Christening of the USS Franklin D Roosevelt at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York, United States. Several submarines underway at the river. U.S. sailors aboard the submarines. They fire 21 inches gun salute. Smoke arises as the gun is fired. Men stand at the quarter aboard submarines. Buildings in the background. An airship in flight overhead. (World War II period).
United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) P-47 Thunderbolts, aka "jugs," fly low over an airfield in France. Some of the P-47s display yellow cowlings and blue and red striped tails. Others display red cowlings. The aircraft fly over in flights of 4 aircraft each, and break for landings. However, they do not land, but either buzz low over the runway, or make touch and go landings.
Returned Frenchmen as they walk through the streets of Paris. Two men push another man in a wheel barrow. Man hangs allied national flags including those of United Stated, Britain, USSR, France, and Belgium, on a building to mark VE Day. Large procession of Parisians as they walk down Champs Elysees Avenue carrying Allied National Flags t celebrate VE Day. People on foot, on cycles and in cars. Throngs of people around Tomb of The Unknown Soldier at Arc de Triomphe. Young men and women celebrate and rejoice on the surrender of Germany. A view of the crowd as they wave to the camera. Procession of Allied National Flags. Girls carrying Free French banner. A glimpse of the crowd at Place de la Concorde. (World War II period).
GSAP (Gun Sight Aiming Point) footage of medium bomber raids over Germany during WW II. Aerial view of the ground below through the clouds. Formation of several United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Douglas A-26 Invaders. Bomb dropping from aircraft bomb bay. White clouds of smoke from bomb hits rising from the ground. National insignia on the aircraft. Several A-26s in flight. (World War II period).
German prisoners of war led away by the U.S. soldiers capturing Coblenz during World War 2. German soldiers come out of a gate with their hands raised followed by an American soldier. German soldiers led away. U.S. soldiers try to break down a door. A German lady comes out of a building and a U.S. soldier points out the way to her. A soldier enters the police headquarters at Coblenz. German prisoners of war led away by United States soldiers. A German soldier with a paper in his hand. German soldiers walking and seated with their hands above their heads. American soldiers smiling.
The opening of a Stage Door Canteen in Paris, France. Allied soldiers, sailors, women soldiers, French girls, and civilians arrive for the opening of the Canteen in Paris. A guard directs the people. Army band plays on stage. People clap after the first performance. People watch them and talk. Allied flags displayed on the wall. People stand as the band plays the French, British and United States National Anthems. (World War II period).