First Meeting between British 8th Army and the American 5th Army, 35 miles south of Salerno, on a high mountain road near Agropoli, during World War 2. PR officer from the London Irish Army and War Correspondents meet the U.S. Army's 3rd platoon, 36th Division Recon Cavalry troops. The U.S. Army soldiers wait in jeeps at a bend in the road. When the British group arrives they stop and talk together. Then views of a company of the 504 Abn Infantry on the Via Roma entering Albanella Italy. A half-track personnel carrier is seen followed by several M10 Tank destroyers. from Company C of the 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion, driving through town on September 14th, 1943. Views of M4 Sherman tanks on the roads of Albanella. (Note: The location where Infantry and tank views was taken has been identified as the intersection of Via Piazzie Chiesa and Via Roma at coordinates: 40 degrees 28' 41.29"N/15 degrees 06' 52.24"E.)
'Highlights of the War' depicts work by combat cameramen that has been honored with citations for outstanding photography. 'The Coast Guard at War' depicts the work of combat cameramen on the U.S. Coast Guard. U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Patrol. CG personnel aboard a cutter. Deck gun and the U.S. flag. A sailor communicates over the radio. Sailors on deck, the bow and deck. Combat cameramen record the CG activities including a religious ceremony. Sicily Invasion, 1943: Combat cameramen capture the scene as a German bomb hits an ammunition ship off the coast. Explosion on the ship, a mushroom cloud rises up. Sailors watch with binoculars. Normandy, 1944: Allied troops climb down rope ladders into Landing Craft Personnel (LCP). which deliver the men and cargo to the Normandy beaches. Soldiers wade through the water towards the shore under enemy fire.
Mistreatment of Allied prisoners in Paris, France during World War II. A long column of British and U.S. prisoners of war marched through the streets of Paris under German guard. French policemen and civilians stand by and watch. The prisoners marched through commercial areas. German soldiers keep guard. French civilians strike and kick the prisoners as they pass. The prisoners lined up.
A meeting of the America First Committee at the Manhattan Center in New York City during World War II. A large crowd inside the Center. The Committee members on stage. Colonel Charles A Lindbergh on the podium. He addresses the meeting. Photographers take pictures. He talks about the U.S. military situation, U.S. entry into war, and U.S. contribution to progress of mankind. He requests the people to join the America First Committee and asks for their support. People cheer and applaud.
Nazi German rally on September 26,1938 in Berlin Sportpalast stadium where signs on walls contain slogans (translated): "One People, One Nation, One Leader" and "Fuhrer leads, we follow." Remilitarized and mobilized Germany: German troops in formation. Vast array of German military troops, arms, equipment, and war vehicles, in a huge stadium, with flags flying above grandstand, in distance. Large columns of German Army soldiers marching in formation. Hitler reviewing troops on parade. Crowds waving small hand-held swastika flags. Glimpse of troops parading at Nazi Rally Grounds stadium in Nuremberg, one year before World War 2.
Manufacture of Steel at the time of World War II in the United States. Steel sheeting is run through machine rollers and cleaned specifically for use in tin plate. The sheeting is then stiffened and sheared into convenient lengths. Numerous women war workers at individual work stations of the factory, examine and stack the steel sheets. The women all wear the same type dresses and large protective gloves.
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