants and spectators.
Women's Army Corps in the United States. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, created in 1942 is converted to WAC (Women's Army Corps) in 1943. A WAC carries a cake. 'WAAC' written on the cake. A WAC walks outside a building. Several men stand and talk. The WACs parade on a field. A United States flag. Duties performed by WACs. Women work as mechanics and handle complicated equipment. They take photographs through cameras. The U.S. Capitol building in view. U.S. Army General George Marshall and U.S. Secretary of State Henry Stimson. Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby is the first commanding officer of WAC. A dramatization depicts recruitment and induction of WAACs. A sign reads 'WAAC, information and recruiting'. A woman appears in an interview. The women undergo physical examination and are then recruited. WAACs undergo a training. They perform physical exercises and swim. Several WACs go to specialization classes. WACs cook food. A woman receives an award for her husband's bravery during World War II.
U.S. Army IX Corps soldiers during a simulated attack on 03 July 1943. Soldiers lie in rutted desert terrain behind smoke screen and barbed wired barricades. 0630: Men and equipment moving towards action. Half track tanks, trucks and troops proceeding through valley. Soldier sitting on ground and shaving. (World War II period).
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