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America's actions as World War II breaks out in Europe and Japan attacks China in Asia
Americans in bed listen to radio announcing beginning of World War 2 in Europe. French troops deploying to Maginot Line fortresses and firing their heavy guns. German heavy artillery firing. A rail gun firing. Pollsters gather American opinions about the war.Congress convenes in Special session. President Roosevelt requests changes in Neutrality Act. Senator Gerald P. Nye of North Dakota argues against and Senator Elbert D. Thomas (Utah) argues for changes in neutrality. Pollsters seek American's opinions. U.S. Congress ends arms embargo. The ship SS American Farmer (United States Lines) underway in the ocean. Animated map of Asia and views of Japanese forces bombarding China. Chinese civilians fleeing bombardment. Japanese soldiers executing two Chinese men. Dead Chinese civilians. American housewife being asked opinion about Chinese-Japanese conflict. Japanese ships load U.S. scrap iron, as some Americans protest. Dean Acheson, Assistant Secretary of State explaining U.S. law and decision to stop all exports to Japan in Summer 1941.
United States passes and implements the Lend Lease Act during World War II. War materiel flows to Allies.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressing Congress on January 6, 1941, asking for authority to supply war materiel to Britain and allies. Animated map showing streams of war materiel going to china and to European allies. Views of transport ships, Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft with British roundel on them. A U.S. light tank M2; a large artillery barrel; and sacks of goods, being loaded on a ship. View of U.S. Capitol. Lend Lease Act passed. Animated map shows German forces overrunning Yugoslavia and Greece, and attacking Soviet Union. German troops in small boats crossing river to invade. German tanks and artillery operating on the Eastern front. Civilian men and women digging fortifications. Lend lease war materiel being unloaded in Britain, and at Red Sea port for British in Africa.Trucks carrying supplies over the Burma road to China. Lend lease supplies piled up in Murmansk, Russia, and Iran. "Hammer and Sickle 'em" chalked on a shipment.Stevedores rolling large tires.Hitler speaking. Head of Statue of Liberty. Animated illustrations about effects of Axis victory. U.S. Forces entering Greenland and Iceland, with consent of their governments.
Italians cheer as American soldiers of the 5th Army enter Rome, Italy, during WWII
The United States 5th Army enter Rome, Italy during World War II. Italians fill the streets and cheer for the Americans. Italians gather in front of the Porta San Giovanni (00185 Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy) near the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Crowds of Italians cheering in front of the Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Soldiers on military vehicles, M4 Sherman tanks, trucks and jeeps proceed into the center of Rome, past the Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy) and other ancient structures and landmarks including the Vittoriano and Capidoglio on Capitoline Hill. United States soldiers in truck near the Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo, Via del Circo Massimo, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). Crowds gathered in front of the Altar of the Fatherland (Altare della Patria, Piazza Venezia, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). Men carrying the Italian flag on top of a truck driving in Via del Corso. The American, British and Italian flags hang in front of the Campidoglio. Façade of the Campidoglio (Piazza del Campidoglio, 00186 Roma RM, Italy). Young Italian men and women wave at the camera while marching. Italians hitch a ride with soldiers on a Jeep in front of the Saint Peter’s Basilica (Piazza San Pietro, 00120 Città del Vaticano, Vatican City). Some Italian civilians ride with U.S. soldiers on their trucks. U.S. Lieutenant General Mark Clark consults with two U.S. Major Generals.
D-Day invasion of Europe at Normandy by British and American allied air, sea, and land forces in World War II
Views from ships in the Normandy invasion convoy of World War 2. American flag above a ship and barrage balloon aloft. The British naval ensign on another ship. U.S. Motor torpedo boat USS PT-541 signalling by lights. Blinker light signals by Allied ship. Allied naval warships bombarding the French coast. Troops of 2nd assault wave climb down rope nets from transport ships. Allied fighter planes strafing German flak towers, german airplanes, and railroad trains. Allied troops leaving their transport ships in landing craft. Landing Craft Tank (Rocket),aka LCT(R) firing barrages of rockets. Allied B-26 and B-24 bombers attacking ground targets. Allied troops being hampered by obstacles and some falling to German gunfire as they hit the beaches of Normandy. Survivors of sunk and damaged landing craft being helped ashore. British landing craft firing at beach houses. U.S. troops pinned under shore cliffs at Omaha Beach. Soldiers giving blood plasma to wounded. British troops leaving landing craft. Allied troops on beachhead and moving inland. U.S. troops wading ashore. Troops wading ashore from LCI(L)-537. An American M4 Sherman wading tank (with intake and exhaust funnels) and equipped with dozer blade, labeled: DT-7.
Allied air attack and German defense in the city of Caen during the Invasion of Normandy, France in World War 2.
German newsreel about the Invasion of Normandy region of France in World War 2. English narration overlaid on the newsreel by the U.S. Office of Strategic Services. A German soldier looks through binoculars. Artillery units move forward. North American bomber flies over. German Anti Aircraft batteries in action. Bombers drop bombs. Wreckage in the city of Caen. German pursuit planes fly to break U.S. plane formation. Ruins in the city following bombing by Allied air forces. French refugee civilians leaving the bombed city. German divisions of tanks and mobile artillery underway. Allied armed divisions air troopers and paratroopers captured. U.S. Sherman tanks knocked out. Bullet holes in the tanks. German troops advance. Germans soldiers fire rifles, machine guns and rockets.
Nuclear weapon delivery by A7 A/B light attack Tactical Aircraft under Mission Profile in the United States.
A U.S. Navy film about delivery of nuclear weapon in the United States. A7 A/B light attack Tactical Aircraft takes off on a practice mission from a US Navy ship. Flight deck crew in yellow vest giving guidance to pilot for take off from aircraft carrier. View of pilot in aircraft. Animation shows the steps to be accomplished during the mission. Steps shown include high altitude navigation, aerial tanking connection with another aircraft for midair refueling, two weapon deliveries, approach back, and land. Close-up aerial views of pilot in cockpit. Interior cockpit views of pilot using aircraft controls including ASN-41 navigation computer and APN-53 Doppler radar system. He is seen pulling up a thermo shield over himself in the cockpit. Closeup of gloved hand of pilot manipulating controls in cockpit. View of radar screen. At 200 feet angle he raises the thermo shield. Point of view through front aircraft windshield as pilot approaches target. At 15 miles away from target he increases the speed, makes the adjustments and drops nuclear bomb weapon. Gloved hand on bomb control seen as he presses bomb release button. View of bomb falling from aircraft. Aerial view of nuclear explosion on ground. View inside cockpit as pilot checks and enables second bomb and proceeds. Pilot views warning signal to pull up. View of altimeter responding as he ascends. During high ascent he performs loft delivery, dropping bomb and banking away from target site. He achieves some distance on his return before nuclear explosion is seen on ground at second target. Aircraft seen on return flight, crossing from land, back over sea, and landing back after accomplishing the mission.
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