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German civilians view a pile of emaciated corpses at the Dachau concentration camp in Germany towards the end of World War II.
The Dachau concentration camp in Germany towards the end of World War II shows atrocities committed by the Nazis. German civilians view a pile of emaciated corpses through an open doorway at the camp. U.S. Army Major General Wilton B. Persons and Congressmen C Wayland Brooks and John V. Vorys view the bodies.
Scenes of World War II spanning several years, primarily from the European theater of operations, and operations of U.S. Army forces.
Montage of World War II scenes in rapid succession, including: British flag flying; British civilian men looking through debris and victims of Japanese bombing in China; a German armored car moving rapidly; Heavy artillery pieces firing; German SdKfz 251 half-track armored personnel carrier rushing past the camera; The German Nazi flag flying from the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France; German troops marching through the Arc de Triomphe (Arch of Triumph) as they occupy Paris; New York Times newspaper headline reading: "Nazis execute 50 French hostages in Bordeaux!" French Army prisoners of war; British Colonial troops in a labor gang; German Messerschmitt Bf 109 aircraft in flight; French refugees fleeing advancing German forces; Momentary closeup of ME- Bf-109 firing guns and then climbing away from roadway filled with refugees. Animated illustration showing shadows of German bombers flying towards Britain. Numerous dead civilians, victims of Axis military actions in various parts of the world. The White cliffs of Dover. Formation of German Heinkel HE-111 bombers coming over England. Aerial view from above of numerous German Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers in flight. British Royal Air Force airman ringing alarm bell and RAF pilots scramble; responding by running to their spitfire aircraft, taking off and climbing to intercept German bombers. Closeup of one pilot in his cockpit. A formation of three German Ju 87s seen from below. Gun camera glimpse of one being shot down from behind. An aircraft shot down and crashing. German aircraft bombing England at night during Battle of Britain (1940). Point of view shots from inside German aircraft during blitz over Britain, with aerial views of explosions and fires on ground in England. Narrator mentions Coventry as a target. Smoking ruins from German blitzkrieg bombing. Aerial views of areas bombed by German aircraft. British civilians carrying coffins and lowering them into grave sites as they bury victims of Nazi German bombing. Closeup of the shoulder patch worn on uniforms of soldiers in the U.S. Service Forces. Views of war materiel in warehouses and being loaded aboard ships destined to the war zones. American soldiers on a Pacific island. United States Army soldiers engaged at communications centers and using radio and radar antennae. Military equipment and weapons being moved by railroad train. Military supplies being loaded on rail cars and railroad trains running on tracks. U.S. troops on a beachhead following an amphibious landing. A British soldier eating bread. Two American soldiers drinking from cups. Closeup of a military police "MP" armband. Large formation of marching U.S. soldiers. Closeups of soldiers in the field, using radio telephones, cutting through barbed wire, looking out of ship porthole windows, and some simply posing momentarily for the camera. A U.S. Army soldier showing the "V" for victory symbol with his hand.
The first U.S. C-47 aircraft (and its crew) to drop Pathfinder Paratroopers on D-day eve in World War II.
U.S. Army Air Forces C-47aircraft , number 42-93098, of the 9th Troop Carrier Command Pathfinder Group, and its crew. This is the first aircraft and crew to drop American paratroopers (pathfinders) over France during the Allied invasion, in World War 2. The aircraft taxis on a British airfield. Crew of the aircraft are seen in front of it, including pilot, Lieutenant Colonel Joel Crouch, Copilot, Captain Vito Pedone, Navigator, Captain William Culp, Radio Operator, Harold Coonrod, along with two crew chiefs. Crew members shake hands and board the aircraft. Colonel Crouch waves from the cockpit of the C-47 (but has not started engines). Major J.L. Sweetman boards another aircraft. Colonel Crouche's C-47 taxis to where the Pathfinders will load up. View of Control Tower at RAF North Witham, with ambulance parked outside it. Three hours before takeoff.Colonel Crouch, is seen on a path near the airfield, with a Pathfinder Captain and Lieutenant, who will be aboard his aircraft and be the first to jump into France. They kid around. The Pathfinder officers note that Colonel Crouch wears paratroop wings. Later, two Pathfinders, of the 101st Airborne Division , with camouflaged faces and American flag insignia on their right shoulders, step from woods and pose momentarily. Pathfinder Paratroopers line up to board C-47 aircraft as Lt. Col. Crouch rides a scooter at the airfield. Aircrews and Pathfinders pose for photographs before taking off. The lead aircraft, number 42-93098, with Lieutenant Colonel Crouch at the controls, takes off from RAF Station North Witham at 9:54 PM, on June 5, 1944. to begin the invasion of France. (Note: This C-47 was shot down on September 18, 1944, during Operation Market Garden, and crash landed on Haamstede Airbase, Netherlands. Although shot at by German troops on the ground, pilot, Maj Joseph A. Beck, and Navigator Lt. Vincent J. Paterno, survived as prisoners of war. Copilot Capt Fred O. Lorimer and another crew member were fatally shot.)
British sailors tell stories of their rescue to Women's Army Corps Captain in England (WW2)
Two British seamen recount their D-Day Normandy invasion rescue to a Women's Army Corps (WAC) Captain in Plymouth, England in World War II. Seaman on the left tells how after a British carrier hit a mine and the American soldiers had to swim to the shore. Seaman on the right tells that the carrier, on which he was there, was hit at the beach broadside and the men had to swim through rough seas. Most of the men were picked up by a United States landing ship and returned to England.
Members of U.S. Coast Guard attend Sunday worship service at a church in England during World War II
"Somewhere" in England during World War 2. Personnel of United States Coast Guard troop transports and landing craft on their way to a Church for Sunday services. The church sits on a street in the middle of a town in England. View from rear as members of the U.S.Coast Guard march in formation toward the church. View from entrance of the church as they march through its iron gateway and along a path to its entrance. View from inside the church as an officer leads the Guardsmen up steps into a hall. They turn to their right to enter the church sanctuary.
General Eisenhower delivers a speech during a passing out ceremony at Royal British Military Academy in Sandhurst, England.
Passing out Review at Royal British military academy in Sandhurst, England. United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower addresses the cadets at the passing out ceremony at the Royal British Military Academy in Sandhurst, England. Standing on steps of the Old College Building, He thanks General Fanshawe for the invitation to address the cadets. He speaks about the role played by Britain and United States in World War II for the cause of democracy, decency and liberty. He assures the cadets of winning the war. He asks them to fulfill their duties. He also speaks about the optimum and judicious utilization of war resources. General Eisenhower talks about developing leadership abilities and team spirit among the soldiers which is basic necessity to win the World War.
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