A film titled: 'Substitution and Conversion' on provision of supplies to soldiers in the European Theater during World War II. A slowly revolving relief globe. The Philippines on a map. Malaya, Borneo and Sumatra are also located. Narrator notes that a large quantity of raw materials was lost at these places during the war. Exterior of the Pentagon building in Arlington Virginia, outside Washington DC. Clerks working at their desks inside the building. A coat and hat rack filled with items belonging to civilian and military workers in the Pentagon. A convoy of ships underway at sea. Elevated view of columns of many U.S. Army soldiers standing at attention during a review. Closeup views of an American Army soldier showing his uniform and his equipment including helmet, rifle, gasmask, leggings, bayonet, ammunition belt, first aid kit, canteen, blanket roll, haversack. Soldiers stand in formation. Cots with netting on them in a barracks area. Corps of engineers soldiers building a wooden bridge over a waterway. Bomber aircraft and fighter aircraft in lines at an airfield. Columns of tanks parked in a field. Heavy artillery being towed on a roadway. Half track armored vehicles rolling by. View of tanks rolling by, and an anti-aircraft gun being cranked into position. Soldiers loading artillery shells from a storage area into a truck. View of storage tanks for gasoline. Convoy of supply trucks moving on a road. Closup view of train locomotive and its cars moving at and past camera position. Aircraft overhead in formation. View of ships at sea in convoy below. Animated map shows that 7 tons of equipment is required for each American soldier. Giant railroad gun firing. A Navy ship releasing a depth charge and explosion in water. Bombs away view of bombs falling from open bomb doors of a bomber aircraft. American soldiers racing onto a beach head. Animated map shows supply of war equipment to other places all over the world, from the United States.
Italian aviation cadets at the Royal Academy of Aviation in Caserta, Italy during World War II. Cadets parading and running on the grounds. Trees in the background. A building in the foreground. The cadets exercising in a formation. The cadets come up to a judges' table and receive medals. Several officers standing near the table. The cadets shake hands with Italian Blackshirt Italo Balbo. Balbo along with other officers walking on the academy grounds.
Italian aviation cadets at the Royal Academy of Aviation in Caserta, Italy during World War II. Italian aviation cadets on horsebacks. They jump over hurdles. Officers watch the cadets. A building and trees in the background. The officers discuss.
Italian aviation cadets at the Royal Academy of Aviation in Caserta, Italy during World War II. The Italian flag flutters from a flag pole. A review of the cadets. A cardinal speaks to the cadets. The cadets carrying banners stand in formation. Several officers and dignitaries present during the event. A cadet being awarded.
Italian aviation cadets at the Royal Academy of Aviation in Caserta, Italy during World War II. The cadets carrying banners stand in formation on the grounds. Officers review the cadets. The cadets goose step across the grounds. A building in the background. The officers and a cardinal walking on the grounds.
United States soldiers in Pietravairano, Italy during World War II. Protestant services at Christmas are held in the open. Soldiers seated near a building. A chaplain leads the congregation in a song. A soldier at a portable organ. The Catholic chaplain prays during the outdoor Mass at the 30th Infantry Regiment 3rd Division. A jeep hood serves as an altar. The chaplain delivers a sermon.
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