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Eagle Squadron members receive wings from General Hunter, leave service to the RAF, and officially join U.S. Army Air Force

View of Eagle Squadron units of the British RAF, composed of Americans who volunteered to assist Britain against Germany before the United States entered World War II. The Eagle Squadron members are receiving Army Air Force insignia wings from Brigadier General Frank Hunter as they formally exit the RAF and enter the 4th Fighter Group of the U.S. Army Eighth Air Force. Close-up views of Hunter presenting wings to the airmen, some of who had served the RAF for two year including in the Battle of Britain. The three squadrons, 334th, 335th, and 336th, parade in the rain at an airbase. The American flag is raised beside the RAF flag on a flag pole.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1942, September 29
Duration: 41 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675040820
German fighter and bomber aircraft engaged in various missions during World War II.

A sign in German alluding to Greater Germany. ME-109 fighter aircraft takes off from dirt field. Junkers JU-88 bombers in formation. German pilots at controls of JU-88. British Spitfire attacks a JU-88. Gunners on bomber fire at Spitfire. German ME-109 arrives and engages British Spitfire in dogfight. The Spitfire is hit and descends, smoking, then crashes flat and burns. JU-88s continue and drop bombs. Dorner Do 17 bombers are also seen dropping bombs. Ju-87 Stuka dive bombers in flight. Views from pilot's cockpit. Formation of Ju-87s. View from cockpit of Ju 87 during dive bombing run against ground target. Smoke seen due to bomb explosion. Formation of Ju-87s with pilots in cockpits. View from cockpit as Ju-87 makes dive bomb attack against allied ship engaged in evasive maneuvers, with bombs falling near it.

Location: Europe
Date: 1940
Duration: 5 min 10 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675041022
German cargo submarine 'Deutschland' arrives in Baltimore Harbor; also US Navy submarine USS M-1 (SS-47) in trial tests.

Piloted by the tug boat 'Thomas F. Timmins' the first German cargo submarine 'Deutschland', a blockade buster of the Entente Powers naval blockade, arrives in Baltimore Harbor. An animated map shows the movement of the submarine from Germany. Captain of the German submarine 'Deutschland', Paul König, with other men (Konig's name is listed in the slate as Koenig). German sailors on the submarine as it is escorted in port by the tug Timmins. Last part of clip switches to the Atlantic waters off of Provincetown, Massachusetts, where the latest United States Navy submarine, the USS M-1 (SS-47) is seen during its test trials. It was the world's first doubled-hulled submarine.

Location: Baltimore Maryland USA
Date: 1916, July 9
Duration: 2 min 35 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041210
Several high officers of military, naval and cabinet posts after a White House Conference

Several high officers of military, naval and cabinet posts stand out after a White House Conference in Washington D.C. According to the men's views the sale of the non inflammable gas Helium to Germany may be halted.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1938, May 11
Duration: 27 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041310
Top skiers compete for the Lauberhorn trophy in Switzerland

Top skiers compete for the Lauberhorn trophy, a top European meet. Participants from France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland compete in the skiing competition. A slalom race and a downhill event ends with the Austrians taking the trophy.

Location: Switzerland
Date: 1954, January 12
Duration: 56 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041496
German Operation Barbarossa on the Eastern front in World War II.

View of the city, Pskov, on the Veilakaya river. A steel bridge is seen and city across it with smoke rising. German troops march in loose formation over a bridge in Novogorod. Views of German camouflaged tank (with shrubbery) and other armor and troops entering Soviet cities of Brest-litovsk, Minsk, Mogilev, and Vitebsk. View of German Panzer III tank heading toward the camera as it enters a narrow street in Smolensk. Animated map shows progress of these German advances and highlights German forces under German Field Marshal Gerd Von Runstedt cutting deep into the Ukraine. Headline on Chicago Daily News reads: "Nazis Claim Knock-out Victory" with subtitle line reading,"Moscow line cracks." Other newspapers reflect conviction that Soviet forces face imminent defeat by Germany. Slate shows communique issued by the German High Command, stating: "The issue in the East has already been settled. Smolensk is the last halt on the road to Moscow." More views of marching German troops. A battery of Soviet artillery firing from a snow-covered field. Animated map shows German forces moving close to Moscow. Foreign diplomats are moved from Moscow to the city of Kuibyshev. Hitler speaking on October 3, 1941, saying "This enemy is broken and will never rise again." Animated map depicts 500 thousand square miles of Soviet territory occupied by December, 1941, and compares it to the entire west central United States encompassing the states of : South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Fires raging in agricultural area of the Soviet Union. Destroyed Soviet industrial plants, and huge numbers of Soviet citizens under German occupation. Views of destroyed Soviet armor, aircraft and artillery pieces. As season changes, German forces are seen in rain gear moving slowly through cold rainy weather. Some walk beside horses and other ride on horse-drawn caissons along with artillery pieces. Segments of film show contrast between the German military strategies. The German forces would plunge deep into enemy territory and create an area of conquest. This is illustrated by a slate bearing Adolf Hitler's statement that, "A single blow must destroy the enemy, without regard for losses, a gigantic destroying blow." An animated map illustrates the success of this approach by the Germans in Poland, France, and the Balkans. German Generals seen planning the same "Blitz" strategy against the Soviets. Film shifts to the Soviet strategy, showing their idea of building stronger defense, as they fall back, taking advantage of the great size of their territory. Views of Soviet troops on the move. View of Shells knocking out a German tanks. Panzer III tanks advancing. Panzer VI tanks completely covered by German troops catching rides. Soviet field artillery and machine guns firing in cities, forcing German soldiers to leave their vehicles. Soviet cities bombed out and burning, with debris and obstacles limiting the ability of armor to navigate in them. Montage of battle scenes cities of Rostov, Kharkov, Kiev, Kursk, Smolensk, all thwarting the Nazi blitz into the Soviet Union. Battles being waged in cities. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)

Location: Soviet Union
Date: 1941
Duration: 7 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041523
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