From a vintage educational film about WW2 the Luftwaffe bombs London during the Blitz. Londoners seek bomb shelters and stations in the Underground while carrying gas masks.

Unused / unissued material. - Location and dates unknown / unclear. <br/> <br/>Title card - 'Combat Film No FC 2765. F/O Johnstone 137 Squadron ?/9/43 22.30 hrs. Hurricane Attacking Shipping." <br/>Plus other title cards - Poor, mainly out of focus gun camera footage from RAF Hurricanes and Typhoon fighters attacking enemy shipping. Some usable shots.

A World War II training film titled 'The LST Employment' on loading and employment of Landing Ship Tanks (LSTs). An LST underway at sea in the United States. A combat unit loading. LSTs should be correctly loaded for a successful invasion. Troops and equipment aboard an LST. Amphibious trucks and other amphibious vehicles are unloaded from the LST in water. Other vehicles are unloaded at a beach. Tanks, trucks, cranes, jeeps, Amphibious trucks DUKWs and other equipment is unloaded from the LST at the beach. Location: United States USA. Date: 1944.

AL TODD WAS A GUNNER ON A DIVE BOMBER IN WW II. HE WAS SHOT DOWN ON HIS WAY BACK FROM A MISSION. OTHER U.S. PLANE SUPPLIED AIR COVER WHILE HE WAS RESCUED. ONE OF THE PLANES FLYING COVER WAS FLOWN BY GEORGE BUSH.

