British Pom Pom gun (QF 2-pounder) being fired in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. A British Pom Pom gun aboard a British Royal Navy ship being fired. Explosions occur at sea. A low flying enemy aircraft is hit. The aircraft bursts into flames and smoke rises. It plunges into the sea.
Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie gets aboard an aircraft in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Amharic word on side of aircraft translates to "Ethiopia." The Emperor in the cockpit. The aircraft taxis. Natives carrying rifles watch the aircraft as it takes off. It lands after a short flight. Emperor Selassie exits the aircraft. Officials greet him. The Emperor watches a demonstration of hand grenade throwing. Men throw grenades and explosions occur in woods. The Emperor looks through a handheld 16mm movie camera and smiles. View of two dogs. The dogs run towards a car and get into it. The Emperor also gets into the same car. (World War 2 period.)
Benito Mussolini arrives in a German Junkers Ju-52 aircraft, at an airport serving Adolf Hitler's Eastern Front headquarters (Wolf's Lair) near Rastenburg, Poland, a month after being rescued by German commandos from imprisonment in the Campo Imperatore Hotel, high in the Italian Apennine Mountains, during World War 2. He is warmly greeted by Adolf Hitler (who personally ordered the rescue mission). Mussolini's son, Vittorio, also greets him. Hitler escorts Mussolini to a staff car bearing both the Italian and German (Swastika) flags. The car arrives at the Wolf's Lair, and German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop greets Mussolini as he steps from the car. Hitler escorts Mussolini into the building. Next, Reichmarshal Hermann Goering is seen pointing out something to Mussolini. Change of scene shows Mussolini in hat and overcoat being escorted by Hitler, out to their waiting staff car. Back at the airport, Mussolini says his goodbyes to German officers and Hitler. He boards the Junkers Ju-52 trimotor aircraft which taxis out as Hitler waves goodbye.
Film obtained by OSS. OSS logo seen at start. A bicycle race in Europe, held during World War 2. Cyclists ride bicycles during a French-Belgian bicycle race. The cyclists speed away on their bicycles. A church. The winner being thronged by people after winning the race. The winner smiles after winning the race.
A football match (soccer) in Germany during World War 2. A large number of spectators gathered at a stadium to watch the soccer match. The match begins and people cheer for their favorite team. German soldiers also watch the match. Players score goals for their teams as the crowd cheers. When match ends players and sponsors of winning team celebrate.
Activities of the Axis leaders in the European Theater during World War 2. A map of Italy. German General Albert Kesselring reviews German troops on a field. He shakes hands with officers. Fascist officials including Prime Minister Benito Mussolini and General Rodolfo Graziani enter a building. Mussolini and other officials confer after the Badoglio coup. General Graziani signs a document. Nazi German Marshal Erwin Rommel inspects coastal fortifications in North Italy. Barbed wire fences being erected by German troops. Men erect fences. German artillery being fired and explosions occur. Billows of smoke rise. A soldier speaks over a phone as he plots on a map. German soldiers fire artillery at advancing Allied tanks. Explosions occur as a German soldier looks through binoculars at target area and smoke rises.
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