French General Charles De Gaulle in Africa during World War II. General De Gaulle and French General Henry Giraud converse with each other. Charles De Gaulle shakes hands with French officers and reviews United States troops. General Giraud decorates and honors United States Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The assemblage salutes the American flag. U.S. troops march with the American flag in hand. A number of ships at sea and some ships docked at a harbor. Anti aircraft guns on the ships. U.S. troops unload an invasion barge via roller belts and stack supplies. An aerial view of African coastline. United States Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress in flight. An aerial view of targets on the ground.
Crew members of United States Army Air Force B-24 Liberator bombers load submarine depth charges on the aircraft in the Pacific Theater for practice during World War II. An emblem on a door shows a submarine periscope pierced by a sword. The crew members of a B-24 Liberator bomber come out of the door. An airman fuels the aircraft parked on a runway. Ground crew members stand next to the anti-submarine depth charges. Airmen load the depth charges on the aircraft. An army jeep drives in front of the B-24 bomber aircraft.
United States airmen practice dropping submarine depth charges in the Pacific Theater during World War II. A fleet of United States Army Air Force B-24 Liberator bomber aircraft in flight. The aircraft drop submarine depth charges over ships at sea. Explosions in the water. A submarine underway at sea.
French civilians and a convoy of camouflaged German army vehicles on a street in Paris, France during its occupation by Germany. Army vehicles drive past on the street. A camouflaged army truck on a road. French civilians on the street. Flower vendors sell flowers. A group of people stands in front of the Bohemina Restaurant. French resistance rioters on the Champs Elysees. A torn picture of Marshal Petain being trampled underfoot.
North African Campaign in World War 2. U.S. Army Air Forces fliers of the 47th Bomb Group, , assemble for mission briefing outside a large tent at Allied airfield in North Africa, in World War 2. They look at aerial photos of targets. Red Cross women hand out refreshments to fliers. Crew members climbing, via top canopy, into an A-20 solid nose model Havoc bomber (called Boston, in British service). The aircraft is named "Boomerang." Numerous bombs are painted on its side for missions completed. An A-20 (with glass bombardier nose) is starting engines, as fireguard stands nearby. It has 38 bombs painted on its fuselage. A-20s taxiing for takeoff. One, of the 97th Bomb Squadron, with number 80 painted on its tail, takes off. A parked A-20, number 72, of the 86th Bomb Squadron. An instantaneous glimpse of several British Spitfire aircraft parked on the field. The bombers are seen flying in formation overhead. Closeup of one inflight. Aerial view of target area below. Waist gunner firing downward from a B-26 aircraft.
U.S. Army Air Forces Major Robert Morgan, pilot of the famed B-17F, "Memphis Belle," stands on a speaker's platform erected in front of the aircraft, parked on an airbase ramp, during World War 2. He speaks about the importance of buying War bonds. Other crew members stand behind him. At one point, he holds their mascot, a black Scotty dog named "Stuka." In final portion of the sequence, the camera moves back, and the stand is seen to be decorated with red, white, and blue bunting. A civilian makes a final plea for War Bond subscriptions. Members of the audience are seen standing in front of the platform. Major Morgan also appears to be answering some questions from the audience.
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