Japanese troops fight in Hankou, China during World War II. Japanese troops fire machine guns and artillery guns from a hill. Smoke rises from explosions on hilly terrain. Smoke billows up from explosions.
Celebrations during 55th Birthday of German Chancellor Adolf Hitler on 20th April, 1944 during World War II. A German Eagle statue on a base with inscription to the effect that our walls may be broken but not our hearts. A youth raising a Nazi flag on top of a building. People and troops march through the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. People set up Nazi flags amidst rubble, and a woman sets up a sign reading that our walls may be broken but not our hearts. Demolished building in the background. People buy newspapers at a newsstand.
From a film about U.S. troops including African American soldiers who battled courageously during World War II. U.S. troops and WACs (Women's Army Corps) including African American soldiers parade along a street. An African American pilot. U.S. Army Major-General Clarence H Kells decorates Sergeant Joe Louis (famous boxer) with the Legion of Merit medal at Fort Hamilton, New York, in 1945. U.S. soldiers perform different tasks. Closing slates include a slate saying the film is not to be shown to the general public, and a second slate stating "Seized Enemy Material...under License Number LM-185"
Part 1 of 4 of film "Wings for this Man", also known as "Army Air Forces special film project 151" (narrated by Ronald Reagan) about the Tuskegee Airmen, the first unit of African American pilots in the U.S. Army Air Corps. They comprised the 332nd Fighter Group (nicknamed the Red Tails, because of distinctive red painted tails of their aircraft). They are see engaging a Luftwaffe formation of bombers and fighter escorts over Italy during World War 2. P-47 Thunderbolt fighters, of the 322nd Fighter Group, take off from an airfield and head out on morning patrol. They engage a formation of Heinkel He 111 bombers escorted by Me109 fighters. Gun camera footage is seen of the P-47s firing at German Me109s. Several are shot down. German pilot is seen parachuting from one. Afterwards, pilots of 332nd Fighter Group share some of their combat experiences. Views of the kinds of places and circumstances in civilian life from which pilots of the 332nd were drawn. Views of transition from civilian life to the military, including changing into uniforms and boarding a troop train in the snow. View from side of black locomotive and train moving at high speed with smoke pouring out. Montage of locomotive train images.
United States 10th Army Air Force on Thanksgiving Day in India during World War II. Mess line showing airmen going into a mess hall for Thanksgiving Dinner.
United States 10th Army Air Force on Thanksgiving Day in India during World War II. African American Engineering Drill Platoon enter a field. African American platoon performing a drill. Tents set up in the background.
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