Russian troops in Prague, Czechoslovakia, near end of World War 2. Civilians crowd on the streets. Trucks go on a road and cross a bridge on a river. A Russian drives past the crowd in a horse drawn vehicle. Soviet troops enter Prague. Buildings in the background. The crowd cheers for Russian soldiers. Russian cavalry soldiers ride down a street. A crowd near the river watch the entry of soldiers. A church spire. (World War II period).
German soldier prisoners of war in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia. Large group of German prisoners corralled in the city. A German officer stands and talks. An elderly German officer stands and poses. Soldiers around a water pool. (World War II period).
United States Army training film about the attitude of athletes and soldiers of the United States in World War II. The film is titled 'Fighting Men', 'Kill or Be Killed'. Narrator contrasts fair fight tactics in sports in the United States versus the kill or be killed attitude necessary to win in war. Opens with series of scenes of players playing various sports, seemingly at college and professional level for most: boxing, baseball, basketball and ice hockey. Two young boy boxers compete in a boxing ring with a referee looking on who is wearing a Navy sweatshirt. Runners at a race track in a track and field race. A tennis player preparing to serve a ball. A football game. Soldiers run in a field and fire while in prone position. A soldier fires machine guns while the other holds the bullet belt. Bomb explosion on a battlefield. Artillery and soldiers at a front during a war.
A United States Army training film about use of different weapons by soldiers of the United States. Soldiers fire guns, artillery, mortar, rifles and machine guns. Players at a boxing ring and soldiers in a close fight in a field. Soldiers use weapon 'morning star'. Brass knuckles displayed. Short gun and use of French knife demonstrated. A soldier fires a gun. (World War II period).
A United States Army training film about use of different weapons by soldiers of the United States in World War II. A soldier fires a gun and kills other soldier. Three soldiers see a dugout. They lay on ground and throw a hand grenade on it.
A United States Army training film about use of different weapons by soldiers of the United States in World War II. A soldier hides behind a damaged building. He attacks a soldier from the back and kills him with a knife. Two soldiers in a close fight. One soldier hurts another's eye and kills him. A soldier sees another in a field and fires from a prone position. Players in a boxing ring. Soldiers fight in a field.
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