Animation graphic describing how land sea and air information was coordinated to enable precise targeting of enemy positions by naval gunfire during the U.S. invasion of Okinawa, Japan in World War 2. U.S. minesweepers enable capital ships with heavy guns to safely operate close to enemy targets. Views of heavy naval gunfire. Advance of the Marine 3rd Amphibious Corps. U.S. troops, advancing slowly, routing out Japanese defenders dug in to caves and holes throughout Okinawa. Naval heavy guns were called upon to destroy these caves. Detailed live images include: Mine sweepers off Okinawa, sweeping for mines; heavy cruiser USS San Francisco, CA-38, under a head of steam and using signal lights; battleships fire at Okinawa; A bow view of a Tennessee Class battleship; battleship USS Nevada, BB-36, fires its main battery; closeup of a Cleveland Class light cruiser's main aft battery firing at Okinawa; stern view of the heavy cruiser USS Pensacola, CA-24, fires her aft main 8-inch/55 main battery; U.S. Marines on the march and blowing up caves; battleship USS New York, BB-34, fires her main battery; time 03:36 shows a Cleveland Class light cruiser firing its forward main 6-inch battery; time 03:30 shows the USS New York, BB-34, again; various naval guns fire and explosions on Okinawa are shown; time 04:08 shows the forward main deck, looking aft, of the USS Nevada, BB-36, with a Tennessee Class battleship in the background.
President Ronald Reagan giving a speech at the Brandenburg Gate (Pariser Platz, 10117 Berlin, Germany) in Berlin, Germany. Large crowds gather. People stand with the United States flags. Dignitaries on the platform. The flags on the platform. President comes at the podium to give a speech in front of the crowd. The crowd applauds. He speaks that 24 years ago President John F Kennedy visited Berlin. He talks about the courage and determination of the people in Germany to get freedom and about the removal of the Berlin wall. Trees, streetlights, and buildings in the background. Graffiti on wall in the background. Armed guards stand near the wall. He talks about the greatness of the Brandenburg Gate. Cars move on the street in the background and people stand.
Ninth National Convention of the Communist Party USA in New York City, June 24 -38, 1936. The theme as seen in outsize banners included a huge likeness of Earl Browder displaying the words: "Against Hunger Fascism War" and a banner around the hall reading in part: "forward to Unity..." The activities seen are like any major political party convention, including having placards identifying delegates from all the States of the Union, such as Georgia, Virginia,Iowa,West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, District of Columbia,Oregon, etc. Lights sweep over the darkened arena highlighting the signs of the various states. Several scenes show massed flags of the Communist Party displaying the hammer and Sickle on a solid field.
Korean refugees take shelter at Tent City in Kaesong,North Korea. Refugees arrive in queues with their belongings at the campsite.Korean refugees of all ages being vaccinated inside a tent. Children come out crying after vaccination.LT CF Wainwright and a guard of 32nd Inf G Company check the refugees before they enter the Tent City.24 May 1947.
Sign at a U.S. Outpost reads' Out Post No 12'. Two U.S. guards patrol the Outpsot. Two soldiers in jeep arrive at Outpost 12 and checked by guards.View of mountain range from Outpost 12.Jeep arrives to another outpost that reads 'Out Post No 13'. Guards check the soldiers and lift up the barrier for the jeep to pass.24 May 1947.
Downhill view of the American Outpost No 13 at the 38th Parallel in Kaesong,North Korea. U.S. guards patrol the Outpost. Shows a Russian guardhouse across the dividing line. 38th Parallel inscribed in dirt on ground. A sign reading 38th Parallel in English ,Russian and Korean.24 May 1947.
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