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B&W NATIONAL ARCHIVES FTG OF US OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION FILM (CIRCA WORLD WAR TWO WWII) ON DEVELOPMENT OF LANDING CRAFT BY HIGGINS COMPANY IN NEW ORLEANS. VS OF COMPANY OWNER ANDREW JACKSON HIGGINS AT WORK. VS OF US TROOPS USING LANDING CRAFT DURING AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT. PARTIAL AUDIO. Content information from the National Archives: 111 Series ADC Item 1855 Title WW II INVASION, FRANCE ; INVASION 66 ; INVASION 25 Production Date 06/1944 Production Date 06/1944 Production Date 06/1944 Format silent, unedited, black & white. Creating Org. Department of Defense. United States Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. Army Pictorial Center. Army Motion Picture Depository. See Also Access Unrestricted. Use Restrictions None. Items 1 motion picture title(s), 35mm Contact Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Branch (NWDNM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001 PHONE: 301-713-7060 FAX: 301-713-6904 111 Series ADC Item 1935 Title INVASION OF FRANCE WW II, FLEET AND BEACHHEAD SCENES, FRANCE Production Date 06/1944 Format silent, unedited, black & white. Creating Org. Department of Defense. United States Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. Army Pictorial Center. Army Motion Picture Depository. 59 Item 149 Title THE FIGHTING DUTCH [ETC.] Title Added Entry U.S.A. series, no. 4 Production Date ca.1944 Format sound, black & white. Creating Org. State Department. Accession Number 3274 Scope & Content Part 1, Netherlanders and natives of Dutch Island colonies train in the U.S. and Canada. Shows flashes of various kinds of training and examples of preserved customs (eating, dancing, etc.). Begins with scenes of Germany invading the Netherlands and Japan invading the Dutch East Indies. Part 2, blood is donated at blood banks. Shows details in the manufacture of plasma through processing, packing, and use on a battlefield. Part 3 (Reel 2) pays tribute to Andrew J. Higgins and his workers in developing and producing invasion boats. Recounts the Navy's need for landing craft. Higgins designs and supervises construction of a sample boat. It is rush ordered by the Navy. Ship builders work night and day, expanding into streets of New Orleans, Louisiana. 428 Series NPC Item 4246 Title LANDING CRAFT PARTICIPATES IN INVASION OF FRANCE Production Date 06/1944 Format unedited Shot List 1) MS Troops descend nets from AP to LCM.2) GV Troops exit LC, wade thru surf to beach-SV.3) GV MS Lowering wounded aboard AP.4) CU LCI damaged by shell fire, bad list.5) GV LCIs & APs in transport area.6) GV MS Damaged LCI with LCM alongside, wounded evacuated SV.7) SCU CU Bridge of damaged LCI; corpsmen evacuate wounded.8) CU USCG cutter (83") , rescue ship.9) LS Convoy LCIs with barrage balloons.10) GV Transport are, LCI, APs, barrage balloons, DE on patrol.11) MS Casualties unloaded from LCT.12) CU Casualty in sling loaded aboardsAP-SV. 428 Series NPC Item 4365 Title UNLOADING SUPPLIES & GENERAL BEACHHEAD ACTIVITY, INVASION OF FRANCE Production Date 06/16/1944 Format unedited Shot List 1) MS CU LCI & LST on beach.2) GV Wreckage of trucks, etc, on beach.3) GV Ducks approach in surf.4) LS CU Trucks drive off beached LCT, many ships in harbor-BG.5) MS Tanks exit beached LST, Tanks pass FG-SV.6) MCU CU Men work on damaged screw on stern of LCI.7) CU Naval officers (USCG).8) MS SCU Small boat barriers on beach (hedgehogs)-SV.9) CU Holes in hull of beached LCI-SV.10) MS Loaded LCT approaches, German prisoners aboard.11) MS Rhino barge alongside AK.12) MS Men on deck drink coffee, AP AK BG. 428 Series NPC Item 4247 Title LANDING CRAFT PARTICIPATE IN INVASION OF FRANCE Production Date 06/1944 Format unedited Shot List 1) MS Man repairs damaged LCVP; welder works on invasion gear-SV.2) MS Jeep lowered aboard ship-SV.3) GV Group of LCVPs in water alongside ship.4) MS Jeep lowered onto deck of ship & into hold.5) SCU CU Man directs winch operator, man operates winch SV.6) GV MS Men exit LCVP, walk on deck of ship with gear-SV.7) LS MS Men exit LCVP, climb gangway to ship-SV.8) LS Group of LCVPs coming alongside ship for unloading.9) GV Foot of gangway, landing boat, troops come aboard-SV.10) MS Heavily loaded troops leave head of gangway.11) MS Officers review operations plan with large-scale map.12) GV APs in bay underway. 428 Series NPC Item 4364 Title UNLOADING SUPPLIES & GENERAL BEACHHEAD ACTIVITY, INVASION OF FRANCE Production Date 06/16/1944 Format unedited Shot List 1) GV LCI with troops aboard.2) MS Trucks transfer from LST to LCI tied to bow-SV.3) GV LST & LCI in transport area, LCC FG.4) MS AK unloaded to LCT alongside.5) LS Troops file down road to beach.6) GV Ships in transport area.7) MS Rhino barge loaded with tanks passes.8) MS CU Damaged LCI & bulldozer stranded on beach-SV.9) LS MS Unloading supplies from rhino onto trucks alongside.10) MS Tanks exit beached LST-SV.11) MS Damaged, burned LCT on beach-SV.12) GV Damaged boats, tanks, etc. on beach-SV.13) SCU LCMs with bullet holes in ramp.14) GV MS Damaged trucks, tugs etc. on beach, damaged bldgs. BG-SV.15) MS HS Men in duck approach beach-SV. 428 Series NPC Item 2021 Title INVASION OF EUROPE Production Date 01/21/1954 Format unedited Shot List 1) MLS Twin 40MM anti-aircraft crew, firing gun.2) MS PA underway at sea (PA-26).3) MS Bow view of PA-26.4) MLS Port quarter view of PA-26.5) HA MS LCVP loaded with troops in combat uniform; stepping off onto gangway.6) MS Troops coming up the gangway aboard ship; LCP"s anchored in BG.7) HA MS Men climbing up cargo net out of LCVP.8) MLS Destroyer of the LIVERMORE CLASS.9) MCU Officer speaking into mike.10) MLS LCT underway.11) MLS LCVP-R (rocket boats) LCVP on the other side; land in BG.12) LS LCVP"s heading for the beach, beach in BG.13) LS LCVP"s up on beach, also several men.14) MS Men running out of LCVP, barbed wire strung along in BG, jeep also in BG.15) MS Shot from landing craft as it hits the beach; LCVP up on beach.16) MS LCI underway, bow of LCVP in left FG.17) HA Vertical shot looking down into LCVP as soldiers climb up the cargo net in full battle dress.18) HA MLS LCVP pulls up alongside the gangway; PA-13.19) LS DE underway very slowly, much of task force and some barrage balloons in BG.20) LS Transports, shot thru rigging of the personnel transport.21) LS Overall of the LCVP"s and other landing craft heading for the beach, loaded with troops.22) MS British LCT underway.

