VE Day in Germany during World War 2. Soldiers of the U.S. Ninth Armored Division are seen leaving the the Schlörplatz in Weiden, Bavaria, where they assembled to hear the news, from their Commander, Major General John W. Leonard, that Germany had capitulated. Soldiers move their armor and equipment through the Town and others walk. They pass by a tree displaying numerous information and direction signs. Local citizens watch from sidewalks. (Note: Armored vehicles seen include M16 Halftrack, M4 Sherman Tank, and M36 Tank Destroyer.)
VE Day (Victory in Europe) festivities in Paris, France during World War 2. A group of men and women carries a Pictorial banner as they march around the Arc de Triomphe circle. Men and women hold hands and make a circle as if to dance. Young people riding on top and sides of a car as they move past the Arch of Triumph and people in the street. Decorations strung in a park, including a poster of General de Gaulle. People stroll on walkway in the park.
Victory in Europe Day celebrations at the end of World War II in London, England. 'VE' and '303' spelled out in flames on ground, as American 303rd Bomb Group celebrates their Victory in Europe in World War 2
United States soldiers and several Coast Guardsmen gather for a Catholic mass, on a pier at the port of Waymouth, England, three days prior to the invasion of France in World War 2. A Catholic Military Chaplain conducts the mass. Landing Craft Infantry LCI(L) numbers 89 and 93 can be seen tied up at the dock in the background. A pet dog stands at the feet of the Chaplain, during the mass. The Chaplain administers the sacrament of Holy Communion (Eucharist) to waiting troops.
President Roosevelt delivers a speech reflecting the failure of World War 1 to be the "war to end war." He addresses a crowd at the Arlington National Cemetery Amphitheater in Arlington, Virginia, gathered for Armistice Day, commemorating the 1918 armistice ending World War I. Roosevelt reflects upon the role of United States in the world (as seeds of World War 2 are being sown). He upholds the ideals of peace and importance of being a good neighbor. He declares that the aim must be to avoid war and to remove the causes of war.
The U.S. Presidential Yacht, USS Mayflower (PY-1), carrying Secretary of the Navy,Josephus Daniels, makes its way between U.S. warships in the Port of New York during the Naval Fleet Review on Christmas Day, 1918, at the end of World War 2. A 4-stacker destroyer is seen briefly, to port side of the Mayflower. Later she is seen passing New York City piers, along the shoreline. The scene shifts to the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38), with her crew lining the deck and an upper triple turret turned to port. Two launches head toward a gangplank on her portside. View from boat passing the USS Pennsylvania's bow and along her starboard side.
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