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Dutch soldiers practice defending Gilze Rijen Air Base in Holland, during NATO exercise Cirrus, in 1951
Film starts showing Dutch soldiers in a group awaiting signal to begin their exercise. Then the jump up and run to various defensive positions, already prepared with slight berms and camouflage. They take up firing positions in these sites. Most carry rifles similar to Lee-Enfields. But some are equipped with antitank weapons. Closeup of Dutch soldier manning an 84mm antitank weapon. Scene changes to soldiers at camp, where a tent, a shed, and a building surrounded by scaffolding, are seen. Soldiers neat the tent have placed a very long ladder against a tree. Closer views of soldiers in and around the tent. A Dutch officer speaks with a group of Soldiers. Next, a group of soldiers is seen running along a path, where several pup tents have been pitched. The occupants of one tent grab their weapons and join the group that is now assembling in loose formation.
UN Operation Doughnut designed to seize dominating terrain of Sobang Mountains around the Iron Triangle, 1-4 July 1951
U.S. forces on the move to encircle the Iron Triangle, and blast the enemy from the hilltops. The first scene shows a U.S. Sherman tank carrying about 15 American infantrymen who occupy every possible space atop the tank. It is followed by a Patton tank, also covered with American infantry getting a ride. Fuzzy view of a tank in field with traces of snow. U.S. gun crew firing a towed field howitzer. Closeup of American Lieutenant commanding artillery. He is using a field telephone. Another crew firing a mortar. Shells exploding on the hilltops. U.S. soldiers observing with binoculars from a bunker. Numerous explosions of many kinds of ordnance in the hills. Soldier firing a 30-caliber Browning air-cooled machine gun. Another American soldier firing a sub-machine gun. Other infantrymen firing fully automatic rifles. A U.S. Air Force F-51 Mustang fighter plane drops napalm on a target. Another Mustang fighter dives low to fire rockets and strafe an enemy position. Many more views of American artillery, tanks, and machine guns firing at the hills. Infantry move uphill to occupy the hilltops. Two are seen carrying flame throwers. As the infantry enter woods on a hillside, a flamethrower is employed. Troops in a sandbagged position in a town. Sick and wounded Korean civilians lie on litters in a paved area from where they are being placed into trucks.
Cartons of movie film are loaded onto an airplane at Mitchel Field, New York. for shipping to North Africa and Australia
U.S. Army Overseas Motion Picture Service in North Africa and Australia. A runway on Mitchel Field, New York. A stationary airplane. A vehicle loaded with cartons is stopped beside the airplane. Cartons of movie film are loaded on the airplane for U.S. Army Overseas Motion Picture Service in North Africa and Australia. A sergeant puts film cartons into the airplane. Lieutenant T. H. Tennant checks the shipment.
Sailor's Guide of Australia wins prize money of $100, 000 at an International horse race in Laurel, Maryland.
International horse racing at Laurel in Maryland. Huge crowd gathered to watch the race. Men eat food in the grandstand area. Entrants from seven nations participate in The International race for prize money of $100, 000. Front runner Tudor Era of the United States and Sailor's Guide of Australia run on the turf track. Sailor's Guide of Australia reaches the winning post first and wins the race.
Newsreel "Australian girls stage mass drill at Army hospitals" shows entertainment for injured Australian troops
Australian girls from the Sydney Australia College of Physical Culture perform mass drills in Army Hospitals in Sydney Australia during World War 2. Crowd cheering. Patient on a wheel chair watches the mass drills. The girls perform gymnastics drills and calisthenic exercises with rhythm and precision as the crowd of injured Australian soldiers and sailors watches.
Life of General Douglas MacArthur; training of the Philippine Army; leading Allied troops against Japanese forces (WW2)
General Douglas MacArthur is appointed Chief of Staff, with rank of full General, in 1930. United States troops marching with the American flag. General MacArthur with two French military officers, during a tour of Europe. He is decorated by French Officials. MacArthur visits Germany and inspects German troops. U.S. President Roosevelt reappoints MacArthur as Chief of the Staff. MacArthur speaking to an audience in Washington DC. Scenes of MacArthur's headquarters in the Philippines. Filipinos walking outside MacArthur’s office. MacArthur at his office in the Philippines with Eisenhower at his side. MacArthur talks on the telephone. Flags of the United States and the Philippines. Filipino troops marching at Fort Santiago inside the walled city of Intramuros in Manila. MacArthur supervises the creation of a Philippine Army. Philippine Army cadets perform outdoor calisthenics and attend a meeting. Philippine Army cadets train in knife fighting. Japanese planes drop bombs over the Pearl Harbor. Japanese bombardment of the Philippines during World War II. View of Corregidor Island. Soldiers on Corregidor load and fire artillery at the Japanese. U.S. soldiers in the Bataan peninsula. Face of MacArthur superimposed over a montage of American factory workers manufacturing ammunition and military vehicles. Start of the Bataan Death March. PT boat carrying MacArthur leaves Corregidor. War equipment prepared in factories. A battleship underway to Australia. MacArthur in Australia. U.S. convoy moves towards Japanese held islands in the Pacific. Allied soldiers land on the islands. A soldier lands on a beach and raises the American Flag. MacArthur points to the Philippines on a map and discuss war strategy. In accordance with the plan key positions in the Pacific are attacked. MacArthur looks on as United States soldiers land on the islands. MacArthur while smoking a pipe inspects the landing of Allied soldiers on islands behind heavy bombardment. Amphibious tractors land on the beach of Palo, Leyte. Allied paratroops make a landing. United States troops sail on rubber boats towards the beach of Palo, Leyte. Paratroopers on parachutes landing in Leyte. MacArthur confers with Allied Commanders. Allied troops walk past a destroyed Bahay Kubo nipa hut. Japanese soldiers are taken as prisoners in the Philippines.
