The signing of the Three Power Pact during World War II. Japanese, German and Italian delegates gather in Germany. Adolf Hitler greets the delegate from Japan signing the Three Power Pact of the Axis. The delegates sign the pact and officials stand in the background.
U.S. Submarine, USS Pickerel (SS-177) docked in Pearl Harbor during World War 2. Crew members handling lines on deck. Navy ensign displayed on stern. Shipyard derrick in background. Sub's conning tower displays several miniature Japanese flags, representing victories. Boat's officers pose on deck. Other subs docked alongside in background. Sailors ride a motorized lift transporting a torpedo to the sub. Below decks, crewmen load torpedoes into firing tubes. The Pickerel starts moving out of her berth. Animated map shows pattern of U.S. submarine operations out of Pearl Harbor, fanning out toward Japan. Views of the submarine cruising on the surface. Binocular view of ships on horizon. Crew members clear the deck and go below. The submarine submerges. Crew working at duty stations. Captain at the periscope, orders firing of number 1 torpedo. It strikes a ship Which explodes and burns with billowing black smoke.
Animation depicts the resources and the strategic position of the Philippines during World War II. Animated map show many islands like Borneo and Java near to the Philippines. It also depicts the benefits for Japan on invading the Philippines. The abundance of oil, copper, coal and a large population in the area. Large crowd of Filipino working men wearing hard hats in an industrial or port area. Battleships underway at sea. Large crowd of Filipino people holding lighted candles march on a street at night during a ceremony.
During occupation of the Philippines by Japanese troops during World War II. Maps of Manila Bay, the Bataan Peninsula, Corregidor and Caballo islands. Mountains in the foreground. A wrecked U.S. ambulance in Corregidor Island. A U.S. medical aid station. Medics treat wounded soldiers inside a tent. U.S. Army prisoners of war in Corregidor take salt tablets and eat at a field kitchen. A prisoner of war sweeps the ground. A wounded Filipino soldier walking with crutches. Prisoners of war are served with plates of rice. A heap of medical supplies. A man reads The Tribune newspaper. Headlines of the newspaper reads: 'Homma is head of Japan forces'. Soldiers seated inside a tent look at a map.
Japanese troops on the Aleutian Islands in the Pacific Ocean during World War II. A map locates places. Ships underway at sea. Japanese troops aboard a ship. They advance across a field. A seaplane takes off and in flight overhead. United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator aircraft bombard Japanese battleships. Smoke and splashes in water due to the bombardment. The aircraft bomb a shore. Enemy anti aircraft guns are fired. Soldiers stand at attention. A soldier holds a flag. A map of Pacific areas controlled by Japan.
Japanese forces occupy Andoman Islands in World War 2. Animated map shows straight line from Japan, over Southeast Asia, to the Andoman Islands in the Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean. Japanese troops are seen in an assault boat headed toward a tropical island. Mitsubishi F1M (Pete) Navy float plane in flight overhead. Japanese soldiers charge a beach and move inland, apparently unapposed. British flag laying on the ground in Port Blair and British arms stacked by Japanese troops, who also pose for photograph in a large group, raising their flags in sign of victory. Japanese soldiers examine a sash worn by a local native. Street scene with local people going about their daily activities.