Romanian Air Minister, General Gheorghe I. Jienescu observes and talks to Romanian pilots in Romania during World War II. General Jienescu observes Romanian pilots departing on Nazi German missions. He greets them on their return and discusses their exploits.
Air Force airplanes of the Fascist Republic of Italy return from a raid on Gibraltar during World War II. The airplanes in flight. Airmen and officials greet Italian pilots, in the service of Germany, as they deplane.They are decorated for their service. Torpedo bomber aces Marino Marini (with jumpsuit) and Carlo Faggioni (with white beret) are visible.
French recruits for the German Army parade to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris, France during World War II. French Vichy Secretary of State Joseph Darnand administers the oath to French recruits for the German Army. The recruits parade to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier beneath the Arc de Triomphe.
The city of Paris, France during liberation from German occupation during World War II. Road signs read 'Cherbourg S. Germain' and 'ZUR Normandie FRONT'. A man appears in a window of a building and sets up the French flag. French people look at a poster informing them that the Parisian Committe of Liberation, formerly the Committee of National Resistance, proclaims the formation of a Provisional Government of the Republic of France. The Hotel de Ville. Resistance fighters (now French Forces of the Interior--FFI) position a piece of field artillery on the sidewalk. FFI fighters occupy buildings and fire rifles from the windows. Notre Dame de Paris in the background. Medical personnel carry a wounded fighter on a stretcher. One woman on the team carrys a red cross flag. Onlookers watch a burning German beute FT17 tank on the street. FFI men fire guns. Medical Red Cross team runs to shelter. Several dead German soldiers and civilians on the street. Red Cross team comes to the aid of wounded men. German prisoners being led along the street.
Head of U.S. Defense Council William Knudsen reports on the progress of National Defense Program in Washington DC during World War II. He speaks how the United States is being geared up to turn out thousands of new fighting airplanes and other military and naval equipment.
An auto paint factory in Camden, New Jersey catches fire. Aerial views of Camden shows smoke rising from the auto paint factory after it catches fire. Men carry out wooden furniture from the building. Firemen hose down the burning factory building. (World War II period).
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