German Nazi Major General Alfred Petray surrenders his garrison to United States soldiers at Werdenfelser barracks ( Oflag VII-A ) in Murnau Germany during World War 2. Two German soldiers wearing Red Cross armbands survey gathered German troops. German soldiers stand in formation during surrender of their garrison. Major General Alfred Petray, in full uniform, with a defeated expression. German soldiers are seen with varying age groups. German soldier holding a white sheet as a sign of surrender. United States soldier speaks with Major General Alfred Petray.
United States soldiers cross a mined river in Germany during World War 2. German prisoners assist small group of US infantrymen in crossing the river. A United States soldier directs a military vehicle to park. Soldiers cross a bridge. Two United States soldiers into brush at side of road to hide. German locals meet United States soldiers arriving in Murnau am Staffelsee, in the Oberbayern Region of Bavaria, Germany. United States soldiers follow a tank inside Murnau am Staffelsee. In the Murnau am Staffelsee town square, United States infantrymen apprehend more German prisoners.
United States Army Sherman M4 tanks and other military vehicles move across Bavarian countryside during World War 2. POV moving down road as the tanks go through the Oberbayern region of Bavaria. The Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain, can be seen from afar. Some United States soldiers walking nearby.
Animated map showing Burma Road, a road linking Yunnan, China to Rangoon, Burma (present-day Yangon, Myanmar). Aerial view of the Burma Road. Part of the Burma Road on hillside. Chinese laborers clear away rocks. Laborers use pickaxes for digging rocks. Laborers working on Burma road use sledgehammer to chip away rocks. Chinese laborers’ children smash small stones while playing nearby. Chinese laborers working on Burma Road in mountain slope. Film narration by Ronald Reagan (future United States president).
Trucks driving on Burma Road to China. A caravan of camels travels to China through rough, snowy mountain terrain. British and American army trucks driving up mountainous terrain of the Burma Road during World War 2. Animated map showing two important military supply routes used by the Allied forces- the Burma route and the Iran land bridge (also known as the Persian Corridor). An animated depiction of an Imperial Japanese soldier superimposed over map of Asia, dominating the region. United States General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz discuss strategy together. Japanese soldiers march with Japanese flag during 1942 invasion of China. An Imperial Japanese Army Mitsubishi G3M1 Model 11 Land-based Attack Aircraft bomber in flight. POV through bomb bay door as Mitsubishi G3M1 drops bombs. Explosion from bomb as seen from ground. British Field Marshal General Harold Alexander holds a map. United States General Joseph Stilwell, while smoking a cigarette, discuss with Chinese colleagues. Animated map depicting Burma Road takeover by the Japanese. A United States airman, belonging to the First American Volunteer Group (also known as the Flying Tigers), hops on a Curtiss P-40 fighter. A group of “Flying Tigers” Curtiss P-40 fighters take off from airfield.
Three Imperial Japanese Army light bombers (likely Mitsubishi Ki-51 Sonia Type 99 Assault Planes) drop bombs over Rangoon (present-day Yangon, Myanmar) during World War 2. Explosion from dropped bombs. Burmese child runs away. A child rides on the back of his mother running away from bombing. Japanese bombers drop more bombs over buildings in Rangoon, destroying them. Buildings on fire due to Japanese bombings. Huge fire in roof of building. Burmese refugees sit on roof of moving train cars as railroad train moves down track. Farmland on fire. Rangoon’s destroyed buildings after Japanese bombings. Buddhist statues surrounded by debris.
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