American soldiers of 7th Division, 184th Infantry Regiment, Company-B, march past civilians standing on curbs of streets inf Kyongsong (Seoul) in South Korea, at the end of World War 2. Japanese policemen herd civilians onto curb.where they wait to view the parade. Two men hoist Korean National Flag on top of a building.American and Korean flags flutter on masts atop a tower. (World War II period).
Smoke rises at a distance from a V-1 flying bomb (Fieseler Fi 103) explosion in London,England. Civilians clear the rubble of the destroyed buildings. V1 bomb in flight crashes to the earth and results in a big explosion. British soldiers at spotter station search through a device. Tracer bullets from a British anti-aircraft (AA) gun attempt to bring down a V-1 rocket in flight. Bus passes by American Red Cross building. Several scenes of demolished buildings. Civil defense workers along with military and civilians search the ruins. Pulse of the hand of a badly burned victim is checked. U.S. soldiers stand in front of a building. Rescue squad put out fire from smoky ruins using water hoses. British AA gun barrels fire. (World War II period).
British anti aircraft guns fire at the V-1 flying bombs and shoot them out of the skies in London,England. Air raid warden spotter looks at the sky. Barrage balloons suspend in air above the city. A V-1 falls to earth and explodes. British soldiers look through their binoculars. Natives watch V-1 bombs flying overhead. View of the heavily bombed sections of the city. Civilians help in clearing the rubble. A nurse treats a wounded old woman. Two children walk through the rubble of a bombed building. (World War II period).
Three U.S. soldiers read a Daily Express newspaper at Grosvenor Square in London. The newspaper's headline announces the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. American flags can be seen hoisted at half mast on prominent government buildings like the U.S. Embassy, American Red Cross Rainbow building and others. U.S. soldiers and British civilians read newspapers at Leicester Square. American and British flags hoisted at half mast over other city buildings. Two U.S. soldiers look at a paper enclosed in a glass frame, showing picture of President Roosevelt and Vice President Harry S Truman. (World War II period).
Exterior view of the Westminster Abbey (Dean's Yard, London SW1P 3PA, United Kingdom) at Westminster in London. Shows soldiers and civilians leaving and entering Westminster Abbey. American and British flags hoisted at half-mast from a building's balcony, honoring the death of United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt. (World War II period).
View of the Mauthausen concentration camp in Mauthausen, Austria. Cremation ovens used to execute the prisoners. A German guard held at gun point by the American troops. Liberated American speaks, surrounded by a group of prisoners. He is U.S. Navy Lieutenant Jack H. Taylor of Hollywood, California. Filmed by Lt. Col. George C. Stevens, he says that in October 1944 he was the first allied officer to drop into Austria. He says he was captured December 1, 1944 by the Gestapo, and severely beaten. He details his imprisonment time in Austria and then at Mauthausen. He shows insignia and dog tags of two American soldiers who were executed in a gas chamber of the camp by the Germans. He details the multiple methods used by the Germans to kill prisoners, including shooting, gas chamber, beating, exposure in the snow for 48 hours with cold water thrown on them, starvation, dogs, and pushing off a hundred foot cliff. He thanks the American 11th Armored Division for rescuing them. (World War II period).
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