“The Fight for the Sky” is a morale boosting WW2 documentary commissioned by the US government prior to the Normandy Invasion. It features the American air base in East Anglia on the east coast of England during WW2. Various fighter planes are featured in battle including the P-47 Thunderbolt, P-38 Lightning and P-51 Mustang. It begins with preparations for a mission and shots of aerial combat over Europe. The narrator, actor Ronald Reagan, digs into mission preparations, including the briefing and planning process as well as the expected enemy opposition and coordination required. In February of 1944, a new initiative began. American forces switched from defensive to offensive position and began to seek out German installations. They specifically targeted enemy transportation methods. This initiative lead to the possibility of the Normandy landings and opening of the western front possible. This film was distributed and exhibited for the Office of War Information as a public service by the War Activities Committee Motion Picture Industry (:08). It is an Army Air Forces Film (:14). It was presented by the Eighth Air Forces Fighter Command and photographed by the 3rd Combat Camera Unit (:36). Planes head down the runway at East Anglia (:45). P-47’s fly over in formation (:55). A P-38 pushes forward (1:10). The P-38 was used most successfully in the Pacific and China-Burma-India Theaters of Operations. A side view of the Mustang, P-51 follows (1:24). Airmen enjoy recreation; read newspapers (1:45), play ping pong (1:47) and tune into the radio (1:48). General Jimmy Doolittle looks over plans for fighter protection at the 8th Air force headquarters (2:14). Major General Kepner (2:25) commands. Close shots show a field order (2:32) for the 62nd group. Servicemen are called for a briefing about a missions into Germany’s industrial region, the Ruhr (2:42). Thunderbolt propellers spin and engines warm up (3:22). P-38’s get moving as escorts (4:06). Mustangs drive over dirt for takeoff (4:11) headed for the interior of Germany. Thunderbolts climb over headed for rendezvous (4:49). Thunderbolts maneuver for escort positions (5:00) and later break from their positions (5:32). Sirens wail on the German side (6:23) and Luftwaffe fighter pilots run for crafts (6:24) such as Focke-Wulf 190’s. A formation of Mustangs watch the skies for enemy pilots (7:06). Long range wind tanks fall from the tail (7:28). Captured footage (8:04) from enemy fighters reveal the attack on Allied bombers from behind. A B-17 catches fire (8:20). Another is captured after having its tail shot off (8:26). Combat footage watches as Mustangs and Thunderbolt’s explode in the gunfight (9:02). Great shots watch bombs spill from the bomb bay (10:39). An 8th Air Force bomber mission (10:49) with full fighter plane escorts head to Berlin. Another group of Thunderbolts, Lightings and Mustangs (11:12) head for a mission. Combat erupts over European skies (11:50). Stunning footage capture strafing runs against ground targets and low flying enemy planes (12:50). Air fields are targeted (14:30). Train cars pop from aerial strafing (16:11). Barges (17:25), oil tanks (17:41), flak towers (17:47), radio and radio tower installations (17:55) and supply trucks explode. A staff car is hit (18:07). Tank guns blow (18:20). Notable pilots from this combat are featured; Major Gerald Johnson (18:48), Major Duane Beeson (18:58), Captain Eugene O’Neil (19:04), Don Blakeslee (19:15) and Major Bob Johnson among others (19:25). The narrator looks to the Pacific theater (19:54) as the historic flag raising of Iwo Jima is featured (19:54). An advertisement for the purchase of war bonds for the 7th War Loan (19:57) closes the film. This was produced for the War Finance Division US Treasury Department (20:13). <p><p>Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below.<p><p>This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 7: (INTERVIEW) The cast of 'Oppenheimer' shares if they're tired of WW2 scripts during The 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards press room at The Beverly Hilton on January 7, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Footage by Golden Globes 2024/Getty Images)

Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown. <br/> <br/>Title reads: "111 Fighter Command, Combat Film, Lt. R.W. Strong, 505 Squadron, August 1944"*. <br/> <br/>Various aerial shots taken from fighter planes in combat: we see trains being bombed and enemy planes being shot at, some exploding, dog fights. <br/> <br/>* several similar intertitles throughout item, with names of cameramen / pilots, squadrons etc.

