An aerial coverage of Nagasaki, Japan to show the atomic bomb damage which occurred during World War II. Aerial views of ground zero, a Medical Center, the center of city, a valley and untouched portions of a residential area. A cathedral and tightly packed homes.
A film "The Occupation Soldier" depicts the efforts made by U.S. soldiers to bring back German civilians to normal life in Germany after World War II. A mass gathering of the members of the National Socialist German Workers' Party. German people accept the propaganda of their leaders and give Nazi salute with German Chancellor Adolf Hitler. Hitler addresses the gathering from a dais. A swastika sign on a stone. German civilians wave. Officers at a briefing. Dead bodies hanging and a pile of dead bodies. War scenes: Bombarding during the war. View of a city after the bombardment. U.S. soldiers walk along a road. The soldiers talk to German civilians. German civilians standing and smiling. German women and children. A pile of rifles on the ground. Newspaper headlines: 'Armistice', 'German Decree Republic'. The soldiers march on a road. Hitler addresses a throng.
Presidential tour of proposed Gateway National Recreation Area in New York and New Jersey. U.S. President Richard M. Nixon, standing in front of the Presidential Aircraft at Newark Airport, Newark, New Jersey, with Governor William Thomas Cahill, of New Jersey, Governor Nelson Rockefeller, of New York, Mayor Kenneth Allen Gibson, of Newark, and Mayor John Lindsay, of New York City. The President's helicopter maneuvering over the proposed Gateway National Recreation Area. President Nixon speaking about the project in Hangar 14 at Newark Airport, Newark, N.J. Seated on the stage are: Governor Cahill, Secretary of Interior, Rogers C.B. Morton, Governor Rockefeller, Mayor Gibson, and Mayor Lindsay. The President shakes hands with the Governors and Mayors after concluding his remarks.
Iceland becomes a republic during World War II. Tents set up for citizens of Iceland to vote in a referendum outside the city of Reykjavik. Citizens gather for the ceremony marking the proclamation of Iceland as a republic. President Sveinn Bjornsson and the Bishop of Iceland as the new republic is formed. American commander on Iceland General William Key watches the ceremonies.
The Dachau concentration camp in Germany during World War II. A sign reads 'Stadt Dachau'. M-24 tanks and vehicles of U.S. 20th Armored Division followed by infantrymen on foot enter the city. Released Russian prisoners, civilians and soldiers rush to greet U.S. soldiers. German prisoners march along a street followed by U.S. MPs (Military Policemen) in a jeep. A Russian soldiers speak with two U.S. soldiers. A large group of slave laborers in the courtyard of the concentration camp.
German officials surrender in Regensburg, Germany during World War II. German and U.S. officers during surrender proceedings in a town square. Officials include U.S. Colonel Frank Dunkerly of Lawrence, Kansas and a German Major who commanded the city garrison and others.
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