Siege of Stalingrad, from 1942 through 1943. Germans and Soviets battle for Stalingrad in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) during World War II. German Stuka dive bombers in a line for a take off. A formation of German Stukas JU-87s. Soviet troops march across a field. German Pz.III tanks go across dry land. German heavy artillery lay down a barrage on the city of Stalingrad. Explosions in the city. German troops advance across a scrubby terrain throwing hand grenades. German troops use flame throwers against Soviet troop positions. Shell bursts in the city. Smoke rises. Buildings in Stalingrad on fire. German soldiers advance into outskirts of Stalingrad which shows completely demolished buildings. Smoke rises in the city. Winter scenes show Soviet artillery firing at German troop positions following successful Soviet encirclement of German forces in Operation Uranus. A Soviet officer with his beard covered with frost. Soviet troops counterattack across snow covered fields. Aerial views of Soviet aircraft including Tupolev Tu-2. Dead German soldiers lying in a field. Soviet troops advance. Street to street fighting. Soviet machine guns fired.
USS Shangri La (CV-38) and USS Hancock return to port in the United States after World War 2. A girl waves towards ships (USS Shangri La (CV-38) and USS Hancock (CV-19)). Crowds of friends and family standing at pier in the background to welcome the troops. Large crowds of U.S. Navy personnel and sailors. Troops carry their luggage and disembark the USS Shangri La (CV-38). They load their luggage on to truck. Crowds standing at pier.
Carrier Task Force demonstration in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy F9F-7s Cougar on the deck of the USS Shangri-La (Aircraft Carrier) as one of the aircraft is catapulted. U.S. Navy North American AJ Savage being catapulted from the port side. F9F-7 (Cougar) makes an arrested landing. Cougars flies overhead. F9F-7 lands aboard the ship. President of the Philippines, Ramon del Fierro Magsaysay and others of his party, on the bridge as they look at the demonstration. Formation of U.S. Navy Douglas ADs (Skyraider) in flight. U.S. Navy F2H-3 (Banshee) being refueled by an AJ-1 as they fly overhead. Pilots man F9F-7s (Cougar) on the deck of the carrier.
Iwo Jima invasion during World War II. Two small landing craft, LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) heading towards the beach. U.S. Navy Curtiss SB2C Helldiver aircraft dive bombing over Mount Suribachi. Navy hospital ship USS Samaritan (AH-10) anchored in bay. BB (battleship) in the background.
Japanese military operations in the 2nd Sino Japanese war (World War II). A rough wartime Japanese airfield with several Mitsubishi G3M "Nell" bombers. One has engines running. Japanese pilot wearing flying helmet and flotation vest, is standing by a communications tent. Group of Japanese fliers being briefed before a mission. Closeup of pilot in cockpit of bomber as engine starts.Pilots or navigators of two crews comparing notes and charts, as other crew members stand nearby. Another closeup of an engine running. The number 22 seen on tail of one plane. Bombers taxiing and taking off. Closeup of right engine and prop of one bomber viewed from inside the plane during takeoff. Glimpse of another bomber, ahead and below, as the formation flies over populated area. Formation of these Japanese type 96 "Nell" bombers (Mitsubishi G3M) in flight directly overhead. Closeup of one in the formation, with number 15 on its tail. Another closeup of engine and turning prop. A bomb falling. Irregular coastline area of china. Bombs exploding on coastal towns. Imperial Japanese Naval ensign displayed on mast of a ship. Japanese marines descend side of troop transport and enter landing craft. Closeup of marines in landing craft. several landing craft proceeding toward shore. Nakajima E8N naval scout floatplane is seen in flight overhead. Japanese marines climbing a hill under fire. Marine firing a Japanese Type 11 Light Machine Gun atop a hill. The Japanese flag flying near the top of a hill.
Japanese forces occupy part of Vichy French Indochina during 2nd Sino Japanese War and World War II. Animated map shows Leizhou (luichow) Peninsula and Hainan Island of China opposite the North Central coast of North Vietnam, centered at Haiphong harbor. Lines appear showing the path of Japanese troops occupying North Vietnam from Haiphong, in two sweeps to Northeast and Northwest and circling towards Hanoi. Mountainous terrain of the region is shown. Camera pans down a sheer cliffside in the mountains. Narrow roads are shown carved in the mountains and hills. A Japanese sentry stands at a sandbagged outpost, displaying the Japanese flag. A solitary building sits atop a hilltop in the background. A concrete marker indicates distance of 171 km to Hanoi. Several Japanese engineers make their way to the top of a mountain, accompanied by soldiers. An abandoned French heavy gun is seen in a concrete emplacement. View of Japanese soldiers looking out from the hilltop. A sign along a mountain road reading "Keep to the right," in French, English, and Japanese. Soldiers gather around a large tree fallen across the mountain road. They pose for the camera next to the tree. Japanese officers walking through an archway, from a large building in background. Closeup of barrel containing portland cement, followed by view of many such barrels being examined by Japanese engineer.
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