The Battle of Crete. An animation shows the island of Crete. Damage and wreckage in an attacked camp. Dead soldiers. Damaged vehicles. German troops march on a road. British flag brought down and German flag hoisted. Soldiers salute German officer. German officers look at a map on a table. A German General visits wounded soldiers in a hospital. He confers medals to the soldiers. The general pays homage to dead German soldiers. An epitaph on a German soldier's tombstone. (World War II period).
Hermann Goering shakes hands with officers, congratulating them following the Battle of Crete. German troops march led by a band. Women wave from buildings. Troops march on a street. People give Nazi salute. (World War II period).
War-weary troops evacuated from former Allied territory arrive in Egypt during World War 2. The soldiers relax and smile. British Royal Navy warships underway to attack Italian installations in Libya. An airplane is launched from a British aircraft carrier. Gun crews bring shells on deck for heavy naval guns. A British sailor writes on one: "This'll make you whistle." Scenes of heavy naval bombardment of Italian military installations and the port at Tripoli, Libya. Daylight scenes reveal many sunken ships and destroyed Italian L11-39 tanks and military equipment.
United States Ambassador to Great Britain, John Winant, is seen arriving in the U.S. back from a trip to England early during World War 2. Ambassador Winant stands beside the Yankee Clipper (Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat aircraft) after arrival at LaGuardian Field in Queens, New York. He crosses dock from water-parked aircraft to terminal area. He is seen speaking to reporters and officials briefly, and waving to a gathered crowd at the port terminal. View from behind motion picture camera filming his arrival.
A parade in Bangkok, Thailand. The Thai soldiers march in uniform. Army trucks tow artillery. Thai troops aboard tanks and armored personnel carriers. The nation hails the recent conclusion of hostilities with French Indo-China by staging a parade.
The largest U.S. liner, the SS America, arrives in New York after cutting short its last pleasure cruise. View of American flag on side of ship SS America. Passengers disembark from the ship, which is being converted to become the fastest troop carrier in the world, during World War 2.
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