Category Archives: videos

Paris 1944

Posted on October 23, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Paris ’44, The Big Picture, Army Pictorial Center, U.S. Army — The story of the liberation in Paris by the Allies in August 1944.    

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WWII Hungarian Newsreels

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Hungarian National Film Archive has placed an extenive collection of newsreels from 1931-1943 online at Filmhíradók Online. In 2005, with support from the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications, the Hungarian National Film Archive digitalised a part of its … Continue reading →

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Rosie the Riveter

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

The Library of Congress explores the evolution of “Rosie the Riveter” and describes the lives of real women workers on the U.S. Home Front in World War II. Rosie the Riveter – Real Women Workers in World War II:   … Continue reading →

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Training Film for 16-inch Battleship Guns

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Post-war training film about loading, aiming, and firing the Iowa Class 16″ guns.     (The 16″/50 Gun & Turret, Major Caliber Guns & Turrets, United States Navy Training Film, MN-9321c, 1955.)  

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How to Fly the P-47

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

How to Fly the P-47: Pilot Familiarization War Department Training Film 107-A How to Fly the P-47: Ground Handling, Take-Off, Normal Flight and Landing War Department Training Film 107-B How to Fly the P-47: High Altitude Flight and Aerobatics War … Continue reading →

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Grumman at War

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

Grumman Aircraft color film about the design, testing, manufacturing, and combat record of the Grumman F6F Hellcat carrier-based fighter. Collection: UNT Digital Library.    

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P-38 Flight Characteristics

Posted on August 15, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

WWII color training film produced by Lockheed describing the P-38 Lightning. The film shows operating characteristics of the P-38, demonstrates techniques for takeoff, landing, and combat flying, and shows operating controls and procedures.    

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Germans Surrender in Czechoslovakia

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

U.S. Army video of German troops surrendering in Czechoslovakia in 1945: Part 1 — German soldiers, wagons, and trucks surrender. U.S. soldiers inspect abandoned German equipment and artillery. Wehrmacht soldiers in a Schwimmwagen are directed forward by U.S. soldiers. Part … Continue reading →

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The Seventh Army Story

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

“The Big Picture: The Seventh Army Story” a U.S. Army film produced by the Army Pictorial Service:  

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Spearhead – 3rd Armored Videos

Posted on August 6, 2010 by Lone_Sentry_Admin

   3AD.com has uploaded an extensive collection of videos related to the 3rd Armored Division in WWII on YouTube and Vimeo: 3rd Armored Division YouTube Channel 3AD.com on Vimeo Public.Resource.Org has digitized the 1970 U.S. Army “Big Picture” film The … Continue reading →

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