Friends and relatives jam a railroad station platform,as they wave goodbye to Austro-Hungarian troops departing on a troop train for the Italian front during World War 1. The troops wave back. Officers, dignitaries (including several women) and a military brass band, give the troops a sendoff. The last cars of the train carry visible war materiel, such as caissons, and other items that are hidden from view.
German cadets train in Germany during World War II. A training ground. A German cadet in prone position under a cover of nets and bushes on a grassy ground. Cadets holding guns advancing forward on the ground. The cadet fixing a machine gun on a stand and preparing to fire. Several cadets on the ground under the cover of bushes in prone position. A few cadets preparing artillery to fire. The cadets behind the bushes beside mortar. Part of the mortar in view among the bushes.
Roy Harris in Cut and Shoot, Texas. Roy Harris, one of the contenders for heavyweight boxing championship, jogging on a path. Trees lining the path on either side. Several people outside a small wooden building. Roy Harris during a training for his coming match with boxing champion Floyd Patterson. People watching Roy Harris. Roy Harris and another boxer during a training session. Roy Harris being interviewed. People standing behind the boxer.
The Detroit, Toledo and Ironton Railroad in the United States, running between Michigan and Ohio. A locomotive pulling a train of coal cars comes down a track. A sign on the cars read 'Ford'. The railroad was owned by Ford and its locomotives were always kept in tip top condition. (This train was possibly coming from the Wellston, Ohio coal fields.)
A film 'Combating suicide plane attacks' about Japanese suicide aircraft attacks in Okinawa, Japan during World War II. The Japanese suicide aircraft attack U.S. battleships during the Battle of Okinawa. An animation depicts two types of suicide attacks : kamikaze unit and suicide attack party. Pilots are trained for the kamikaze unit. The pilots march. A pilot stands with a sword. The first stage of the training is the spiritual intoxication. A statue of Lord Buddha. A suicide aircraft in flight. Two aircraft in flight. An animation shows the difference between conventional air attacks and suicide aircraft attacks.
The 7th Logistic support squadron river training in Georgia, United States. View of the Ocmulgee river. The 7th Logistic support squadron from the Robins Air Force Base participate in survival training during a 25 mile trip in life rafts along the Ocmulgee river and through the swamps of the Southern Georgia. Trees in the foreground. A man shoots a snake. Men cook and eat the snake. They return back to the boats. Men carry the boats back to the shore.
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