Chinese troops under enemy fire in India during World War II. Chinese soldiers run across a field under fire. Tanks advance under enemy fire. A tank advances along a field. Smoke rises from an explosion in the background.
Generalissimo of the Nationalist Government of Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek and Supreme Allied Commander of Southeast Asia Theater Louis Mountbatten in India during World War II. Group of officers review formation of Chinese troops. Chiang Kai-shek's wife Soong Mei-ling talks to Lord Mountbatten. Chiang Kai-shek and Lord Mountbatten look through binoculars. Chinese soldiers stand in formation. Chiang Kai-shek delivers a speech before the microphone. Chinese troops march along field.
Flight tests of German flying boat Blohm & Voss BV-238 powered by six DB-603 engines in Germany during World War II. BV-238 on portable dry dock near a body of water. One man stands on top of pilot's cabin and one man is at the large nose with refueling hose. Group of men on top of starboard wing work on open nacelle engines. Aircraft engine and large single tails. Hull of same BV-238 afloat in water. Mechanics on top of aircraft engines closing nacelle doors. Front and side view of same aircraft afloat in water. Small boat attaching heavy line to aircraft tail to be towed. BV-238 taxiing on water way. Three engines of aircraft with spinning propellers. Pilot aboard BV-238. BV-238 taxiing. BV-238 takes off. BV-238 in flight.
Flight tests of German flying boat Blohm & Voss BV-238 powered by six DB-603 engines in Germany during World War II. Aircraft pilots at controls inside cabin of BV-238 in flight. BV-238 flies low over water. Same BV-238 taxis over water.
United States Marine Corps Sergeant John Basilone being interviewed in New York during World War II. The Mayor of New York Fiorello Henry La Guardia interviews him. The mayor in his office with the sergeant. La Guardia welcomes Basilone and they shake hands. Sergeant Basilone received the Medal of Honor for his work for the country. The mayor interviews him about the combat against the Japanese. The mayor makes a statement concerning war bonds.
Sequence begins with views of German He-111 bombers in formation,during World War 2. Scene shifts to Squad of U.S. Army antiaircraft artillerymen surrounding a Sperry Gyroscope M7 director system control unit, in a sand-bagged position, as the soldiers train in the United States. View of a single He-111 is inserted. Battery of U.S. 90mm antiaircraft guns is seen firing under guidance of M7 director system. Scene shifts to a German Me-110 aircraft maneuvering evasively through flak bursts from antiaircraft guns, somewhere in Europe, during World War 2. Scene shifts again, back to Narrator describing operator actions in using M7 artillery control unit, as it is shown in images.
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