United States Army and Navy newsroom where combat films are processed. The combat films are made by U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marines. A man with a roll of negative. A cameraman of U.S. Marines explains how the footage of the Tarawa invasion in the Pacific Theater was taken. Marines aboard the ships. Chaplains carry out a religious ceremony on the ship. Marines read prayer books during the religious ceremony on deck. Some Marines are seen kneeling in prayer. Marines hold a cake with inscription "A Jungle Plus Coconut Tree Equals Jap So Keep Your Eyes Open". The Marines and the cameraman instructed about the operation. Officer points to a map. Naval guns fired. Heavy smoke and explosions. Invasion barges beached. The troops land on the beach. Some Marines wade on water. Troops fire. The wounded are carried on stretcher and evacuated on Higgins boat. Dead bodies of the Japanese soldiers. A bloated body of a Japanese soldier with arms and legs outstretched. Prisoners on beach. Soldiers clear airstrips. A kitten hides under a tank. Soldier feeds kitten. Naked soldiers washing themselves outside a village. Artillery on the beach. Troops go to see the raising of U.S. flag. (World War II period). Location: Tarawa Gilbert Islands. Date: 1944.

Black and white, 1945 (exact dates of filming unknown). US armor and troops fight on German soil in and around Hanover, Germany. Shows the US 9th Armored Division.

Military officers walk past sound stage, stand in front of racks of film cans. Film can labeled Japanese combat footage for Frank Capra. Officers sit beneath projector beam in screening room viewing propaganda footage of animation and Nazis. Soldier affixes sign beneath one indicating army air force training film production laboratory. Two shots of camera dollying to pilot in cockpit window for training film shot. Soldier enters army's signal corps photographic center. Uniformed officers sit around desk reading scripts. Three shots of military training film production inside studio.

