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U.S. A-36 Invader aircraft bombards marshaling yards and communication lines in Furbara, Italy during World War II.

Air attacks against Italy during World War II. A map of Italy shows the location of Rome. U.S. Army Air Forces A-36 Invader aircraft in flight over Furbara to strafe marshaling yards, communication lines and railroad bridges. An aircraft dives and drops bombs. Billows of smoke rise as the bombs hit the target on April 14, 1944. Another A-36 aircraft drops two 500 pound bombs. Smoke rises after an explosion.

Date: 1944, June 19
Duration: 2 min 5 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077893
U.S. aircraft bombard railroad tracks and a bridge in Viterbo, Italy during World War II.

Air attacks against Italy during World War II. A map of Italy shows aerial bombings around Viterbo. Bombed railroad tracks between Viterbo and Fabrica di Roma. On April 21, 1944 an aircraft drops bombs on a bridge. Two 2500 bombs being dropped on a railroad track. A truck on a road being strafed. A truck and a tank car being strafed.

Date: 1944, April 17
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077894
U.S. aircraft bombard an airstrip in Canino, Italy during World War II.

Air attacks against Italy during World War II. A map of Italy shows the location of Canino. Aerial views of the bombing of Canino airstrip on April 23, 1944. A German ME-109 aircraft being shot down. The ME-109 aircraft descends as it emits smoke. An airstrip under attack. Heavy firing takes place. Gun positions being attacked.

Date: 1944, April 23
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077895
German forces initiate the Battle of the Ardennes, aka Battle of the Bulge, in World War II

Film starts showing map of area around the Ardennes where German forces launch an offensive in December, 1944, during World War 2. (This is start of the battle of the Ardennes, AKA Battle of the Bulge.) German soldiers are seen on and around an Sd.Kfz. 251 half-track personnel carrier, camouflaged with foliage. Some soldiers in the vehicle are smoking cigarettes. German troops walking on a muddy road through a town, carrying weapons and tools. One young smiling soldier carries a disassembled Panzerfaust anti-tank weapon. Several soldiers pull a four-wheeled piece of equipment, covered with a tarpaulin. Another carries a fully assembled panzerfaust over his shoulder. View from above of half-tracks moving through the town. More views of soldiers walking past the camera. An Sd.Kfz. 251 half-track carrying three soldiers, one of whom stands smoking a pipe. Several views of soldiers riding in half-track personnel carriers. One soldier holds an Mg 42 machine gun with belt ammunition visible. Final views show several half-track personnel carriers moving through the town.

Date: 1944
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675078934
German aircraft attack Soviet tanks on Eastern front, and German forces invade Hungary in World War II

Film begins with a map of the South Eastern part of Europe, including countries of Hungary,Croatia,Serbia, and Romania. Then a German Air Force officer is seen dispatching aircraft to attack Soviet tanks on the Eastern front. Next are views from a cockpit of German Junkers Ju 87 (Stuka dive bombers) in flight. Closeup of a Stuka airplane inflight. It is equipped with a machine guns under its wings. More views from a cockpit of smoke rising from the ground, and then of Ju 87s strafing Soviet tanks. Narrator states that more than 300 Soviet tanks were destroyed. Scene changes to German soldier in a defensive position in Hungary, during the German invasion of that country in March, 1944 (Operation Margarethe). View of explosions in the distance. Brief closeup of a German soldier. German infantry leaving their defensive positions and advancing along a hill crest where they are silhouetted against the light sky. Artillery firing from hidden position near trees. Several scenes of burning buildings. German gun crew holding their ears as they fire a heavy artillery piece. A burning tank.

Date: 1944, March
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675078943
American voters from various backgrounds cast their votes during WWII

A secretary, Helen Shaw, registers before polling officials during the 1944 elections. A man and a woman sign a logbook before voting. Hollywood actor, Lewis Stone, searches for his name and signs a logbook before voting. A matron signs a logbook. A farmer, wearing a fedora, filling out a ballot. Hollywood actress signs a logbook before voting. Americans of different occupations line up to sign a logbook before voting. An elderly shipyard worker fills out his ballot. During World War II, British-American stand-up comedian and USO Entertainer, Bob Hope, searches for his name on the voters’ index and goes inside the polling station. Man closes curtains to vote. View of man’s feet while voting. View of woman’s feet slightly crossed. View of voters’ feet behind the curtains. Man casts his vote in metal containers inside polling station. Ballot inserted in glass ballot box. Man enters polling booth. Election volunteer tally using a machine. A woman casts her vote in Precinct 7-A. Newspaper says “Millions at polls First Texas, North Carolina Reports”. Shipyard workers on top deck of ship end a day’s work to head to the polling stations to vote, walking through ship structure on their way out.

Date: 1944, November 7
Duration: 1 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079034