U.S. Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force, VIII Fighter Command operations in Germany during World War II. 18 April 1944: 1st Lieutenant RR Withers of the 356th Fighter Group 360th Squadron attacks ground targets. The U.S. aircraft in flight amidst clouds. He strafes a German locomotive. Smoke rises from the burning train. The wrecked locomotive amidst trees.
U.S. Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force, VIII Fighter Command operations in Germany during World War II. 18 April 1944: 1st Lieutenant JM McHale of the 356th Fighter Group 360th Squadron attacks ground targets. The U.S. aircraft in flight amidst clouds. He strafes a German locomotive. White smoke rises from the burning train.
The German invasion of France and the Low Countries during World War II. German troops march past a gate. A sign on the wall reads 'Jeanne D'Arc'. The soldiers walk past a statue. Soldiers with war equipment in horse carriages. German officers on horses. Soldiers on motorbikes and on foot. French civilians cheer and salute the Germans. Cologne: French POWs (prisoners of war) marched by the Germans. The prisoners at a camp. French African prisoners play cards, smoke, rest. They receive food from their German captors. The soldiers smile and perform a native dance. German troops and horse carts advance through ruins in a town. German engineers supervise the repair of railway tracks in Amsterdam and other parts of the Low Countries. The soldiers build bridges, railroads, tracks and tunnels. A train with a Nazi flag on the engine crosses over a rebuilt railway bridge.
Germany and German occupied France during World War II. Germany: German engineers repair a railway bridge. The men weld and assemble parts. German officers inspect the bridge. A train crosses the bridge. The German officers watch. In Paris: Trucks are assembled at the Citroen automobile plant. Men assemble truck engines. A woman works on a truck. Trucks on the assembly line.
Results of air assaults by the British Royal and U.S. Eighth Air Forces over industrial areas in and around German-occupied Paris during Wolrd War II. The Villacoublay airfield and aircraft factories, a major airfield for the Luftwaffe, important flight training school and a site for immense aircraft shops. The damaged airfield after six daylight attacks by the U.S. Eighth Air Force. Bomb damaged hangars and wrecked German aircraft. Allied officers survey the damage. Damaged structures and buildings. Officers in military jeeps survey the airfield. Collapsed structures and rubble on the ground. Debris strewn all around. Wrecked Luftwaffe aircraft.
U.S. OSS (Office of Strategic Services) officers train Burmese recruits in Burma during World War II. An OSS officer instructs Burmese students on ambush and traps. Students seated on benches outside a hut. The instructor uses a black board. He explains the written matter and diagrams on the board. A Burmese instructor translates the information. A student stands up and asks a question. The instructor responds.
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