B&W NATIONAL ARCHIVES FTG OF US OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION FILM (CIRCA WORLD WAR TWO WWII) ON DEVELOPMENT OF LANDING CRAFT BY HIGGINS COMPANY IN NEW ORLEANS. VS OF COMPANY OWNER ANDREW JACKSON HIGGINS AT WORK. VS OF US TROOPS USING LANDING CRAFT DURING AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT. PARTIAL AUDIO. Content information from the National Archives: 111 Series ADC Item 1855 Title WW II INVASION, FRANCE ; INVASION 66 ; INVASION 25 Production Date 06/1944 Production Date 06/1944 Production Date 06/1944 Format silent, unedited, black & white. Creating Org. Department of Defense. United States Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. Army Pictorial Center. Army Motion Picture Depository. See Also Access Unrestricted. Use Restrictions None. Items 1 motion picture title(s), 35mm Contact Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Branch (NWDNM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001 PHONE: 301-713-7060 FAX: 301-713-6904 111 Series ADC Item 1935 Title INVASION OF FRANCE WW II, FLEET AND BEACHHEAD SCENES, FRANCE Production Date 06/1944 Format silent, unedited, black & white. Creating Org. Department of Defense. United States Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. Army Pictorial Center. Army Motion Picture Depository. 59 Item 149 Title THE FIGHTING DUTCH [ETC.] Title Added Entry U.S.A. series, no. 4 Production Date ca.1944 Format sound, black & white. Creating Org. State Department. Accession Number 3274 Scope & Content Part 1, Netherlanders and natives of Dutch Island colonies train in the U.S. and Canada. Shows flashes of various kinds of training and examples of preserved customs (eating, dancing, etc.). Begins with scenes of Germany invading the Netherlands and Japan invading the Dutch East Indies. Part 2, blood is donated at blood banks. Shows details in the manufacture of plasma through processing, packing, and use on a battlefield. Part 3 (Reel 2) pays tribute to Andrew J. Higgins and his workers in developing and producing invasion boats. Recounts the Navy's need for landing craft. Higgins designs and supervises construction of a sample boat. It is rush ordered by the Navy. Ship builders work night and day, expanding into streets of New Orleans, Louisiana. 428 Series NPC Item 4246 Title LANDING CRAFT PARTICIPATES IN INVASION OF FRANCE Production Date 06/1944 Format unedited Shot List 1) MS Troops descend nets from AP to LCM.2) GV Troops exit LC, wade thru surf to beach-SV.3) GV MS Lowering wounded aboard AP.4) CU LCI damaged by shell fire, bad list.5) GV LCIs & APs in transport area.6) GV MS Damaged LCI with LCM alongside, wounded evacuated SV.7) SCU CU Bridge of damaged LCI; corpsmen evacuate wounded.8) CU USCG cutter (83") , rescue ship.9) LS Convoy LCIs with barrage balloons.10) GV Transport are, LCI, APs, barrage balloons, DE on patrol.11) MS Casualties unloaded from LCT.12) CU Casualty in sling loaded aboardsAP-SV. 428 Series NPC Item 4365 Title UNLOADING SUPPLIES & GENERAL BEACHHEAD ACTIVITY, INVASION OF FRANCE Production Date 06/16/1944 Format unedited Shot List 1) MS CU LCI & LST on beach.2) GV Wreckage of trucks, etc, on beach.3) GV Ducks approach in surf.4) LS CU Trucks drive off beached LCT, many ships in harbor-BG.5) MS Tanks exit beached LST, Tanks pass FG-SV.6) MCU CU Men work on damaged screw on stern of LCI.7) CU Naval officers (USCG).8) MS SCU Small boat barriers on beach (hedgehogs)-SV.9) CU Holes in hull of beached LCI-SV.10) MS Loaded LCT approaches, German prisoners aboard.11) MS Rhino barge alongside AK.12) MS Men on deck drink coffee, AP AK BG. 428 Series NPC Item 4247 Title LANDING CRAFT PARTICIPATE IN INVASION OF FRANCE Production Date 06/1944 Format unedited Shot List 1) MS Man repairs damaged LCVP; welder works on invasion gear-SV.2) MS Jeep lowered aboard ship-SV.3) GV Group of LCVPs in water alongside ship.4) MS Jeep lowered onto deck of ship & into hold.5) SCU CU Man directs winch operator, man operates winch SV.6) GV MS Men exit LCVP, walk on deck of ship with gear-SV.7) LS MS Men exit LCVP, climb gangway to ship-SV.8) LS Group of LCVPs coming alongside ship for unloading.9) GV Foot of gangway, landing boat, troops come aboard-SV.10) MS Heavily loaded troops leave head of gangway.11) MS Officers review operations plan with large-scale map.12) GV APs in bay underway. 428 Series NPC Item 4364 Title UNLOADING SUPPLIES & GENERAL BEACHHEAD ACTIVITY, INVASION OF FRANCE Production Date 06/16/1944 Format unedited Shot List 1) GV LCI with troops aboard.2) MS Trucks transfer from LST to LCI tied to bow-SV.3) GV LST & LCI in transport area, LCC FG.4) MS AK unloaded to LCT alongside.5) LS Troops file down road to beach.6) GV Ships in transport area.7) MS Rhino barge loaded with tanks passes.8) MS CU Damaged LCI & bulldozer stranded on beach-SV.9) LS MS Unloading supplies from rhino onto trucks alongside.10) MS Tanks exit beached LST-SV.11) MS Damaged, burned LCT on beach-SV.12) GV Damaged boats, tanks, etc. on beach-SV.13) SCU LCMs with bullet holes in ramp.14) GV MS Damaged trucks, tugs etc. on beach, damaged bldgs. BG-SV.15) MS HS Men in duck approach beach-SV. 428 Series NPC Item 2021 Title INVASION OF EUROPE Production Date 01/21/1954 Format unedited Shot List 1) MLS Twin 40MM anti-aircraft crew, firing gun.2) MS PA underway at sea (PA-26).3) MS Bow view of PA-26.4) MLS Port quarter view of PA-26.5) HA MS LCVP loaded with troops in combat uniform; stepping off onto gangway.6) MS Troops coming up the gangway aboard ship; LCP"s anchored in BG.7) HA MS Men climbing up cargo net out of LCVP.8) MLS Destroyer of the LIVERMORE CLASS.9) MCU Officer speaking into mike.10) MLS LCT underway.11) MLS LCVP-R (rocket boats) LCVP on the other side; land in BG.12) LS LCVP"s heading for the beach, beach in BG.13) LS LCVP"s up on beach, also several men.14) MS Men running out of LCVP, barbed wire strung along in BG, jeep also in BG.15) MS Shot from landing craft as it hits the beach; LCVP up on beach.16) MS LCI underway, bow of LCVP in left FG.17) HA Vertical shot looking down into LCVP as soldiers climb up the cargo net in full battle dress.18) HA MLS LCVP pulls up alongside the gangway; PA-13.19) LS DE underway very slowly, much of task force and some barrage balloons in BG.20) LS Transports, shot thru rigging of the personnel transport.21) LS Overall of the LCVP"s and other landing craft heading for the beach, loaded with troops.22) MS British LCT underway.

