War industry leads to problems in Mobile, Alabama during World War II. A large number of people gathered outside the Personnel Office in Mobile. Congress provides 2 million dollars for housing of war workers (building tanks, guns, ships and other war material in factories, manufacturing plants, and shipyards for the war effort). Shows racially segregated housing and facilities for African American workers versus white workers. Views of a cleared slum area where African Americans had been living been living in poor quality homes before the war. Shortage of housing is addressed with new housing for African American war workers, "Certified Colored War Workers". African American children play and eat at a nursery. Dormitory units for single war workers equipped with gymnasium and other basic facilities. Government owned trailers built by the Maritime Commission near a ship yard. The problem of providing a day nursery is undertaken. Modern permanent homes for war workers who can afford them. After meeting the problems like housing and sanitation, production goes up at the ship yard. A new ship being launched at the ship yard. A sign on the ship reads ' Cedar Mills'.
Two million Italian soldiers parade in Avellino, Italy. A large number of soldiers gathered for a maneuver. Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini and King Victor Emanuel look at the troops. Military tanks during the maneuver. The soldiers march in review.
Operation Desert Rock nuclear bomb test at Yucca Flats in Las Vegas, Nevada. A discarded walkie talkie lying on a sack on the ground. A dummy dressed like a man lying on the ground. Discarded vehicles, tanks and guns left around the area for testing the effects of nuclear blast. A mannequin in a foxhole. A dummy lying with two M1 rifles. A U.S. Marine walks into an underground trench. He prepares a dummy and then walks out again, all prior to test shot Dog during Operation Tumbler-Snapper of Desert Rock Exercises.
German forces defend against invading Allies, in France, during World War II. German antiaircraft batteries swing into action. A German soldier looks through binoculars at high altitude formations of Allied aircraft in flight over the city of Caen, France. Anti aircraft guns being fired at the airplanes. U.S. Army Air Forces B-26 aircraft seen in formation dropping bombs at lower altitude. Smoke rises from bomb bursts. German gunners fire FLAK vierling 38 antiaircraft gun from an open railway car. German soldiers look at the B-26 bombers as they fly overhead in several flights of 6 aircraft each. Several German FW-190 fighter aircraft pass overhead and engage the U.S. bombers at high altitude, leaving myriad contrails visible in the sky. American Air Forces aircraft attack over a bay of the Seine River. German antiaircraft fire continues. An FW-190 aircraft passes low overhead. Burning wreckage of an airplane in the forest. In the city of Caen, a tall monument can be seen, still standing, topped by a winged figure holding aloft a laurel wreath in each hand. Residents leaving the city of Caen carrying all their belongings. Damaged buildings in the city. German troops move about the city in trucks and on motorcycles. German Pz.IV's of Panzer Lehr Division advance with intent to surround the invading Allied forces. German troops firing heavy field artillery. Allied paratroopers being taken prisoner in a field of flowers. Wrecked Allied Sherman Firefly tank on a field. Sweat shirt displayed with "Canadian Armoured Corps" written on it.
The German campaign in Russia during World War II. Mortars, artillery and machine guns being fired by the Germans. Under heavy fire cover armored German troops carry counter attack. Tiger tanks of SS.Pz.Reg.2 'Das Reich' and s.Pz.Abt.503 firing. Heavy firing takes place as smoke rises.
Landing operations in Anzio, Italy during World War II. Allied soldiers aboard an LST ( Landing Ship Tank). The soldiers eat sandwiches and drink coffee. They eat aboard the LST before landing at a coast.
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