The ruins of Stalingrad at the end of World War II. The Soviet people walk past ruined buildings in Stalingrad, including the main railway station and its water tower in the first few seconds of the clip, followed by theUnivermag building. A Red Army Parade in Red Square. Signs held up by men marching along the street. The Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin with other officials. The Founder and Commander of the Red Army Leon Trotsky poses. The Dnieper River dam of Soviet Union. Civilian marchers disbanding at end of march on Red Square.
British Field Marshal Bernard L Montgomery and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin greet each other in Moscow. Field Marshal Montgomery with Soviet officers walking on a snowy sidewalk in Moscow. Stalin and Winston Churchill sitting down with Molotov and another official joining them. Russian families walking on Red Square. Visitors leaving Lenin's tomb. A huge parade of military tanks and vehicles just outside Red Square.
U.S. 82nd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion of the 2nd Armored Division parades in East Belgian town of Hasselt, led by 66th Armored Regiment military band. Flags of Belgium hang from windows of houses. Belgian spectators line the sidewalks. Road sign reads 'Hasselt'. Civilians on balcony display a large American flag. Two young Belgian women stand holding bouquets of flowers. Staff car arrives in town square. Brigadier General Issac White, Commanding General of the 2nd Armored Division, steps from the car, returns salute of uniformed City Burgomaster, and accepts the flowers from the Belgian women. General White climbs a stage erected in the square and greets Belgian civilian and military officials. The Burgomaster, Dr. Joseph Bollen reads a citation and presents a flag to General White, who carries it down to the street where he holds it for all to see. Quick glimpse of 2nd Armored Division patch on uniform. Belgian soldiers salute. Camera focuses on Children spectators. U.S troops salute.
Troops of the 82nd Reconnaissance Battalion, U.S. 2nd Armored Division, pass in review before their Commanding General, Brigadier General Isaac White, who stands on a stage with Belgian officials, in the town of Hasselt, Belgium during World War 2. The troops are led by the 66th Armored Regiment military band. A contingent of the marchers carries numerous American flags. Civilian spectators line the sidewalks, and Belgian officials in formal dress with medals, watch the parade which ends at a World War I memorial monument in the square. General White carries wreath of flowers and places them at the foot of the memorial, which is inscribed: "1914 - 1918." The U.S. troops parade from the scene. Group of children applaud. Camera focuses on young woman, in crowd, smiling and applauding. View of flag bearing inscription: "Hasselt Liberators."
Victory in Europe Day being celebrated in London, England with the end of World War II. War Office Building at Whitehall (now Old War Office) as seen from Parliament Square. Crowd at Parliament Square. Three men sit atop pedestal beneath statue of Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby. Traffic passes by crowd. Crowd waiting and watching and celebrating. Ambient sound of bells pealing from Westminster Cathedral and joyful crowd. Police attempting vainly to mange jubilant and happy crowd. Whitehall, with house of Commons railings on right side. A band procession passes through crowd in Parliament Square. Jeep with American soldiers passes through crowd.
Victory in Europe Day being celebrated in London, England with the end of World War II. Crowd in Parliament Square and views of buildings and some statues of Parliament Square, including the War Office building (now Old War Office) and people sitting on pedestal of statue of Earl of Derby. Railing of House of Commons with people climbing up. Whitehall Old War Office as seen from Parliament Square. Crowd listen to loudspeaker broadcast of Prime Minister Winston Churchill's speech. House of Commons in the background. Gateway of House of Commons with members arriving. Crowd in Parliament Square listening to Churchill's speech.
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