United States marines in jungle combat during Battle of Guadalcanal in World War 2. United States marines march in jungle at Guadalcanal. United States marines cross a jungle bridge in Guadalcanal. Rifle pyramid with line of United States marines marching in the background. United States Marine Corps General Alexander Archer Vandegrift narrates the Battle of Guadalcanal from his office. United States marines in the aftermath of assault from Japanese soldiers at the mouth of Alligator Creek in Guadalcanal. Dead Japanese soldiers at the mouth of Alligator Creek in Guadalcanal. Henderson Field (Now known as Honiara International Airport) smoking after attack by the Japanese during Battle of Guadalcanal. United States marines extinguishing a damaged fighter at Henderson Field. United States marine on tractor to repair runway at Henderson Field. B-17 Fling Fortess lands at Henderson Field. Various B-17 bombers parked near field. Close up of bomber names and nows are include "Spook", "Leis-Lady" and "Boomerang". United States Army fighter flies over Henderson Field. United States Navy ships sailing near Guadalcanal. A formation of United States Army aircraft fly over United States Navy ships near Guadalcanal. A "V" over the Liberty Bell ringing. Title card reads, "This is a military film not for public showing." Location: Guadalcanal Solomon Islands. Date: August 18, 1942.

Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown. <br/> <br/>Intertitle: "111 Fighter Command, Combat Film, WH Pickering, September 1944"*. <br/> <br/>Various aerial shots taken from fighter plane in combat: we see trains being attacked, fighter planes crashing in flames, bombers on ground being shot to pieces, vehicles on bridge being attacked. Some spectacular shots of explosions and gun fire. <br/> <br/>* similar intertitles throughout item, giving names of cameramen and dates (all 1944).

As the allies moved inland following the D-Day landings, the also encounter picturesque landscape in the French countryside. Meanwhile, aerial combat in the sky above France. Date footage shot is approximate.

