Sixty Italians working at Italian Pavilion in New York's Worlds Fair are arrested for violating immigration laws, New York City, United States. The men are taken to Ellis Island until they have a hearing. Men walk in lines. Building in the background. A sign reads 'Ellis Island'. The men sit in a hall. Ship in the river.
Radio controlled boat in Fort Story, Virginia. A radio controlled boat used as a target for three-inch gun crews. The boat is guided by wireless from the shore. A man operates the controls. Several men stand in a group. They fire guns. (World War II period).
Ceremonies during Nazi Holiday on 9th of November in Germany. German officers stand in formation. The German soldiers remember the dead German heroes. The Nazi soldiers stand at attention. German officers place wreath on the tombs. A wreath placed from Adolf Hitler's side. (World War II period).
Adolf Hitler is seen strolling toward his rustic Eastern Front Headquarters building, at The Wolf's Lair (Wolfsschanze), near Rastenburg in East Prussia during World War II. He is accompanied by General Wilhelm Keitel, Admiral Karl Doenitz (Dönitz) and an unidentified Nazi German officer. They are wearing long winter coats and gloves. The Camp staff stand in formation rendering the Nazi salute in front of the building. Hitler steps forward and leads the way into the building.
A United States World War II propaganda film depicts Japanese psychology and living habits. Japanese mythology explains the origin of the Imperial Family. Japanese people celebrate the 2600th anniversary of mythological founding of Japan in 1940. Men, women, and children parade with Japanese flags. A man wearing Sendaihira hakama formal wear leads crowd chanting. A huge crowd gathers for the celebration. United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull visits Japan. Secretary Hull arrives in a conference to discuss about peace in the Pacific Theater. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt speaks about the diplomatic efforts to maintain peace in the Pacific Theater. President Roosevelt seated on a ship with General Douglas MacArthur on one side and Admiral Chester Nimitz on the other. Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburō Nomura hands a document to Ambassador Hull after the attack on the Pearl Harbor had begun one hour earlier (unbeknownst to the meeting attendees). The document states the Japanese Government's wish to continue negotiations for peace. Scenic views in Japan. Japanese people on bridge in a scenic garden. A Japanese man carries his son on his back. Japanese women wearing kimonos hold parasols. A woman tucks her child to sleep. Japanese soldiers in China committing atrocities against Chinese civilians. Shovel scoops up soil to bury dead Chinese civilians. Two men shot at point blank range. Bodies of slain Chinese children seen following attacks. Japanese general disembarks from a plane and salutes. “We must know them as they are.” the narrator reminds audience.
Opening scene shows a group of Chinese school children posed under a large Chinese Nationalist KMT) flag during the 2nd Sino-Japanese War (World War II). Their teacher keeps them in order. Behind and beyond the are many Chinese people, all seemingly aware of being photographed. A glimpse closeup of older children and the teacher. Next, Soviet Lieutenant General Vasily Chuikov, advisor to Chinese Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, steps from a building, smoking a cigarette. He is accompanied by a Chinese officer. Immediately, they are joined by another Soviet General (also smoking a cigarette). The three converse, while standing next to staff cars. Several Chinese officers bid Chuikov farewell and he gets ready to enter a car in the foreground. Scene shifts to a city square where animal-drawn carts pass by a building with a Red Star on the roof and Russian writing across its top that reads: : "ОСВОБОПИТЕПЬНЦЕ" (Liberator). A huge replica medal hangs across the face of the building with a bas relief of Stalin on it. Closeup of the building front. A local boy shines the boots of a Russian soldier, while another boy sits next to him. Glimpse of street scene. Sidewalk vendors line a block in the city. Food is cooked. Several people stand near the stalls. People patronizing the merchants. [Note: this film may contain segments that are unrelated and from different places and times.]
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