A film titled 'The African American soldier' about the role of African American soldiers during World War II. A dramatization : Exteriors of various cathedrals and churches in the United States. African American children enter a church. A service being conducted in a church. African American soldier sings music song at the service, with gospel choir behind him. African American minister addresses the congregation after the service. A service flag in the church. Various African American Army officers and a WAC (Women's Army Corps) at the church. Past events (actual footage) show African American boxer Joe Louis during boxing rematch bout against German boxer Max Schemling at Yankee Stadium June 22, 1938. Shows Schmeling being knocked out by Louis. African American paratroopers train as they climb up a ladder and jump to the ground. African American soldiers undergo training and drills as they cross obstacles and run across a forest readying for service in World War II. A copy of the Constitution of the United States. African American pastor reads out a portion related to African Americans from Hitler's Mein Kampf.
A film about achievements and role of African American soldiers during World War II. A dramatization depicts an African American priest addressing people at a church in the United States. At Tuskegee air base, home of the Tuskegee Airmen, an officer pins up wings onto African American airmen. African American pilots in flight gear as they walk towards aircraft. The aircraft in flight. An African American pilot in the cockpit of an airborne aircraft. Military jeeps and trucks advance. Artillery being fired on a snow covered field. African American soldiers at guns. They build a bridge across a river during World War II. Troops loaded in trucks advance. A signalman handles a line on a communication pole. Cavalry units on a patrol. African American soldiers fire anti aircraft guns. Infantrymen crawl across a field amidst firing.
A film about achievements and role of African American soldiers during World War II. A map of the Atlantic Ocean. Nazi German and Japanese flags. Allied soldiers liberate cities in Europe and civilians welcome them. African American Army soldiers walk up troop ship gang plank onto a troop carrier ship for transport to the war front. An Allied invasion convoy underway in the Atlantic Ocean. Equipment and food supplies being carried to troops. Supplies being unloaded at a beach in the European Theater. Airstrips, roads and bridges being constructed. Trees being cleared at the Alcan Highway. African American soldiers in combat fire rifles and fire artillery at enemy positions. A Japanese enemy airplane in flight as an African American soldier fires an anti aircraft gun at the aircraft. Explosions occur at a battlefield.
63rd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs race track in Louisville, Kentucky. Nearly 70,000 people gather to watch the Kentucky Derby. Horses run on the track as the race starts. A woman looks through binoculars. War Admiral wins the race. War Admiral's jockey being presented a bouquet of flowers.
Allied soldiers in Rhineland, Germany during World War II. A truck drives through muddy road. A truck crosses a bridge during a flood. Water in the river gushing from under the bridge. United States Third Army soldiers advance across an area in Rhineland. A soldier looks through binoculars at the enemy position. An aircraft drops bomb on German position and explosions occurs. Soldiers cross over a newly built foot bridge. Smoke screen being laid down. Smokescreen machine emits smoke. Smoke screen canisters are floated downstream. Troops carry crates containing medical and ammunition supplies to the other side of the river. Smoke envelopes the whole river. Tanks and trucks cross over the bridge. Troops advance and tanks fire guns. A dead German soldier lying in the mud. Captured German soldier prisoners of war (POW) are led away by Allied troops. A map of Belgium and the Netherlands. First Canadian Army under General Harry Crerar attacks east of Nijmegen, Netherlands. Sign reads “Stadt Goch Kreis Kleve” in Kleve (Cleves), Germany. Red Cross and army trucks and ambulance advance into Kleve. British General Bernard Montgomery with British soldiers. Tanks advance and British and Canadian troops fire artillery in battle. Shells being loaded. Machine gun (Lewis gun) being fired. Canadian troops marching to Goch, Germany. Tank rolls past a damage building. German civilians watch the arrival of Canadian troops in Goch. Some German refugees leave town.
German soldiers (prisoners of war) walk with hands on their heads, past U.S. M18 Tank Destroyers of 771st Tank Destroyer Battalion, attached to the 84th Infantry Division, a month before the end of World War 2, in Europe. An M4 Sherman tank makes way slowly through mud in a forested area of Lubbeck (Lübbecke) Germany. Scene shifts to a knocked out U.S. tank. A U.S. Army Lieutenant points to holes blown in the tank ( most likely by German panzerfausts). View looking into the tank reveals a dead U.S. crewman. Group of German soldier prisoners moves quickly along side of a dirt road, under guard by U.S. soldiers from the 334th Infantry Regiment. Another group of POWs moves on sidewalk past a cottage.
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