Saints and Soldiers

The movie Saints and Soldiers is available to watch for free in its entirety on Hulu. Saints and Soldiers tells the story of a platoon during the Battle of the Bulge which struggles to return to Allied territory after the Malmedy Massacre.
 

The Bombing of Germany

PBS’ American Experience presents The Bombing of Germany, an excellent documentary on the American and British bombing of Germany in WWII with extensive color footage and veteran interviews.

The documentary is also available on Hulu.
 

Fortress of the Sky

Boeing color film from 1943 telling the story of the B-17 Flying Fortress.

“Here is the story of the B-17. THE FLYING FORTRESS. The research, engineering and production genius which built this airplane has since given America its great new aerial weapon… the BOEING B-29 SUPERFORTRESS.”

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Villers-Bocage after the Battle

This wartime film shows black-and-white video of Villers-Bocage after the town’s capture by British troops in August 1944. British engineers search for mines around the wreckage of Tigers and Panzer IVs lost by the Germans in Villers-Bocage. In June 1944, Villers-Bocage was the sight of a famous battle between Michael Wittmann and the Tigers of sSSPzAbt. 501 and the British 7th Armoured Division.

 

The Famous Fourth

The Famous Fourth, The Big Picture, Army Pictorial Center, U.S. Army — The history of the 4th Infantry Division.


 

Cannons on Wings

WWII color film produced by Bell Aircraft Corporation showing the design, assembly-line construction, and deployment of Bell Aircraft’s fighter planes with emphasis on the Bell P-39 Airacobra.

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Videos from Scale Model World 2010

Two videos from Testor’s Scale Workshop at Scale Model World 2010 in Telford, UK.

Interview with Accurate Armour

Interview with Revell Germany


 

Captured sPzAbt. 506 Tiger II at Gereonsweiler

Video of captured Tiger II of sPzAbt. 506 at Gereonsweiler, Germany in 1945:


Transcript: At Gereonsweiler, a knocked out King Tiger tank is put back into working order. With the help of a wrecker, the turret is forced into line by men of Company B, 129th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion, 7th Armored Division. The King Tiger tank weighs approximately 72 tons. It has 34 inch wide treads which spread the great weight over a large area. Top speed: 20 mph. Armor: up to 6 inches thick. It mounts the vaunted 88mm gun whose barrel is more than 21 feet long. The rebuilt tank will be used to familiarize our troops with the enemy weapon.
 

Japanese Type 95 Tank Evaluation

Allied evaluation of the Japanese Type 95 light tank showing its strengths and weaknesses — ends with a drag race between the Type 95 and a Stuart light tank. (Source: U.S. Combat Bulletin No. 5.)


 

Captured German and Japanese Aircraft

Rare color video of captured German and Japanese aircraft and rockets.