Allied officers confer in China during World War II. Generalismo Chiang Kai Shek of China and Lieutenant Albert Wedemeyer, Commander of the U.S. forces confer in the gardens of Kai Shek's house. The two officers seated in chairs as they discuss about Allied plans against the Japanese.
The Japanese being taken as prisoners in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Allied soldiers cross a water channel and advance in Luzon, Philippines. Soldiers fire and advance. Explosions occur on the island. The soldiers fire rifles and guns. A soldier loads shells into a mortar and fires. A Japanese urges the natives over a loudspeaker to surrender. American soldiers aboard a ship as they look through binoculars to spot any Japanese soldier. Japanese soldiers swim towards the ship and come aboard as they surrender. Another local speaks into a loudspeaker as he urges the Japanese to surrender. A Japanese soldier waves a leaflet and surrenders to U.S. soldiers. A wounded Japanese soldier after surrendering to U.S. troops. Japanese prisoners at a prison camp. Prisoners eat and are lined up on the camp grounds.
Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe General Dwight D. Eisenhower in Normandy, France during World War II. General Eisenhower with officers as he tours a rugged U.S. Army tent camp. He walks along a path between tents. (The path has deep side ditches for water runoff.) General Eisenhower near a car. Close behind him stands Major General Henry Aurand. General Eisenhower talks with a Colonel. Eisenhower in another area, talks with a very tall soldier, holding a mess kit. Major General Aurand, is in the group of officers behind Eisenhower, as he converses with soldiers eating from their mess kits. General Eisenhower proceeds to his car.
Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe General Dwight D. Eisenhower in Cherbourg, France during World War II. General Eisenhower tours camp Old Gold and Camp Lucky Strike as officers follow him. Lieutenant General Ben Lear, in an overcoat, talks to an Army Captain. General Eisenhower and accompanying officers walk, through fog, past trees along camp path. He stops to talk with soldiers. He inspects the interiors of tents, accompanied by an unidentified Major General. General Eisenhower converses with a Colonel, who smiles as he speaks. Eisenhower and party walk on wooden walkways in the camp. A WAC (woman soldier) watches as Eisenhower walks past. He and his escorts descend wooden stairs and stand on pierced steel plank as Lietenant General Ben Lear speaks to Eisenhower. Accompanied by a Captain, General Eisenhower tours a reinforcement and ordance depot. Major General Henry Aurand, accompanies them.
Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe General Dwight D. Eisenhower in Cherbourg, France during World War II. General Eisenhower walks with Major General Henry Aurand, across railroad tracks in port area of Cherbourg, France. Steam locomotives and railroad trains in the background. Eisenhower walks along the docks, past a ship being offloaded to a railroad box car. General Eisenhower and Major General Henry Aurand, step from staff car upon arrival at 165th General Hospital. They are escorted along established paths lined with post and rope fencing. The large hospital tents display red crosses. General Eisenhower gives some soldiers his autograph. He and his party stand by a large pressure tank, as a soldier uses a wrench to adjust a control. Eisenhower chats pleasantly with U.S. Navy personnel at the camp. General Aurand stands by Eisenhower as he talks with an Army Colonel. His staff car and driver are in the background. Eisenhower warmly greets Naval and Marine officers on board a ship in port, where supplies are being offloaded. He looks down into the ship's hold from the deck above.
Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe General Dwight D. Eisenhower in Cherbourg, France during World War II. General Eisenhower steps off a railroad train in Cherbourg, France, and salutes. He gets into a car. General Eisenhower boards the U.S. Army Hospital Ship, Jarrett M. Huddleston, docked at Cherbourg harbor. At the conclusion of his visit, he walks off the ship, accompanied by Major General Henry Aurand. They walk across the dock and look at ships on the other side. They walk past large artillery shell stacked up on the dock.
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