Salvage and reclamation activities in the European Theater during World War II. Men working on the reclamation of equipment damaged during the war. A wrecked locomotive in a building. Men repairing the locomotive. They weld parts of the locomotive. Freight cars are repaired and wheels are changed.
U.S. factory workers repair and recondition used artillery left over from World War 2. Several heavy and small guns being repaired. A 90 mm anti aircraft gun, a 155 mm gun (Long Tom) and other guns being repaired.
U.S. Army Air Force( USAAF ) Brigadier General Lauris Norstad presents a report in the United States. Seated at a desk in his office Brigadier General Lauris Norstad presents a report on the working of the 20th Air Force in Tokyo, Japan. He gives the report on behalf of USAAF General Henry Arnold. He details information in context to the eight day period of the bombing of Tokyo by the United States Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortresses. He talks about the buildings and the areas damaged by the bombing. He speaks about the overall damage and economy loss caused due to the bombardment. (World War II period).
A film titled: 'Invasion' shows a man seated at a desk in the United States. Three military analysts - Hansom Baldwin, Schubert and MacKenzie are seated at the desk along with the man. The man asks them questions about the Allied invasion of Europe. They explain their theories on the best way to invade Europe. Their explanations are followed by animation of the invasion moves. Baldwin states that bombing strategies of the Allies can prove to be a major factor in the decline of German Chancellor Adolf Hitler. Animated map shows air raids on German positions. A discussion about the best invasion route is carried out. (World War II period).
The Allied invasion of Europe in World War II. Allied tanks parked on a field. Ammunition, equipment and war materials stacked on the ground. Men working nearby. Trucks, ambulances and other military vehicles parked. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler, German Field Marshal Wilhelm Bodewin Gustav Keitel and Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini standing near a table. They discuss a map. Meeting of the combined American and British Chiefs of Staff.
The working of the Army Service Forces in the United States. Exterior of the Pentagon building in Washington DC. Commanding General of Army Service Forces Brehon B. Somervell speaks with Army Service Forces staff officers. A flag with the emblem of the Quarter Master Corps. Men working inside a building. They pack supplies for shipment. Crates stacked in a building. Chiefs of Staff and staff members of the Chemical Warfare, Signal Corps, Ordnance, Engineers, Surgeon General and Transportation Corps discussing. Interior of the Army Map Service draft room. Maps rolling off presses. Officers discussing. Supplies being loaded onto a ship.
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