Camera pans from mast downward on a British Tiger-class battle cruiser, attending the surrender of the German Fleet at end of World War 1. Her crew lines the outer edge of her foredeck and wave their hats as the German warships pass. Other Allied warships are seen dimly in the background, including other battle cruisers and battleships. A biplane aircraft flies overhead. Closeup of the crew standing on the gun casemates of the Tiger-class battle cruiser. Angular rotation marks, in degrees, are inscribed on the casemates. British sailors fill a warship and cheer as the German ships pass. A succession of German U-boats and destroyers complete the parade of surrendering warships. Another view of ship's company filling the foredeck of a British battleship to hear remarks by a British political leader. He salutes and so do they all. View of the British White Naval ensign waving in the breeze. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
January, 1945, on the Western front during World War 2. Troops of the U.S. 8th Infantry Division test new white camouflage coveralls for use in snow. They patrol in snow covered forest areas on the Western Front. A sergeant makes outdoor field adjustments to the coveralls using a knife and captured German sewing machine. He helps a soldier who tries on his new coverall. The material used is from old mattress covers. Several soldiers are seen putting on the camouflage coveralls. Scene shifts to U.S. troops with a jeep towing a 20mm Italian dual purpose gun for use in Germany. On January 2, 1945, they set up and fire the gun at targets a half mile away. In Belgium, U.S. Army engineers of Company B, 238th Engineer Battalion, improvise remote controlled bazooka shells as road blocks. They set them up on fence posts and fire them by ordinary flashlight batteries. U.S. soldiers from a Signal Company of the 99th Infantry Division are seen using a Weasel vehicle (officially designated an M29C light cargo carrier) to lay communication cables through snow in the 1st Army Sector, Belgium. Views of the wire spool on back of the weasel, and soldiers pulling wire from it.
New fabricated houses constructed after World War II. Woman inspects the washing machine, steamer, tub and other amenities inside the house. Carpenters work in factory. Men and women work together to construct new houses. Crowd watches from across water stream in front of the new houses.
View of the Eiffel Tower through water sprays from fountains. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) officials arriving for meeting. U.S. Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, is seen. NATO units seen in exercises. U.S. support of South East Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) illustrated by U.S. Army troops of the Far East Command, on parade watched by Asian children.
Two Soviet missiles readying for launch as their platforms raise from a horizontal to an angled position. View of a different missile from the base of its silo. A Soviet Army technician at a control panel preparing for a missile launch. Views of a missile emerging from its silo, with smoke and fire emitting from the sides of the silo as the missile rockets upward.
Night time take off of a F-4 Phantom II aircraft. Aerial shots during the day of a group of F-4 Phantoms in flight. Aerial refueling operations of F-4 Phantoms by a KC-135. F-4Phantom II aircraft landing at an air field and deploying drag chutes.