United States 31st Infantry Regiment is seen performing drills in Manila, Philippines prior to U.S. entry into World War II. Troops of the 31st Infantry Regiment march through Fort Santiago (HXVC+M5V, Intramuros, Manila, 1002 Metro Manila). Troops engaged in Infantry drills, marches, and bayonet practice. Walled city of Manila in the background, including views of San Juan de Dios Chapel dome (HXRH+R52, Real St, Intramuros, Manila, 1002 Metro Manila), Puerta del Parian, and San Francisco Church.
Japanese occupation in Philippines during World War II. Sign reads 'Open City'. Japanese soldiers walk on a street. People milling around. Traffic passes along a road.
Documentary film titled 'The Spanish Earth' depicts drought conditions in rural Spain. Two Spanish farmers feeling the dry earth, breaking it in their hands. Men with mules moving in foreground, with miles of parched farmland and a city in background. Fields with what appears to be a line of clay chimney-like structures across the foothills, each rising about 10 feet from the ground. View of the village of Fuentiduena with two of these structures in the foreground. Smoke coming from one on a hillside. (Note: Narrator is Ernest Hemingway.)
German occupation of Denmark and Norway (Operation Weserubung) in the second World War (WW2). A German naval task force underway at sea. Crew assembled on deck of the German battleship Schleswig-Holstein, are ordered to their duty stations. As first step in the operation, German forces invade Denmark. A line of German troop ships tied up at port in Copenhagen, Denmark. German troops disembark and proceed into the city.
Civilians and Allied troops in the city of Casablanca, Morocco during World War II. Houses and buildings along the sides of a street. French policemen talking to a military policeman. A sign board reads: 'M Dump Depot' nearby. The civilians in the background. An old lady standing near the policemen. Exterior of the French Headquarters building. Guards, civilians, enlisted men and nurses in the foreground. They pose near a jeep in front of the building. The civilians on bicycles and general traffic on the street. Exterior of a French mansion. The French flag fluttering from a flag pole on the building. A tall white building.
War damage in London, England during World War II after a German blitz attack. People walking on a street. A sign board near a building reads: 'Emergency Public Telephones, Telegrams accepted'. People enter and leave the building. Banner over rubble of a business, advertises the new location for "Kendal and Dent". The city of London shows signs such as 'Carrying On' and other such signs. Signs read : 'Business as usual' on cards showing change of address. Telegraph boys walk about with signs 'Telegrams Accepted', all conveying the "Carry On" attitude in Britain during World War 2.
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