A contingent of Armed Axis troops, led by an officer, marches West through Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, intending to surrender to U.S. and UK forces of the Western Allies during final days of World War 2. A long line of German soldiers follows, some in horse-drawn wagons, and similar conveyances. Among the troops are some from Russia in German uniforms. Some of the surrendering German troops appear to be young boy soldiers.
Activities at Omura Air Field in Nagasaki, Japan after the end of World War 2. Two U.S. Navy fliers converse amicably with a Japanese airmant, as they stand in front of a Stinson L-5 Sentinel airplane, in which the Japanese airman expresses interest. Camera pans to a tent set up nearby, under which several American military and Japanese civilian and military men ae seen. Damaged roof on a building in the background. Camera pans past skeletons of bombed out hangars and other buildings. Airport operations building appears intact. Small prefab quonset-style hangar nearby. Japanese soldier stands near car parked on ramp. Several U.S. Navy airplanes parked in background.
Japanese and Americans at the Omura Air Field in Nagasaki, Japan after the end of World War 2. U.S. Navy and Marine aviators and other personnel stand around a Navy PBY Catalina at the airfield. Several of the Americans stand with three Japanese soldiers. Japanese civilian and military persons seen under a tent erected nearby. Dark view of Japanese aircraft parked in a hangar. A Japanese officer and soldier are photographed from inside, as they approach the darkened hangar.
Activities on the streets in Nagasaki, Japan after the end of World War 2. Large partially fire-blackened and windowless building in downtown Nagasaki, Japan, after World War 2. Local citizens going about their normal activities, on sidewalks and streets. U.S. sailors in whites, walking in the crowd. A tram with passengers. A wagon pulled by an ox. War-damaged and destroyed buildings. Smiling Japanese soldiers and police, walking on sidewalk in commercial strip. An American sailor walks past a Japanese woman carrying a baby on her back. The sailor joins a large group of sailors standing by a sign, in English, pointing to bus stop for trips to Tokyo. American flag flying from tall flag pole.
Activities of the American Military Government (AMG) officials in Europe during World War II. Displaced persons and refugees on the streets with their belongings. They haul bags, luggage, carts, and trolleys loaded with belongings. Jeeps move on the streets. The refugees, including women, children and men walk past damaged buildings. They gather in a field and sit and chat. The American Military Government officials interview men. Officers at a desk in an office. An officer talks over a telephone. He gives instructions to a woman officer to prepare for newly arriving refugees. Military personnel help children to get down from trucks at DP Camp. The displaced persons point at pictures placed on boards for various languages. They walk up the stairs of a camp office. Three soldiers interview a Belgian woman and her child. The displaced persons shown include refugees from Belgium, Netherlands, France, Russia. They are assigned to quarters in camps.
Activities of Displaced Person camp personnel and refugees in Europe around end of World War II. A sign board reads "Medicin" on a doorway. Doctors examine displaced persons and refugees in a hospital. Doctors perform physical examination of a woman and a boy. Woman applies lice decontamination powder agent to refugees standing in a line. The camp personnel, through the Red Cross and the UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration) give shoes to an old man and clothing to a needy child. A man rings a large gong bell at a DP camp calling refugees to a meal. The camp personnel serve food to the displaced persons in a large dining hall. Women and children seen in line receiving bowls of steaming hot food and drink. A sign board outside an office reads "Office of Military Detachment D3FI". Officers at desks interview the displaced persons. A Russian man from a German camp is interviewed through a translator. He wears a star on his jacket. A displaced French woman is interviewed by an American soldier. Group of displaced Polish men sit together and smoke, relax and chat in quarters with their countrymen. A man fills details in a duty roster form assigning displaced Polish persons daily routine activities in their quarters. In a Belgian citizens area, people play and chat. A girl sits next to a woman relaxing on a bed. A doctor examines a baby.
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