U.S. Third Army soldiers advance in France nearing border with Germany during World War II. A map locates positions of Allied troops advancing towards Metz and toward Strasburg Germany. World War 2 United States Army soldiers of the 5th Infantry surround and bombard the French city of Metz. American soldiers surround Metz. They fire artillery on the battlefield. Smoke rises from the firing and bombardment and Metz cathedral is seen in the background. Camouflaged artillery fire against German positions. The American soldiers of the 5th Infantry advancing through sniper fire and engaged in building clearing operations in Metz. Bomb damaged buildings of Metz along the sides of a street. The soldiers searching houses. A street sign for Hermann Goering Strasse in Metz. Captured and surrendering German prisoners marching towards a stockade or prison under U.S. Army guard. A rubbled area. Bomb damaged buildings and destruction in Metz after Allied forces take control of the city.
Film titled "Service group" on the workings of the United States Army Air Force Service Group in World War II, and their role in keeping remote air force landing strips supplied and in good repair during World War 2. Aerial view of United States Army Air Force B-25 Mitchell medium bombers in formation over an enemy target area. Bombs away view as the B-25 aircraft release bombs over the coastal target area and explosions are seen on the ground. Aerial view of a partially sunken ship off of a Pacific island. A P-40 Warhawk fighter aircraft landing at a Pacific combat air field. Closeup of pilot as aircraft finishes taxi, and lettering on plane identifies him as Lieutenant R. McHale. Scenes on the ground at the air field, jeeps arriving at the airfield, pilots and crews in meetings and discussions, tents and quarters, meal operations, a soldier gets a shave, medical facilities, religious services, and watch towers. Pilots scramble to their waiting P-40 aircraft after tower spots enemy aircraft in the distance. Animated map depicts operations of the Air Service Center and logistics for supporting multiple Combat Air Fields. Scenes from the Air Service Center as new planes (P-38 Lightning) arrive and bombs are unloaded. Repair work and provisioning of supplies for the air fields.
During World War 2: Armed U.S. Army guard standing watch just outside the gates of Arlington National Cemetery, on the Virginia side of the Potomac River, at Memorial Bridge. Army vehicles nearby. Guards standing along with soldiers in the area. Tents of Arlington Cantonment in the background. Views toward Washington DC: Memorial bridge with the Lincoln Memorial in the background. Armed U.S. Army soldier guard standing and pacing with Memorial Bridge behind him. Alternate view of armed guard marching on patrol during World War 2, with Washington Monument in the distance across the Potomac River.
The Munitions Building of the War Department in Washington DC, United States. Exterior of the building. Cars and various vehicle traffic passing on the street in front of the building. A sign over the door of the building reads 'War Department Munitions Building' (Constitution Gardens Pond, Washington, DC 20004, USA). Cars parked in front of the building. A flag flying atop the building.
Entrance to an American Theatre Wing Stage Door Canteen in Washington DC during World War 2. Army personnel dancing with women war workers. A soldier meeting a woman named Phyllis Hood. The man and the woman seated at a desk and talking. They dance. Men seated at tables in a canteen. They are being served food. Cars passing on streets of Washington. Several new, temporary office buildings along the side of the street, built for wartime demand. A filled, busy Washington DC restaurant. A hotel lobby where the hotel desk turns away a client, pointing at some people seated in lobby chairs asleep who cold not get a room. U.S. Capitol building in the background in one shot, and the Executive Office Building in another shot, with a newer temporary building in the foreground.
The Munitions Building in Washington DC during World War II. Exterior of the building (Constitution Gardens Pond, Washington, DC 20004, USA). Cars passing on the street. Entrance of the building. Army and civilian personnel arriving. An armed sentry standing in the foreground. Personnel entering the building. A sentry standing at the door. A sign reads 'War Department Munitions Building'.
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