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City of Ravenna in Italy and Tirana in Albania liberated from Nazi German forces in World War 2

Allied forces advance through mud and snow in Italy. Mountains in the background. Jeeps, trucks and infantry enter Ravenna in Italy. Allied troops in automobiles. Troops on streets. Buildings in the background. Flags on a building. A sign reads 'Tirana'. Several people on streets. Partisan troops enter and liberate Tirana in Albania. A wrecked building in view. Albanian people carry banners and flags and march on streets celebrating. Albanian partisan solders and soldiers of the National Liberation Army march and participate in the parade. Albanian soldiers and politicians watch from a grandstand, including communist leader Enver Hoxha who is briefly seen addressing the crowd. A low-flying aircraft in flight above the liberation celebration.

Location: Ravenna Italy
Date: 1944, November
Duration: 1 min 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Italian
Clip: 65675041939
The first major bombing of Tokyo by B-29 aircraft.

Bombing in Tokyo. U.S. aircrafts stand on an air base. Automobiles on the ground. U.S. Soldier writes 'Only the beginning' on a bomb. U.S. pilots briefed by an officer. Pilots confer near an aircraft. The pilots climb in B-29 bomber aircraft. Planes taxi and take off. They fly through heavy flak. Animated maps show the planes flying over and bombing on Tokyo. Aerial view of Tokyo. Smoke rises up due to explosions. Planes in flight. (World War II period).

Location: Tokyo Japan
Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Italian
Clip: 65675041940
Airfield operations during the bombing of Tokyo.

Camps seen at ground in Japan. An aircraft in flight. Trees in the background. An aircraft catches fire and falls on ground. Black smoke rises up. A jeep stands near it at night. Men extinguish fire by throwing water at the burning wreckage. Men stand near it. United States bomber aircraft B-29 Super fortress takes off. Men stand at a hilly terrain. U.S. aircraft B-29 aircraft in flight. (World War II period).

Location: Tokyo Japan
Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Italian
Clip: 65675041941
The Quebec and Tehran Conferences in World War II. German defenses in the Western Wall. The air war in Europe.

Allied strategic Conferences in World War 2. Opening scene shows Château Frontenac. Then President Franklin Roosevelt seated with Canada Prime Minister, McKensie King, and British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill. Scene shifts to their respective military staffs conferring at a table. Next scene shows the Russian Embassy in Tehran, Iran, with the Big Three (Joseph Stalin, FDR, and Churchill) seated on the portico, and their top ranking military officers standing behind them. Soviet Marshal Kliment Voroshilov stands behind Stalin. American officers are seen in next scene, including General George Marshall, Admiral Ernest King (lighting a cigarette) and General Henry H. ("Hap") Arnold. U.S. Ambassador to Russia, W. Averell Harriman, stands behind King and Arnold. Closeup of Churchill. Shift to an animated map of Europe. It illustrates the massive fortifications put in place by the Nazis along the coast of occupied Europe. Camera pans across heavy German coastal guns, Pill Boxes, and shore obstacles in place on the beaches. Marshal Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel leads a group of German officers on an inspection tour of the "Atlantic Wall" defenses. Closeup of Rommel. British Bristol Blenheim bombers en route to attack targets in the German occupied areas. Views of Allied airmen inside cockpit of their bomber aircraft. A flight of five German fighters (appear to be Bf-109s) peeling off to attack an Allied bomber. View inside bomber of American gunner in bomber firing machine gun at attacking German fighter. Head on view of German Focke Wulf FW-190 fighter heading straight toward the camera, and point of view from gun camera as German aircraft zooms up over it. Gunner in bomber firing. An aircraft exploding inflight. View inside Allied bomber, through cracked windshield, of aircraft in a formation of U.S. Martin B-26 Marauder bombers. Next shot is rearward from bomb bay showing bombs away view as bombs are released from a B-26. Scene shifts to aerial view from rear of a U.S. B-17 bomber dropping bombs. View of the bombs striking a railroad marshaling yard. Another view of a B-26 bomber in flight.

Location: Quebec Canada
Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041991
Liberation of Southern France from Germany, Paris, France (WW2)

Animated map shows France, Germany, and England during World War II. An arrow points to Marseilles. Paratroopers of Airborne Infantry prepare to jump from flying aircraft. Parachutes on paratroopers descending from aircraft. Allied amphibious ships land on the coast of the French Riviera. Barrage balloons are seen. View of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. French Forces of the Interior (FFI) waves the French flag in Paris. Free French troops and guerrilla men and women stand at attention. View of Rue de Rivoli and the Louvre Museum. French forces engage with German troops in street fighting. A French guerrilla shoots a German soldier. M4 Sherman tanks, trucks and other vehicles moving in the streets of Paris. A French man throws a grenade out from his window. A German soldier on fire escapes from burning vehicle. A French couple seizes weapons from an unconscious German soldier. French civilians with rifles sit behind sandbags. French Second Armored Division moving towards Paris. French civilians welcome the arrival of the French Second Armored Division at Montmartre. Marshal Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque talking to another soldier. A tank in front of a fence written with “Bois Charbons” (“Charcoal”). French Second Armored Division and German forces engage in street fighting. A woman grabs her son, taking him inside their house. French men watching the street fighting. French Second Armored Division M4 Sherman tank firing on the street. A machine gun of the French Second Armored Division. Thick smoke from a building. German soldier with white flag. German troops captured in Place de la Concorde. German troops raise their hands while being searched. Civilians cheer and hug each other. A soldier receives kisses from women. General Charles de Gaulle enters the city. A sign reads 'Avenue des Champs Elysees'. People buying newspapers on street. Children play in liberated France. Men and women singing the La Marseillaise is heard from the background. (World War II period).

Location: Paris France
Date: 1944
Duration: 5 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041994
Bombing by Japanese planes on USS Princeton and USS Langley in Pacific Theater.

Japanese planes attack USS Princeton and USS Langley in Pacific Theater. Smoke rises from USS Princeton. Japanese planes in flight above water. The planes drop bombs near USS Langley. Plane crashes in water. Japanese planes dive midst flak. Planes dive on light aircraft carriers (CVL). (World War II period).

Location: Pacific Theater
Date: 1944, October 26
Duration: 1 min 48 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042078
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