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U.S. Soldiers demonstrate use of carrier pigeons during WWII

Soldiers are outside a coop. One soldier feeds pigeons outside coop and enters the coop. Pigeons in the coop. Soldier selects two pigeons and places capsule on their legs. Pigeons are placed into special carriers. Carriers are picked up by jeep and driver. Pigeons are taken to a distant area for a flight mission to familiarize them with the surrounding territory. Soldiers open the special carrier and freed the pigeons for flight mission. A message is inserted into the capsule on the pigeon's leg and the pigeon is released. Soldier takes pigeon from the coop. Message is removed from capsule and soldier makes entry in code book. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, December
Duration: 5 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675024685
People working on farms in Calabria as part of the land reforms program.

Survey and clearing of farm land in Calabria. Farming vehicles including tractors are brought into Calabria by train. People on tractors in the field. People using modern technology adopted by the government to make the land fit for farming. Farmers with a diagram. Farmers discuss among themselves and working in the field. Families walk towards a farm. The men and a boy dig while the women dispose of the mud. A man smoking cigar in front of a house. Farmers with a sack of wheat as they take the grains in their palms. Men load logs into horse cart. A horse man supervises work in a field. Men peeling the bark of a tree trunk. Men shear sheep for wool.

Date: 1952
Duration: 3 min 17 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675027076
United States Army soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division attack during the Battle of Troina in Sicily, in World War 2

Soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division during the Battle of Troina in 1943, Sicily. Boats and ships at a harbor. Soldiers load luggage on the ships. Ships underway at sea. Soldiers in jeeps on the street. Houses along the sides of the street. High altitude view of the houses and the city. Map shows the battlefields of the 1st Infantry. Soldiers fire on the mountains of Troina. An officer talks on phone. Wrecked houses after the war.

Date: 1943, August
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028434
Eisenhower, Hewitt, Clark, and Gruenther gather for campaign strategy discussion (WW2)

U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower disembarks from a beach landing craft and gets into a Jeep on the beach with Admiral Hewitt during World War II. The Jeep is driven away. They arrive at the 5th Army headquarters area and meet with Lieutenant General Mark W. Clark and Major General Alfred M. Gruenther for strategy discussions. Military photographers and other troops are gathered around the commanders as they greet.

Date: 1943, September 17
Duration: 2 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675030880
B-25 bombers attacking roads in Colletta to stop advance of German 16th Panzer Division toward Salerno

View of B-25 bombers flying towards Colletta and bombing the roadways there to stop the advance of the German 16th Panzer division toward allied landing parties on the Salerno beach. Bombers dropping bombs over targets below. Destroyed airstrip areas and smoke rising from the targets below. (World War II period).

Date: 1943, September
Duration: 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675030890
General Mark W. Clark arrives at Milan Airport and inspect honor guards with other Allied Generals (WW2)

General Mark W. Clark boards a plane and arrives at Milan Airport, at the end of World War II. General Willis D. Crittenberger greets him. General Clark, Lieutenant General Sir Richard L. G. McCreery and General Crittenberger sit in a Jeep. They inspect honor guard composed of troops and tanks of various nationalities including South African, British, Brazilian etc.

Date: 1945, May 7
Duration: 1 min 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675036705