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German forces bombard Allied forces with artillery fire during invasion of Anzio and Nettuno, Italy, in World War II.

German Commander speaks to members of his Army unit and they prepare to move and engage Allied forces in Italy, during World War 2. German gunners firing machine gun from sheltered position. German soldiers running. One carries an MG 42 machine gun over his shoulder. German infantry crossing a stream and climbing up a muddy hill, under fire. German gunners firing an FH 18, 15cm heavy howitzer. German Marshal Albert Kesselring observing through periscopic binoculars. A German 283mm Krupp K5 railway gun being fired at Allies in Anzio. Binocular view of shell striking with huge explosion, in distance. View of gunners atop the railway gun, removing a hot smoking spent shell, and placing another charge into the gun breech. German soldier pulling lanyard to fire the gun. (Apparently two rail guns are being fired, named, respectively, "Leopold and Robert," and called "Anzio Annie," by American soldiers.) View of another huge explosion from a railroad gun shell. Remainder of film shows more shelling by the railway guns including what appears to be a hit on an Allied ship in the bay.

Location: Anzio Italy
Date: 1944, February
Duration: 2 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675045021
German Army in combat with Soviet forces during retreat on the Eastern Front during World War II.

German forces operating in Russia during World War II. Film opens with map showing Northern sector of Eastern Front, highlighting city of Luga, the Luga river, Nowgorad (Novgorad) , the Woldhow river (Volkhov River), Schlosselburg (Shlisselburg), the Ladoga-see (Lake Ladoga), and Leningrad. Next, German forces in army trucks and some in horse-drawn wagons, are seen taking up new positions (retreating) in a snowy landscape, during World War 2. They move through a town, and are seen using vehicles to drag aerial and other bombs into position on a bridge , for use as demolitions to make pursuit by Russian forces more difficult. The bridges are destroyed as the last German troops pass over them. View of fires raging in wake of retreating German forces. Closeup of German Army engineers setting charges and detonating them, creating a large explosion. Numerous explosions as demolitions continue in the midst of burning areas. Closeup of a German soldier in a white helmet, smoking a pipe. Others are seen sharing sandwiches and bottled drinks. One passes a bottle to a soldier wearing the Iron Cross First Class medal. German soldiers dig new foxholes and defenses in the snow. Close front view of a German Panzer IV tank and others moving along a road in the distance. German forces exchanging fire with Soviet forces. Artillery shells bursting along the battle front.

Location: Soviet Union
Date: 1944, February
Duration: 2 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045025
Allied assaults against the German Gustav Line at Monte Cassino, Italy during World War II

