Corpses in Vinnytsia, Ukraine exhumed during World War II by German occupying forces. Dead bodies of the Vinnytsia Massacre lying in a field, then thought to be victims of Joseph Stalin's Great Purge in 1937 and 1938, but later determined to be primarily Polish victims of the so-called Katyn Massacre, killed by the Soviet Union. Ukrainian citizens gather near the dead bodies. A table displaying some personal items and photos belonging to affected families. Citizens consult lists of identified victims. Citizens of Vinnytsia (sometimes spelled Vinnitsa) gather at a reburial service for the dead. Scenes from the burial religious service. Mourners weep and watch as victims are reburied in a mass grave. Crying women hold handkerchiefs to the faces.
Antisubmarine activities of the United States Coast Guard ( USCG ) in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. Cutters and airships of the USCG and U.S. Navy patrol around a convoy underway. U.S. Navy airship in the air. The U.S. Navy, the USCG and the U.S. Merchant Marine work together. An officer watches enemy action through binoculars. The U.S. flag flying from a flag mast. A man watches through binoculars and other men prepare for a counter attack. Man operates signal light to relay information. Depth charges readied and guns are fired from the ships. They sink a German submarine after it torpedoes a merchant ship. Merchant seamen come aboard a cutter from a life raft.
Scenes of U.S. troops training in amphibious assaults and manning and firing antiaircraft guns. Animated map showing U.S. Army film distribution centers in various countries during World War 2.
U.S. Army Nurses at their tent area in, Pacific combat zone, read notice of movie being shown at 7 PM on the airfield. They groom themselves in readiness to attend. Group of servicemen and women gathered at airfield outdoor movie, as C-47 airplane lands on runway beside them. U.S. Army aviators riding in a jeep to a U.S. Army Air Corps Theater, in Naples, Italy. View of servicemen gathering inside the theater. Sign outside the theater announcing the various films being presented that day. Part of the sign reads: "Movie, 3:30 and 7:30, 'Girl Crazy,'Sorry Joe, But No civilians may attend these shows (that includes girls!)" View of servicemen and women leaving the theater after the show. Army truck carrying movies to an outpost on the Italian front. Soldiers open the rear of truck and place announcement reading: "Now showing, 'Battle of Russia,' and Erol Flynn in 'Northern Pursuit.'" They set screen on side of truck and place projector on ground. U.S. troops gather to see the movie. U.S. Army 155mm guns firing on front lines in Italian campaign. Troops seated on a Sherman tank as others gather to watch a movie. In another location, troops gather to watch a movie on a screen set up on the front of a C-47 airplane. Building used for movie theater in a cold climate, with snow-covered mountains behind. Ambulatory wounded soldiers enter a cabin set up for showing movies, on a hospital ship. Audience of wounded servicemen and nurses tending them sit and watch a hollywood production. View of motion picture project being started. Smiling faces and expressions of the audience members as they laugh at comic scenes.
Audiences of U.S. servicemen and women watching Hollywood movies in a regular base theaters and outdoors in jungle combat settings, during World War 2. Views of the faces of audience members and their reactions as they watch movies on screen. Soldiers leaving a large elaborate movie theater after seeing a movie. Lieutenant General Brehon Burke Somervell, U.S. Army Chief of Logistics, expressing the Army's appreciation to the motion picture industry as he accepts the 10 thousandth Hollywood movie for exhibition to troops overseas. General Somervell mentions visiting troops in Australia, India, China, and Africa and comments on the way movies boost their morale.
Scene from filming of "Combat America" at RAF Polebrook in England. U.S. Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress parked on an airbase. Several takes of AAF Gunner, Sergeant Posti, with belt of 50 caliber ammunition over his shoulder talking with Captain Clark Gable, standing near the plane.
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