Czechoslovakians fight for freedom in Prague uprising near the end of World War II. The Czechoslovakians revolt to liberate the city of Prague from German occupation. Civilians burn Nazi German flags. Police capture German ammunition. Armed civilians throw hand grenades and fire guns on streets at German forces. Explosions arise during the battle. Dead bodies of rebel civilians on streets. Czech police and citizens inspect the surrendered Germans. Civilians and defenders happily greet Soviet Army tanks as they enter the city following retreat of Germans. Men and women collaborators are marched through city streets toward incarceration in concentration camps. President of Czechoslovakia Edvard Benes disembarks a train. The President returns to Prague after 7 years of exile. An officer salutes the President. A large crowd of civilians gathered to greet the President. The President waves at the gathering from the balcony of a building.
Britain reveals and demonstrates operation of a literal fire wall off the cliffs of Dover that had been set up to stop a potential German invasion of England. With World War 2 in Europe recently ended, Britain demonstrates the underwater pipelines and petroleum casks that would have generated a fire line to stop German invasion troops, ships and aircraft. Demonstration of the defenses: Large smoke column rises. Electrically operated fire lines are set on fire along coast line to burn forces of any incoming invasion. British Army soldiers near a line of mines, inland, that served as a second line of defense. A mine area is exploded for demonstration.
Swearing in of Secretary of the Treasury and Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion in the United States during World War II. Frederick Moore Vinson sworn in as Secretary of the Treasury by Justice Groner. Former Secretary of Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. stands nearby. Officials greet Secretary Frederick Vinson. At White House in Washington DC: Ex-Federal Loan Administrator John Wesley Snyder sworn in as Director of War Mobilization and Reconversion. Officials greet Director John Snyder.
Agriculture Secretary urges home canning in the United States. Clinton Presba Anderson,United States Secretary of Agriculture, addresses the nation and urges all families to can food for use in winter.
Floods in New Jersey, United States. Water level of the Passaic River rises. Floods causing damage to infrastructure. Crowds gathered to watch the flooding of Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey. People wading in floodwater in downtown Paterson. Street sign “River St.”. Parked car partially submerged in flood. War plants are closed, and traffic is completely disrupted. Streets and vehicles submerged in water. (World War II period)
Allied troops invade Balikpapan, Borneo during World War II. Ships underway off the coast of Borneo. Allied troops fire heavy gun bombardment at the oil installation on island. Large smoke column rises. General of the United States Army Douglas MacArthur supervises the operation. Troops fire rockets. United States Navy attack. Australian 7th Division Military Forces and tanks advance on island. Flame throwers used to cause damage. A Japanese soldier in flames trips on branch and staggers along. Dead Japanese soldiers on ground. An emaciated Indonesian man breathing heavily while lying on a woven mat. Pandansari oil refinery in Balikpapan after bombardment and Allied takeover. General MacArthur walks along with troops.
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