A film titled 'Allied drive on Italy, planes smash foe in air' shows Allied aircrafts escorted by fighter planes bomb rail junctions in Germany during World War II. Bomb explosion causes pillars of smoke to rise upwards. Nazi airplanes being shot down by Allied aircrafts. Blazing German planes descend. A map shows Allied invasion of Italy. Allied infantry units move forward in Italy amidst heavy firing. General Clark and General Alexander lead the units. Soldiers fight in the streets.
Shows United States Ambassador to Britain, Joseph Kennedy in a meeting with officers at his office at the embassy in London in United Kingdom. Several takes are shown as parts of the meeting are being recorded for media. Lieutenant Colonel Raymond Lee, Captain Russell Wilson, Colonel Martin Scanlon and Commander William Harrill attending the meeting. Kennedy asks for reports on Army, Navy and Air Force from the Officers.
Lieutenant General James A Van Fleet and another three-star General place wreath at Tomb of Unknown Soldier (Leof. Vasilisis Amalias 133, Athina 105 57, Greece) in Syntagma Square, Athens, Greece, and salute to pay homage. Greek Army guard wearing traditional Evzones uniform is seen at his post. After placing the wreath, the Generals accompanied by a Greek official and Greek military officer, greet U.S. military officers stationed in Athens. They review a Greek military honor guard before boarding a United States Air Force C-54 aircraft to depart.
The first scene shows United States Army soldiers conversing with Turkish officers. A sign reads: "Headquarters Joint United States Military Mission For Aid to Turkey." It displays the American and Turkish flags and U.S. Navy and Air Force insignia. Two stars are under the word Headquarters, indicating a Major General's Mission. A different sign reads: Headquarters Joint U.S. Military Advisory Group to the Republic of the Philippines. Closeup of a African Army officer and an American Army Advisor as they inspect a line of African soldiers standing next to their jeeps. A pair of American soldier advisors overseeing two African soldiers examining a jeep engine. Two United States advisors converse with several Filipino soldiers on a porch. An American Army doctor examines a Filipino child as a nurse and aide stand nearby. A United States Navy Hospital Corpsman and a Filipino counterpart treat the foot of child. A Corpsman examines ear of a Filipino child being held by his mother. A United States Army surveyor using a sextant as an Army Sergeant First Class stands nearby, wearing a white hard hat. Glimpses of a road grader and a dump truck being operated by U.S. Army personnel. An American advisor briefing Filipinos in an outdoor class setting and another leading a class indoors. American Army advisor working with Filipino soldiers replacing underground pipes. An advisor sawing a plank as a Asian farmer in a conical hat watch. Closeups of several advisors in one-on-one assistance with Filipinos. U.S. military advisors working with Filipino soldiers in military planning and training, including firearms instruction. American advisor points to a map in Taiwan.
German planes are strafed by American aircrafts in France during World War II. German aircrafts explode in mid air emitting fire and smoke. A grounded German aircraft is strafed by American aircraft as smoke and fire emerges from it. Near coastal France 3 days after D-Day Invasion.
Briefing about D-Day invasion of Normandy prepared by SHAEF Public Relations Division (SHAEF is Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces). With English narration. Allied troops on foot and in DUKWs, amphibious trucks move towards southern ports in England to launch D-Day attack in France during World War II. Allied soldiers board landing crafts and landing ships. Military vehicles being loaded in ships. Royal Air Force bomber aircraft attack German-held Normandy coast during night. Fire and explosions occur. A soldier talks to another soldier holding a bayonet. Allied soldiers aboard vessels move across the ocean as balloon barrages fly over head. British soldiers look at pamphlets on France. Soldiers read General Eisenhower's order. Footage shot between June 6 and June 9, 1944 (D-Day to D-Day plus 3)
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