Opening scene shows peaceful Italian mountains, including one snow-capped, in Spring, 1944, during World War 2. Camera focuses on the town of Monte Cassino and its historic Monastery, on a mountain above the town. (German forces held the Rapido-Gari, Liri and Garigliano valleys and some of the surrounding peaks and ridges that formed the heavily defended Gustav Line.) Animated relief map shows where, by mid January, 1944, American, Polish, and British forces had cleared the enemy from mountains east of Cassino and drawn up on the east side of the Rapido valley. Map shows progress of subsequent Allied attacks that finally reached Mount Castellone and then up Abbey Hill at Monte cassino, itself. Image of German soldier is superimposed on the scene, using binoculars on Abbey hilltop to observe Allied forces. (Narrator states: On February 9th, 75 yards from the abbey, we were stuck.") U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas A-20 Havoc aircraft are seen starting engines. Closeup of Fifth Army leaflet warning the local people to leave the Monte Cassino Abbey to avoid shelling and bombing. View of U.S. troops packing the leaflets into thin-skinned shells to deliver the warning by artillery fire. Next, 105 howitzer guns are seen under camouflage netting, firing bombardments of warning shells. Formation of A-20 aircraft taking off. Aerial view from high above, of B-25 bomber formation in flight. Formations of B-17s, B-24s, B-26s in flight enroute to bomb Monte Cassino. Bombs dropping from B-25 Mitchell bombers. Bombs exploding on Monte Cassino and the Abbey. Batteries of 155 mm guns firing. Formation of 6 B-25 bombers in formation. More bombs bursting on Monte Cassino. Animated map shows German forces taking up their earlier defenses again following the Allied artillery and air attacks. It also shows supplies streaming in to the German Green Devils Parachute Division (Luftwaffe’s 1st Fallschirmjaeger [Parachute-Hunter] division.) The map illustrates all the locations in the town that they occupied and would defend to the last man. Map also illustrates circling positions of Allied artillery batteries. Camera focuses on Polish troops and M4 Sherman tanks moving forward in an offensive. Glimpse of U.S. Army Air Forces mechanics working on a Douglas bomber engine. M4 prime movers towing 155mm howitzer guns. Gun crews camouflaging their positions with netting. Various views of A 240mm howitzer being put in place by a crane. Soldiers deploy detector microphones to locate enemy gunfire sources. They test them, and then enclose them in water-proof containers, bury and cover them. Sound from the microphones being recorded on film at a machine in the Command Post. The data being plotted on a map and corresponding grid locations phoned to Battalion headquarters. View of bombers resuming attacks again, on March 15, 1944. Formations of Douglas bombers, followed by B-25s, seen dropping bombs that explode in the town of Monte Cassino. Artillery firing. Formation of B-24 Liberator bombers in flight. Formation of B-17s dropping bombs. String of bombs exploding in a line on the town. More views of artillery barrages. More lines of bombs exploding. Allied forces storming the shattered town found German soldiers using destroyed structures as shelters to fire from and rubble obstructing the movements of Allied tanks, so the Allied advance was again stopped. Later, a newspaper headline reports resumption of Allied offensive.

Location: Italy
Date: 1944
Duration: 9 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045027
Indian PM, Indira Gandhi visits National Press Club and American Association for the advancement of science in the U.S.

Prime Minister (PM) of India, Indira Gandhi visits United States for better understanding and friendship between the two countries. On the 2nd day of her Washington DC visit, Prime Minister Gandhi being greeted as honored guest at National Press Club. Photographers and cameramen record the event. Prime Minister Gandhi delivers a speech to change the club policies. Flags of United States and India. Prime Minister Gandhi meets the President of t American Association for the advancement of science. President Dr. Brownley delivers a speech. Prime Minister Gandhi delivers a speech about the need for responsible groups to solve the problems.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1982, July
Duration: 3 min 17 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045036
Indian PM, Indira Gandhi hosts the dinner for the American Vice President George W. Bush at Madison Hotel, Washington D.C.

Prime Minister (PM) of India, Indira Gandhi visits United States for better understanding and friendship between two countries in Washington. On the 2nd day of her Washington visit, the ambassador of India, Kocheril Raman Narayanan hosts a reception and honors Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Indira Gandhi surrounded with guests. India's leading cricketer Sunil Gavaskar and Kapil Dev among the guests. Photographers take photos. Indira Gandhi meets American Vice President George W. Bush at Madison hotel during her stay. Indira Gandhi speaks about obligation for future generation at the dining table. American Vice President George W. Bush responds.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1982, July
Duration: 3 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045037
British domination is replaced by democracy and industrial expansion in India.

British domination is slowly being replaced by democracy in India. A sign:' cleanliness is 2nd to God'. An Indian woman on a street. Political riots in Pakistan. One man serves food and other eats advocating socialism. Views of British domination in India. Indian women attend a class for teaching care of babies. The instructor places a baby on a scale in front of the class. Men work at machines. People are illiterate and are unable to read. Indian laborers work in native industries. A train arrives at Mysore railway station. A sign: Mysore. Buildings and people on the streets of Mysore during the Indian independence movement. Industrial development by using natural resources and creation of employment: Workers work in a factory. A boy turns a wheel. Modernization in Mysore. Hydroelectric dams, irrigation canals and improved streets. Boys in a classroom paint pottery while an instructor draws on the blackboard. Jawaharlal Nehru, the political leader of the Congress Party, speaks to the party. A woman walks while shading herself with an umbrella.

Location: India
Date: 1946
Duration: 4 min 41 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045102
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