Activities of African American pilots of the U.S. 332nd Fighter Group at Ramitelli Airfield, Termoli, Italy during World War 2. Pilots leaving building after mission briefing. (Sign outside the building reads: 'Briefing Room'.) They climb into jeeps, go to get their flying gear and parachutes, and proceed to their P-51 aircraft. Squadron of P-51 on the ramp with engines running. The P-51s take off in quick succession.
Aircraft of the U.S. Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen) operating over Ramitelli Airbase,in Italy during World War II. A squadron of P-51s from the African American 332nd Fighter Group is seen flying over the field in various formations at various altitudes. They return to land in flights of four aircraft that fly low over the field and then peel off and climb, circling left to land on the runway.
P-51s of the U.S. Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen) parked on the ramp at Ramitelli Airfield, Termoli, Italy, in World War 2. African American pilots of the 100th Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, are seen recapping their completed mission. They are crouched on the Marsden matting (pierced steel planking) of the ramp in front of their Commanding Officer's P-51, named: "Skipper's Darlin." Pilots seen are: (L-R) Dempsey W. Morgan Jr.; Carrol S. Wood; Robert H. Nelson Jr.; Andrew D. Turner (Commanding Officer); and Clarence D. Lester. Separate sequence shows Captain Turner taxiing his P-51as his crew chief sits on the left wing, with feet dangling over its leading edge. Another P-51 completing a landing roll on the runway. Red Tail seen on P-51 aircraft.
Activities of African American U.S. Army 332d Fighter Group, "Tuskegee Airmen," at Ramitelli Airfield, Termoli , Italy during World War 2. Ground crewmen perform maintenance and rearm P-51 aircraft with belt ammunition. One of the P-51s carries the name "Little Deanna" and another the name "Stinky." P-51 taxiing with a ground crewman sitting on its wing. Ground crew, in a flat bed jeep, bring a 75 gallon under-wing auxiliary fuel tank for a P-51. They carry the fuel tank to the airplane and fasten it in place.. A P-51B with Red Tail takes off from the airfield.
German troops in Berlin Germany during World War II, serving as the Berlin guard. View of their commanding officer, Major Otto Ernst Remer. Soldiers standing in formation. Buildings in the background. Major Remer instructing the soldiers. The soldiers march holding rifles and pass in review as Major Remer salutes them with a Nazi salute. The Berlin Guard soldiers marching with the Brandenburg Gate in the background.
Battle between American and German troops on the Western Front during World War II. German SS General Sepp Dietrich confers with officers at the front line. German troops on bicycles are given newspapers which point to Eisenhower campaign. Sign in German, "feindeinsicht wirble keinen staub auf sonst kriegst du eins aufs dach draue" warns of keeping dust down to avoid detection by enemy. Soldiers marching on the battlefield. German troops move through woods, fire rocket launchers, flame throwers and hand grenades during an attack on American tanks after signal from officer firing signal flare. German soldier camouflages helmet with a fern branch. Smoke rises from firing and bombardment on the battlefield. American tanks passing through an opening in a wooded sector. German troops engage in a battle and knock out several American Sherman tanks firing Panzerschreck and deploying a Goliath tracked mine, or beetle tank (or German robot tank). U.S. prisoners of war are taken by the Germans. View of captured U.S. prisoners. Some prisoners cover their faces.
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