Russian civilians get fire instructions in Russia during World War II. Civilians being trained how to put off fire. Large group of civilians watch the training. Enlisted civilians undergo training.
Training and motivational film for U.S. Army Air Force crews preparing for the bombing of the Ploesti (or Ploiesti) oil fields in Romania, (Operation Tidal Wave) of August 1943. Final part of a training film to brief U.S. Army Air Forces aircrews in preparation for their bombing raid on the Ploesti oil refineries in Romania during World War 2. Formation of bombers is seen flying toward oil derricks in the oil fields. Aerial views of the oil fields and refineries. Oil storage facilities. Closeup of oil workers at a drilling rig. German officers walking in snow, ostensibly seeking places to obtain oil to fuel their wartime operations. German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and other Nazi officers examine a chart in Africa. German prisoners taken in North Africa. Large numbers of German prisoners walking across the desert. A flight of several German Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter planes in formation. Italian Dictator, Benito Mussolini, walking with an entourage in an Italian colonial region of Africa. He climbs aboard an open rail car on a small gauge railway. Accompanied by others, the rail car is pushed along the track by Colonials in white garb. German Field Marshal Fedor von Bock, who commanded German forces attacking the Soviet Union in Operation Typhoon, is seen visiting a German base. Next, Lieutenant Colonel James "Jimmy" Doolittle has his hands on the fins of a bomb while posing with his flyers when underway in the Pacific, aboard the USS Hornet (CV-8) for their daring raid B-25 bombing raid on Tokyo, Japan. View of a B-25 taking off from the Hornet. An American B-17 flying fortress, bomber taking off for a daylight raid in Europe. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, speaking on radio, saying "We believe the Nazis and fascists have asked for it. And they're going to get it." Oil storage tanks ablaze with heavy black smoke rising.
Activities at a large U.S. munitions dump in North Africa during World War II. Truck loaded with bombs move along road to large U.S. munitions dump. Small arms dump partly camouflaged to road. Trucks moves in dust past small arms crates. Truck comes to stop beside another truck. Bombs stacked at munitions dump. Arab workers unload bombs from truck. Loaded truck backs up to bomb line. Bombs fall down from truck and laborers stack them. Loaded truck passes bomb lines.
Large U.S. munitions dump in North Africa during World War II. Bomb fin assembly area at a munitions dump in North Africa. Bomb fin assemblies of 250, 500, 1000, and 2000 lbs.
U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 Skytrain military transport planes in North Africa during World War II. U.S. army vehicle moves past debris to pipeline which snakes over concrete blocks. U.S. Army Air Forces C-47 Skytrain military transport plane taxis on a field. C-47s taxi on a dusty field.
U.S. army personnel work on a fuel tank and pipeline pump in North Africa during World War II. A 5000 barrel tank with two pipelines in the foreground. Pvt. (Private) Harold L. Schenkel of Huntington, Indiana climbs ladder to tank top. Schenkel climbs over edge of ladder and walks towards other side. He opens large cap, unwinds steel tape down into a tank, and takes measurement. He rewinds tape, closes cap and walks away. Operator walks past gasoline pipeline pump and inspects shut-off valves. U.S. Army Air Forces B-26 Marauder bombers fly overhead.
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