P-47s of the 86th Fighter Group, distinguished by their bright red and white striped enpennages, are seen in operation at the Poretta Airfield, Casamozza, Corsica, during World War 2. Several P-47s (with razor back canopies) are seen parked on the field. One P-47 takes off and another lands.
Wreckage of vehicles in southern France, near St. Maximin in Provence during World War II. Wrecked vehicles at a roadside. Vehicles move on a street past the wrecked vehicles. French bicyclists on the road. A truck moves past.
A French Air Force P-47D Thunderbolt aircraft on an airfield. Damaged tail of the aircraft. A pilot in the cockpit of the airplane. Aircraft taxis short distance with wrecked tail, as debris near a wrecked hangar blows about from the prop wash. French and American soldiers examine the wrecked tail of the aircraft. (World War II period).
American fliers who escaped internment in Switzerland, pose in front of a C-47 aircraft at Annecy Airfield in World War 2. They wear clothes provided by sympathetic civilians, and kid about the way they fit. They are accompanied by a Free-French Commandant (equivalent to U.S. rank of Major) who wears rank insignia on shoulders of his uniform and the Cross of Lorraine and rank insignia on his black beret.
A training film 'Military Police Town Patrolling' on functions of military policemen during a town patrolling in the United States during World War II . Soldiers wade ashore. Smoke from firing and bombardment on a battlefield. Soldiers aboard Jeeps and trucks. A military policeman directs traffic. MPs handle prisoners of war. The prisoners are marched. They guard supplies in a supply line. They also patrol captured towns. Buildings along a street side. Vehicles drive past on the street. Men playing on a field. Houses in the background. MPs stand in a line. An officer inspects them. He inspects their uniforms. The officer talks to a military policeman. They march. The MPs are headquartered in a local police station. The MPs enter the police station. Interior of the police station. A desk sergeant at work. The MPs with a criminal. The desk sergeant takes information from him. The criminal is then put behind the bars. The MPs stand in a line at attention in the police station. A patrol sergeant inspects them. He instructs them about town patrol. He says that they should help soldiers whenever they need help and should maintain order and should coordinate with them.
A training film on functions of military policemen during town patrolling in the United States. An officer instructs the MPs. The MPs stand at attention in a line. A wall map in the background. The officer assigns posts to the MPs. He points to places on the map. The MPs come out of building and walk. They board a military vehicle. People walking on a street. Some of the MPs are assigned fixed post. These are places like rail road terminals and places of large gathering of soldiers. Spots which could be in trouble are the fixed posts. The MPs serve as information bureau. Soldiers coming to the place for the first time are given information by the MPs. Information about arrival and departure of trains and several other things is given. The working of a roving patrol. Men in a jeep. A motor patrol. MPs in a jeep moving along a street. Buildings along street sides. Working of a foot patrol. The patrols take charge of accidents in which military vehicles are involved. Traffic control by a patrol. They see that roads do not become congested. They take full account of accidents. People walking on a street. An MP talks on a radio. If the car is not equipped with a radio, several public phones are available on the route. (World War II period).
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