B&W NATIONAL ARCHIVES FTG OF US OFFICE OF WAR INFORMATION FILM (CIRCA WORLD WAR TWO WWII) ON DEVELOPMENT OF LANDING CRAFT BY HIGGINS COMPANY IN NEW ORLEANS. VS OF COMPANY OWNER ANDREW JACKSON HIGGINS AT WORK. VS OF US TROOPS USING LANDING CRAFT DURING AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT. PARTIAL AUDIO. Content information from the National Archives: 111 Series ADC Item 1855 Title WW II INVASION, FRANCE ; INVASION 66 ; INVASION 25 Production Date 06/1944 Production Date 06/1944 Production Date 06/1944 Format silent, unedited, black & white. Creating Org. Department of Defense. United States Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. Army Pictorial Center. Army Motion Picture Depository. See Also Access Unrestricted. Use Restrictions None. Items 1 motion picture title(s), 35mm Contact Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Branch (NWDNM), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001 PHONE: 301-713-7060 FAX: 301-713-6904 111 Series ADC Item 1935 Title INVASION OF FRANCE WW II, FLEET AND BEACHHEAD SCENES, FRANCE Production Date 06/1944 Format silent, unedited, black & white. Creating Org. Department of Defense. United States Army. Office of the Chief Signal Officer. Army Pictorial Center. Army Motion Picture Depository. 59 Item 149 Title THE FIGHTING DUTCH [ETC.] Title Added Entry U.S.A. series, no. 4 Production Date ca.1944 Format sound, black & white. Creating Org. State Department. Accession Number 3274 Scope & Content Part 1, Netherlanders and natives of Dutch Island colonies train in the U.S. and Canada. Shows flashes of various kinds of training and examples of preserved customs (eating, dancing, etc.). Begins with scenes of Germany invading the Netherlands and Japan invading the Dutch East Indies. Part 2, blood is donated at blood banks. Shows details in the manufacture of plasma through processing, packing, and use on a battlefield. Part 3 (Reel 2) pays tribute to Andrew J. Higgins and his workers in developing and producing invasion boats. Recounts the Navy's need for landing craft. Higgins designs and supervises construction of a sample boat. It is rush ordered by the Navy. Ship builders work night and day, expanding into streets of New Orleans, Louisiana. 428 Series NPC Item 4246 Title LANDING CRAFT PARTICIPATES IN INVASION OF FRANCE Production Date 06/1944 Format unedited Shot List 1) MS Troops descend nets from AP to LCM.2) GV Troops exit LC, wade thru surf to beach-SV.3) GV MS Lowering wounded aboard AP.4) CU LCI damaged by shell fire, bad list.5) GV LCIs & APs in transport area.6) GV MS Damaged LCI with LCM alongside, wounded evacuated SV.7) SCU CU Bridge of damaged LCI; corpsmen evacuate wounded.8) CU USCG cutter (83") , rescue ship.9) LS Convoy LCIs with barrage balloons.10) GV Transport are, LCI, APs, barrage balloons, DE on patrol.11) MS Casualties unloaded from LCT.12) CU Casualty in sling loaded aboardsAP-SV. 428 Series NPC Item 4365 Title UNLOADING SUPPLIES & GENERAL BEACHHEAD ACTIVITY, INVASION OF FRANCE Production Date 06/16/1944 Format unedited Shot List 1) MS CU LCI & LST on beach.2) GV Wreckage of trucks, etc, on beach.3) GV Ducks approach in surf.4) LS CU Trucks drive off beached LCT, many ships in harbor-BG.5) MS Tanks exit beached LST, Tanks pass FG-SV.6) MCU CU Men work on damaged screw on stern of LCI.7) CU Naval officers (USCG).8) MS SCU Small boat barriers on beach (hedgehogs)-SV.9) CU Holes in hull of beached LCI-SV.10) MS Loaded LCT approaches, German prisoners aboard.11) MS Rhino barge alongside AK.12) MS Men on deck drink coffee, AP AK BG. 428 Series NPC Item 4247 Title LANDING CRAFT PARTICIPATE IN INVASION OF FRANCE Production Date 06/1944 Format unedited Shot List 1) MS Man repairs damaged LCVP; welder works on invasion gear-SV.2) MS Jeep lowered aboard ship-SV.3) GV Group of LCVPs in water alongside ship.4) MS Jeep lowered onto deck of ship & into hold.5) SCU CU Man directs winch operator, man operates winch SV.6) GV MS Men exit LCVP, walk on deck of ship with gear-SV.7) LS MS Men exit LCVP, climb gangway to ship-SV.8) LS Group of LCVPs coming alongside ship for unloading.9) GV Foot of gangway, landing boat, troops come aboard-SV.10) MS Heavily loaded troops leave head of gangway.11) MS Officers review operations plan with large-scale map.12) GV APs in bay underway. 428 Series NPC Item 4364 Title UNLOADING SUPPLIES & GENERAL BEACHHEAD ACTIVITY, INVASION OF FRANCE Production Date 06/16/1944 Format unedited Shot List 1) GV LCI with troops aboard.2) MS Trucks transfer from LST to LCI tied to bow-SV.3) GV LST & LCI in transport area, LCC FG.4) MS AK unloaded to LCT alongside.5) LS Troops file down road to beach.6) GV Ships in transport area.7) MS Rhino barge loaded with tanks passes.8) MS CU Damaged LCI & bulldozer stranded on beach-SV.9) LS MS Unloading supplies from rhino onto trucks alongside.10) MS Tanks exit beached LST-SV.11) MS Damaged, burned LCT on beach-SV.12) GV Damaged boats, tanks, etc. on beach-SV.13) SCU LCMs with bullet holes in ramp.14) GV MS Damaged trucks, tugs etc. on beach, damaged bldgs. BG-SV.15) MS HS Men in duck approach beach-SV. 428 Series NPC Item 2021 Title INVASION OF EUROPE Production Date 01/21/1954 Format unedited Shot List 1) MLS Twin 40MM anti-aircraft crew, firing gun.2) MS PA underway at sea (PA-26).3) MS Bow view of PA-26.4) MLS Port quarter view of PA-26.5) HA MS LCVP loaded with troops in combat uniform; stepping off onto gangway.6) MS Troops coming up the gangway aboard ship; LCP"s anchored in BG.7) HA MS Men climbing up cargo net out of LCVP.8) MLS Destroyer of the LIVERMORE CLASS.9) MCU Officer speaking into mike.10) MLS LCT underway.11) MLS LCVP-R (rocket boats) LCVP on the other side; land in BG.12) LS LCVP"s heading for the beach, beach in BG.13) LS LCVP"s up on beach, also several men.14) MS Men running out of LCVP, barbed wire strung along in BG, jeep also in BG.15) MS Shot from landing craft as it hits the beach; LCVP up on beach.16) MS LCI underway, bow of LCVP in left FG.17) HA Vertical shot looking down into LCVP as soldiers climb up the cargo net in full battle dress.18) HA MLS LCVP pulls up alongside the gangway; PA-13.19) LS DE underway very slowly, much of task force and some barrage balloons in BG.20) LS Transports, shot thru rigging of the personnel transport.21) LS Overall of the LCVP"s and other landing craft heading for the beach, loaded with troops.22) MS British LCT underway.

