Scenes in Buna, New Guinea, during the battle of Buna-Gona,fought by American and Australian forces in World War 2. An American General and Australian General, Sir Thomas Blamey, Commander of the Allied Land Forces in the Southwest Pacific, conducting an inspection in the jungle. General Blamey and U.S. Army Lieutenant General Robert L. Eichelberger with another Australian commander. General blamey beside a jeep in a marshy area of the jungle. Trees in the marshy area in the background. The men are talking. Other officers in the background. The Generals driving in a jeep on a jungle trail. American soldiers throwing grenades and concealing themselves among the trees. Several dead Japanese in a trench. A catholic chaplain conducting services in the jungle. The soldiers and officers gathered in front of the chaplain. General Blamey and General Eichelberger walking on a trail in the jungle. Other men following the Generals. Inside captured Japanese fortifications, General Blamey inspects a Japanese Taisho heavy machine gun. General Eichelberger joins him. They also inspect a long barreled Japanese artillery piece.
A film on the Battle of Buna-Gona in New Guinea during World War II. A map showing distance of Buna from Australia and Port Moresby. Thick jungles in Buna-Gona. American soldiers arriving in aircraft. The troops in trucks. An aircraft in flight. The soldiers inside the aircraft. Men trained in Australia. The aircraft arrives at a field. Australian soldiers get out of the aircraft. The soldiers and Papuan natives in the field. The natives carrying supplies move across a marshy area in the jungle. The soldiers holding guns crossing a water body. The soldiers moving across a bridge. The soldiers among the trees. The soldiers and the natives working to build a log bridge in the jungle. An M-3 tank moving on the bridge with a soldier atop the tank. Other soldiers watching the tank. Engineers building another bridge in the jungle. The Papuan natives carrying the supplies move on a path in the jungle. The natives wading through a water body. The 114th Engineers building a native-type hut. Wounded soldiers are carried on stretchers on the bridges by the natives and are evacuated. The soldiers and the natives beside the hut drinking from cups. The natives watch the soldiers. Several soldiers seated on the ground. A few soldiers inside the hut planning their action.
The Battle of Buna-Gona in New Guinea during World War II. A patrol moving along a beach. American and Australian soldiers place a machine gun on a beachhead. The soldiers fire guns. A few soldiers lying beside the machine gun and firing. Soldiers holding guns lying in prone position on the beachhead. The soldiers fire mortars. A few soldiers on the edge of the beach moving forward. The soldiers are creeping with guns into the jungle and firing. They are firing from among the trees. The soldiers fire from their concealment in a hedge. A vehicle in the jungle covered with trees. Logs of wood lying about in the jungle. A trench in the jungle. The soldiers moving on a forest trail. Several dead Japanese in a trench.
A film on the Battle of Buna-Gona in New Guinea during World War II. American and Australian soldiers examining captured Japanese guns. A soldier holding a gun kneeling on the ground. Other soldiers standing around him and watching. A soldier holding another captured gun. A few soldiers moving on a beachhead. Dead body of a Japanese soldier. Japanese prisoners moving along a forest trail escorted by soldiers.
A Hungarian-sponsored concert for war relief in Berlin, Germany during World War II. Singers and musicians on a stage in an auditorium. Swastika sign on the backdrop of the stage. A huge crowd gathered for the concert. A woman singer performs during the concert. The musicians playing instruments in the background. Views of dignitaries and officials in the audience. The audience applauding at the end of the singer's performance. A music conductor directing the musicians playing instruments. Two men and two women singing in the concert. Army personnel and dignitaries among the audience. The musicians and the singers performing on the stage. The singers bowing to the audience after their performance. A few men and women performing a dance.
Flemish work-camp youth from Belgium training in Germany during World War 2, in programs similar to Hitler Youth training. Several Flemish work-camp youth moving in columns. View of the young men smiling. A German officer shaking hands with the youth in uniforms. Some wear armbands. Many have a unit insignia patch with a Seagull or Albatross or other similar bird in flight. Their barracks at the camp with signs on each: Nordland, Mifinger, Midufind. A group of young men in front of a building. The youth run toward a training exercise. Mountains in view in the background. The young men in groups during training sessions. They engage in calisthentics and trust and confidence-building team exercises.