ZUM4921265: Tue 03, 1954 - Training for the Indo-China war.: The last erre commando group of about a hundred men-divided into small groups of 4 or 5 are being specially trained to take over the grounds and villages soon after the withdrawal of the Viet Minh rebels. they are recruited from the former Viet Minh prisoners. soon after taking over the ground from the rebels each part of the village or battlefield is carefully searched for hidden enemy or war material left behind. / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4921314: Tue. 03, 1954 - Welsh Bonnet” Funnel for new liner; View of the” 'Welsh Bonnet” shaped funnel of the new Orient Liner Orsova (28,000 tons), which is designed for the dispersal of smoke ad smut. The Orsova, which has no mast, is due to leave on her maiden voyage on March 17. There is accommodation for 1,498 passengers / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4921479: Tue. 04, 1954 - The Russian freighter” Ligovo” ran into trouble in the North East Sea Canal, which was blocked. Damage was already in the range of over 500,000DM. The ship was carrying valuable pelts and hides. The crew worked quickly, hoping to find as many of the pelts as they could before they washed away / Bridgeman Images