This fascinating and hilarious film made in celebration of the Army Pictorial Center was produced by Jam Handy (listed as "Handy Jam" in the credits) and contains many wonderful sight and sound gags while presenting the “reel story.” (“Please excuse the long titles we need the reel credit,” a humorous title card reads at mark 00:48). The light-hearted film opens with combat footage from World War II and the sudden need for foot soldiers — and how to quickly and efficiently train them. The answer: training films. At the start of World War II, the United States Army bought Paramount’s motion picture studio in Queens, New York (shown at mark 02:45), taking over in February 1942. The studio became the Signal Corps Photographic Center, later Army Pictorial Center, home to filmmakers and still photographers who covered the war and who produced countless training films. “The army hadn’t bought a white elephant in a long time, so they decided to buy this one,” the narrator explains as the good-natured film continues. <p><p>After putting out a call for trained filmmakers, the narrator explains how candidates came from all over — on foot and by plane— as WW2-era footage of soldiers and pilots on the move are shown, “while some of the more creative and artistic types had to be drafted” and we see a scene of an induction ceremony. While some were assigned as combat photographers the “unlucky ones” with “influential relatives” were assigned to the studio. “What a blow to their morale. Everyone wanted to get into combat,” the narrator says. As the film takes a self-deprecating look at their pictures, they point to such “classics” as safe driving techniques and safe food handing onboard ships. The film also takes great pride in mocking Adolf Hitler, setting his movements to a 1960s dance mix at mark 10:12. And as a group of men are shown standing arguing on a street corner, the narrator identifies them as the center’s film editors — “always a friendly bunch.” Mark 11:25 begins a montage of “things you’ll never see in our films” — and shows a series of bloopers. <p><p>We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example like: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."<p><p>This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

Created by the United States Marine Corps, “Objective … Security” is a 20-minute propaganda film covering U.S. Navy security on the Pacific island of Okinawa during World War II. Filmed by Marine combat photographers, the picture opens with Easter Sunday services in 1945, shown at mark 00:30, as we’re reminded that while the war in Europe seemed to nearing an end, half a world away, in the Pacific Theater, combat continued. On Okinawa, only 400 miles from Japan, more than 100,000 Japanese soldiers awaited an American attack force. Taking the beachhead with ease, Marines are shown securing civilian families at mark 02:15 and removing them from the conflict. At mark 04:20, a girl whose foot was cut off by Japanese force for disobeying an order is shown; a few seconds later the film reveals that the residents were ordered to commit suicide before surrendering to Allied forces. “They preferred to live,” the announcer proclaims at mark 04:35. After receiving medial attention, the Okinawans were also questioned in the hope of gathering military intelligence against the Japanese. As strains of “America the Beautiful” patriotically play in the background at mark 07:00, the film moves to show additional footage of doctors treating children, those injured in combat, and lepers who were left to mingle with healthy residents of the island. By mark 10:30, the film takes its viewers back into the combat zone as the Allies battled the entrenched Japanese who had moved inland, before returning to the native people and their struggle to build shelter for themselves, even as WW2 raged on. Although Americans may have been seen as liberators, the Marine Corps film bluntly notes at mark 14:43 that Okinawans “would not be spoon fed and could not panhandle their way to freedom.” The film nears its end with an inspection by Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz at mark 15:25, and word that American forces proved victorious, “pounding and blasting and burning then sweeping up the remnants with a broom of fire and a bloody mop,” and in the end bringing life and hope to the island, even as the war continued. <p><p>We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example like: "01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference."<p><p>This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD and 2k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com