May Day parade in Stalingrad, Soviet Union. Russian People march along a street. Damaged buildings of Stalingrad. Women carry a big banner of Soviet Communist Politician Vladimir Lenin. Large group of Soviet women march along a street. Soviet aircraft in flight. Large crowd during Russia May Day parade.
Battle of Stalingrad, Soviet Union during World War II. View of Stalingrad and Volga River in Russia in the background. Interiors of a building. Soviet troops march and advance on field during Battle of Stalingrad. Animated map of Yugoslavia. Map shows a break up. A moving train.
Victory Day celebrations in Paris, France after World War II. Entrance of U.S. 48th General Hospital in Paris. Wounded American soldiers with nurses in a hospital compound. Soldiers reading news of Germany's surrender. A soldier shows newspaper with headline 'Nazis Reveal Surrender To Western Allies, Russia'.
Opening scene shows Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov and officers of his staff walking across a field in Russia, during World War 2. Soviet SU-100 (Samokhodnaya Ustanovka 100) tank destroyers armed with a 100 mm anti-tank guns, rush past the camera. Next, Marshal Zhukov is seen surrounded by senior Soviet officers as he speaks on a field telephone. A formation of Soviet warplanes flies over the advancing tank destroyers. Marshal Zhukov and staff observe field operations from an established trench covered by a camouflage netting. Closeup of Zhukov examining a map. Soviet armor moving under fire from German shells exploding near them. Glimpse of Zhukov and staff in another observation point. Soviet armor and infantry enduring explosions from German gunfire and moving forward in smoke. Animated map shows gradual Soviet advances beginning at the River Oder and pressing toward and beginning to encircle Berlin.
The San Francisco Conference. U.S. Secretary of States Edward Stettinius addresses the other representatives of nations gathered for the United Nations Conference on International Organization. Foreign Commissioner Molotov of Russia addresses the gathering followed by T.V. Soong, Foreign Minister of China. Crowds on roads.
U.S. President Harry S. Truman greeted at San Francisco Airport by U.S. Secretary of State Edward Stettinius before a parade through streets. President witnesses the voting, as fifty nations agree to the new United Nations Charter. First to sign is China followed by Russia, Great Britain and France. Then Mr. Stettinius affixes his signature. A close view of signed charter is shown. President then addresses the Conference.