Views of heavy and heaviest German railway siege guns of World War 2. A Krupp K5E 283 mm Leopold railroad gun moving along a railroad track. It hooks up with supporting rail cars. Soldiers ride in an open car carrying shells for the gun. Soldiers moving powder bags for the gun. Glimpse of German troops carrying shells from a trench (probably for a 12.8 cm FlaK 40 anti-aircraft gun). Next,German soldiers are seen pushing a shell for a 38 cm Siegfried K (E) (K - Kanone, on a rail dolly, and them moving it by means of a mechanical arm, up to the breech of the gun where gunners load it. Several views of shells being loaded into German railway guns, including the 80cm Dora, or Schwerer Gustav. Views of heavy German gun barrels being raised, including 406mm (16 inch) SK C34 Coastal Defense guns. The Thor 60cm mortar being raised for firing. More railway guns.
A knocked out U.S. M115, 8 inch howitzer, in Buonconvento,Italy, during World War 2. American GIs riding in jeep pass a paper sign (left by German soldiers) pointing and giving distance to Munich, Germany. A number of signs left over from German military units formerly operating in the area, are piled up in the street.
German civilians read newspaper headlines about Allied invasion in Normandy, France, during World War 2. The German newspapers also contain stories about German military operations in Russia. German radio operators wearing headphones in communication centers, being warned of Allied bombers during D-Day operations and relaying information by radio and morse code. German soldiers rush from underground bunkers, grabbing helmets and rifles, to man battle positions in Atlantic Wall defenses. German soldiers running in underground tunnels. Anti aircraft guns being fired at Allied aircraft. Guns aboard German ships being fired at Allied vessels and aircraft at night. Explosions occur causing fiery flashes.
Men and women civilian refugees evacuate Caen after Allied bombings in Normandy, France, in World War 2. German soldiers patrol the streets. German Pz.IV tanks of Pz.Lehr Division and infantry move through a wheat field past abandoned American tanks. German SS commander in captured Bren carrier examine damaged and abandoned Sherman tanks. German Pz.IV tanks of 12SS and 21.Pz.Div advance. German infantry advances through a village firing machine guns and throwing hand grenades.
A film titled "The world's telephone workshop". Opening scene shows ceremony on March 10, 1916, with Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, unveiling a plaque at the invention site of the telephone in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The plaque, at 109 Court Street, states "Here the Telephone was Born, June 2, 1875" and it notes that it was placed by The Bostonian Society and the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company. Alexander Graham Bell tips his hat to the crowd as they celebrate the unveiling. View of Western Electric Company plant in Chicago as smoke emerges from chimneys. Turbines in coal power plant. Massive group of thousands of American workers gathered together, from all walks of life, who are employed in the telephone industry.
A film titled 'Atlantic review # 2' shows NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization ) students in a radar class in Netherlands. A man marks path of an airplane on a large plotting board. Students of various countries at NATO aerodynamics school. Plane model placed in test chamber. Mock combat exercises take place as NATO servicemen operate radar and other equipment in control room. Students at Track and Beacon school in Holland as they learn about tactical air navigation. Radar blimp flies off from Lakehurst, New Jersey. Radar men work on controls to check radar screens.
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