War crime trials of World War II in Manila, Philippines. Officials get seated for the trial. The commission seated includes Commanding Officer Brigadier General Arthur G. Trudeau,Colonel Henry W. Holt,Philippine Army General Basilio Valdes,Colonel Richard G. Stickney. Collaborator Theodoro Sanchez enters and testifies.
War crime trials of World War II in Manila, Philippines. The commission seated includes Commanding Officer Brigadier General Arthur G. Trudeau,Colonel Henry W. Holt,Philippine Army General Basilio Valdes,Colonel Richard G. Stickney. Interpreter leans over a table and questions the defendants. U.S. Graves Registration Lieutenant Larkin is sworn in. Commission looks at photos. Filipino witness Julian Leo on stand. Courtroom during the trial. Court is adjourned. Commission and defendants leave.
A film titled 'Victory' about the first ever atomic bomb test in New Mexico, United States. Exteriors of some of the secure manufacturing and factory buildings that were part of the Manhattan Project production efforts. Military guards watch over the factory. View of the desert in New Mexico. Cactus in the desert. Views of the nighttime first atomic bomb test explosion in history, known as the Trinity test, seen from different distances and camera positions. Smoke cloud rises up from the first ever atomic bomb explosion. (World War II period).
Russian soldiers in Moscow, Russia. Russian soldiers parade and stand at attention as Russia's activities since declaring war on Japan later in World War II. Marshal Joseph Stalin with another official at balcony of a building. The Kremlin in the background.
Title card reads, "Peace, It's Wonderful." People celebrate as Japan accepts peace terms, ending World War 2. President Harry S. Truman of the United States announces Japan's acceptance of peace terms and the end of World War II. Reporters rush out to deliver news. Many scenes of American citizens, soldiers and sailors celebrating V-J Day in various cities of the United States. Crowds celebrate peace on V-J Day (Victory over Japan Day) in Washington DC, Chicago, San Francisco, and New York. Crowd outside White House waving. Woman holds newspaper with headline, "Japan Surrenders." A sailor dances with a girl. In San Francisco's Chinatown, firecrackers are lit up. In Seattle Washington, soldiers grab young women and kiss them. Aerial view of crowds celebrating the end of World War II at Times Square in Manhattan, New York City. Ticker tape falling in the air. Joyous, happy, and excited citizens cheer the end of World War 2. People waving newspapers with headline, "Japs Accept Terms." Spotlights illuminate nighttime crowds celebrating in New York City.
Ceremony aboard the USS Missouri (BB-63) as the Japanese surrender is signed in Tokyo Bay. Sailors stand in attention. U.S. Fleet Admiral William Frederick Halsey, Jr. greets U.S. Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz. Sailors sit and watch the ceremony. General of the U.S. Army Douglas MacArthur leads his party aboard and to their place. Uniform representatives of the Allied powers stand in attention. Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Mamoru Shigemitsu leads his party aboard and to their place. Douglas MacArthur opens the ceremony with a speech. Documents of surrender on table. General MacArthur,Admiral Nimitz and Admiral Halsey leave. (World War II period).
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