Victorious German submarine returns home during World War II. German submarine in harbor. German Imperial War Flag on the submarine. Officers and sailors salute. Sailor holds the War flag. Flag of Nazi Germany on a ship. Sailors on submarine roof. Officers and soldiers talk to women soldiers and nurses. Sailors on the submarine and on shore. A sailor distributes letters among the crew. Sailors smoke cigarettes and pipes while they read the letters.
Texas' contribution in the World War II worker effort on the home front. Cattle and sheep ranches, dairy farms, rice fields, turkey ranches, oil fields, wheat fields, fruit farms and power plants in Texas. Many oil derricks or oil wells close together in an area. Cranes operating in a ship yard. Women work at shipyard building United States navy ships. Men work on wings in an airplane factory. Oil pumped in an oil well. Rice farmers use tractors to harvest the crop. Magnesium made from rocks and sea water. A man stacks finished magnesium blocks. Dams in Texas. Farmers pick cotton by hand. A man picks cotton by operating a mechanized cotton picker. Farmers harvest a field of sorghum. Helium cylinders seen at the Amarillo Helium Plant. Thick black clouds seen due to burning of carbon black in the manufacturing of synthetic rubber.
French Foreign Legionnaires march with a military band in North Africa during World War II. The military band emerges from a building. They are followed by the troops. They march on the streets as people watch.
Vice President of the United States Henry A Wallace visits Latin American cities during World War II. The Vice President on a balcony as troops march past. Troops with flags. A large crowd gathered to view the parade. People hold flags. Wallace in a carriage during another parade. Along with dignitaries on a balcony. The Vice President arrives in Bolivia. A large crowd greets him. He rides in a convertible through the city. Crowds cheer as the motorcade passes by. He pays a visit to the Bolivian President Enrique Penaranda Del Castillo Monterrey, Mexico: President Franklin Roosevelt visits President Manuel Camacho in Mexico. President Roosevelt and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt greet President and Mrs. Camacho. A large crowd gathered to witness the event. People on balconies. The motorcade passes through the city. Young cadets salute. The Presidents review a parade of the Army.
French troops and refugees in China during World War II. A train carrying refugees and French troops approaches. The men seated inside and on top of the train. Annamite French Colonial troops at a train station. They load sides of beef, bags of rice, celery and onions on pack horses. Loaded horses leave the area.
French Colonial troops in China during World War II. The troops and natives on a highway during a light rainfall. They walk on wet muddy roads. Horses laden with food. The troops in boots. They cross a rice paddy. The troops pass through a Chinese cemetery and the walled city of Shihp'ing. Natives and children inside the city. Troops move ahead with the horses and carts.
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