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Events of World War 2, and creation of United Nations Organization following the surrender of Germany and Japan

Summary of World War II events and formation of the United Nations Organization. Soviet troops on Eastern Front of Europe fire artillery on German positions in 1944. Russian troops advance. German soldiers come out of buildings and surrender. Allied Forces land in France on D-Day. Allied troops and tanks fight Germans on streets in towns and villages of France. U.S. Army tanks fire at German positions. Various groups of German prisoners of war march along roads and are herded into prison camps operated by American and British forces. In 1945, the Allied leaders meet at Yalta on the Crimean Peninsula to discuss Allied military strategy in the final months of WWII. Leaders included British PM Winston Churchill, U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin. The meeting of U.S. and Soviet Russian troops at the Elbe River. German Nazi Swastika symbol blown up in explosion atop Zeppelinfeld Nazi party rally grounds in Nuremberg. Aerial view of Berlin in ruins, as seen from low-flying aircraft flying directly over the Unter den Linden boulevard and the Brandenburg Gate. Wrecked and bombed German buildings seen everywhere. German officials signing surrender instrument at Rheims. U.S. President Harry S Truman, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin at Potsdam Conference. U.S. Marines battling on beaches of Pacific Islands. Iconic shot of U.S. Marines raising the American flag on Mount Suribachi at Iwo Jima. Aerial view of bombed and ruined city of Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese surrender to MacArthur aboard the battleship USS Missouri. General MacArthur speaks aboard Missouri. Victory celebrations all across the world, with some scenes from earlier V-E Day (Victory in Europe) day in May 1945, including crowds celebrating in Paris, France, and some scenes on V-J Day (Victory over Japan day) in August 1945. Crowds on streets celebrate. Happy crowds jam streets. Delegates of Nations, among them Andrei Gromyko and Vyascheslav Molotov meet in San Francisco and create a United Nations organization. Truman arrives at signing of UN charter. Various delegates sign charter. U.S. troops disembark troop carrier ships at U.S. ports and are discharged after completing military service in World War 2. Group of U.S. Army soldiers exits a church (the Chapel at Fort Dix, New Jersey), waving their discharge papers in hand.

Date: 1945
Duration: 7 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053066
Louisiana State University beats Texas A&M University Aggies by a score of 19-14 in the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.

The college football Orange Bowl of 1944 between Louisiana State University and Texas A&M University Aggies in Miami, Florida, at the Miami Orange Bowl. The crowd in the stands of Orange Bowl Stadium. Band and flag corps march on the field carrying flags of various nations. A large float of a bald eagle with a crowned young woman rides atop the float. The game in progress. A cheering crowd in the stands. Highlights shown include two rushing touchdowns by LSU's Steve Van Buren and a passing touchdown by A&M. Louisiana State University beats Texas A&M University Aggies by a score of 19-14.

Date: 1944, January 1
Duration: 1 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061498
President Franklin D. Roosevelt catches a 77 pound Tarpon off the coast of Port Arkansas, Texas.

United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt catches a Tarpon off the coast of Port Arkansas, Texas. President Roosevelt and others in a Farley boat as he goes fishing along with Barney Farley, a fishing guide. President catches a 77 pound Tarpon and pulls it aboard the boat. Farley holds the Tarpon as President Roosevelt appears cheerful.

Date: 1937, May 10
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051402
President Roosevelt catches a 80 pound tarpon off the coast of Port Aransas, Texas.

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt catches fish off the coast of Port Aransas, Texas. President Roosevelt with fishing guide Barney Farley and others aboard a boat underway at sea. The President tries to catch a fish. Barney tries to get hold of a fish caught by the President. He holds a 80 pound tarpon. The President smiles.

Date: 1937, May 10
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078160
The Marshall Plan being launched to assist recovery of Europe after World War II

Rail cars on the November, 1947 "Friendship Train," at a sea port in the U.S.A. Behind it is seen the funnel of the SS Exiria, of the American Export Lines. The camera moves around to show the Exiria, displaying a large American flag and words,"Friendship Food Ship," on her hull. A steam locomotive on train in France, delivering relief supplies, displays crossed American and French flags on it. Trucks on road in France, displaying French and American flags and pictures of the Freedom Train on their sides, with words:"Ravitaillement, offert spontanment au peuple de France à partir de peuple Americain." (Refueling, spontaneously offered to the people of France from American people.) The SS Exiria docked in an Italian port. A catholic priest and several nuns with a group of schoolboys, standing on the pier, wave American flags. Another group of schoolgirls, enthusiastically wave American flags. A large crowd waves several large Italian flags. President Harry S. Truman, at his desk on the White House, Washington, DC, signs the Economic Recovery Act of 1948 (AKA Marshall Plan). Secretary of State Marshall speaking in support of the legislation before Congress. Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg, of Michigan, speaking in support of the bill.

Date: 1947, November
Duration: 2 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050562
NS Savannah completes reconditioning and departs Galveston, Texas, with new crew, on tour to new ports of call

The NS Savannah is seen at Nuclear Service facility, Galveston, Texas, for reconditioning before making new port visits. Here she is delayed several months by labor dispute involving her nuclear engineering crew. Maritime Administrator, Nicholas Johnson, poses with ship's officers from the American Export Isbrandtsen lines, who are the new operators of the Savannah. The Savannah departs on a mission involving new ports of call. U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson comments from his office regarding the mission of the NS Savannah. View of cargo being loaded aboard the Savannah. Views of a world globe. Views of the NS Savannah underway.

Date: 1964
Duration: 1 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675070693