Mock up of a USAAF (United States Army Air Forces ) B-29 Stratofortress aircraft developed as the Boeing Stratocruiser, a future aircraft, in Seattle, Washington. The Stratocruiser plane in a hangar. Passengers board the Stratocruiser and are seated inside. A man plates food in the galley. A stewardess serves food to the passengers. Passengers descend down spiral staircase to the lounge area. A flight attendant serves drinks and cocktails to the passengers seated in the lounge. A woman enters a washroom in the Stratocruiser. She looks into a mirror as she combs her hair and grooms herself.
Attack sleds designed for U.S. soldiers in Italy. Troops in prone position inside the sleds. An officer looks at the soldiers inside the sleds. He helps one of the soldiers to put his gun inside the sled. A small tank pulls the sleds through mine fields. The tank crashes through a tree and a stone wall while pulling the attack sleds. (World War II period).
British Army Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery with U.S. Generals in Nieuwkerk, Germany during World War II. Montgomery, U.S. Army Lt. General William H. Simpson and U.S. Army Major General John B. Anderson come out from XVI Corps Headquarters. A soldier takes pictures in the foreground. British soldiers stand in front of the headquarters. Montgomery, Simpson and Anderson standing with other officers. Montgomery looks around and speaks to U.S. Generals. Montgomery, Simpson and Anderson escorted by an officer walk along a road. Buildings and soldiers in the background. They enter the headquarters and come out. A car parked in the foreground. The three of them stand together and talk. Montgomery puts on his coat while talking.
A U.S. Army staff car displaying a bumper plate with three stars, arrives at a building in Nieuwkerk, Netherlands, being used as headquarters of the U.S. Ninth Army's XVI Corps. Military policemen guard the entrance. Occupants step from the car. Next, Ninth Army Commander, Lieutenant General William H. Simpson, is seen standing in front of the building, with XVI Corps Commander, Major General John B. Anderson (momentarily hatless). In next scene both generals pose (Anderson now wearing his steel helmet). As the two converse, a British staff car drives up. The two American generals salute, as British Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery steps from the car. Next, Montgomery stands in the street, removing his overcoat (with a little difficulty), as he chats with the two U.S. generals. A military photographer, in the background, takes pictures. The three leaders continue their conversations on the sidewalk in front of the building. Closeup of Marshal Montgomery speaking as two army photographers are seen, along with some town dwellings, in the background.
German families living in pillboxes on the outskirts of Wittlich, Germany during World War II. A pillbox. Clothes hanged on fences . A flag. A woman working on a table inside the pillbox. A young girl stands holding a utensil. The woman picks up the table on her shoulder and climbs up the steps. She puts the table on the ground. Chairs kept outside the pillbox. A man with his daughter. The man stands with his three children. The pillbox in the background.
Major General William R. Schmidt presents awards to officers in Wittlich, Germany during World War II. The officers of the Air Liaison Squadron of U.S. 76th Division lined up. A close up of U.S. 76th Division Commander Major General William R. Schmidt. The Major General speaks to the officers. Jeeps parked in the background. He presents Air Medals to the officers of the Air Liaison Squadron of the 76th Division. Several views of General William R. Schmidt awarding the medals and shaking hands with the officers.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Links ©2024 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2024 CriticalPast LLC.