World War II events leading up to the independence of the Philippines. Filipino guerrillas march and line up as they prepare to fight against Japanese soldiers. A Filipino guerrilla of European descent and Chinese Filipino guerrilla are seen. U.S. officers seated in a camp. A newspaper headline reads 'MacArthur invades Philippines'. U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur and other officers land at Leyte in the Philippines. Filipino guerrillas receive rifles. U.S. and Filipino soldiers fire artillery and tanks roll across a field. A tank named “Luzon Liberator”. U.S. forces march through a city in the Philippines. General MacArthur gets off a car. A sign reads 'Victory Festival'. Filipino civilians cheer for American soldiers. Decorated floats at a parade to mark the end of Japanese occupation. Signs read ‘Mabuhay America & Filipinas’, 'Long live Philippines', ‘Mabuhay President Truman’ and 'Thanks Uncle Sam'.
French soldiers return to Paris, France towards the end of World War II. Draped British, American, and French flags at Place Vendôme in Paris. Flags with mourning bands on the day of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's funeral. Allied flags on Galeries Lafayette (40 Bd Haussmann, 75009 Paris, France). Crowds at a station and along a street as they wave to buses loaded with American soldiers and repatriated French soldiers. French civilians waving to truckloads of returnees. French soldiers and women workers loaded on a truck as they wave to French civilians. Repatriate French soldiers loaded in trucks as they move past civilians. The civilians gather around a truck loaded with returnees at the Musee d' Orsay (1 Rue de la Légion d'Honneur, 75007 Paris, France). Soldiers get off a truck and women run towards it to greet them.
French soldiers return to Paris, France towards the end of World War II. Crowds in a station and along a street as they wave to buses loaded with American soldiers and repatriated French soldiers. French civilians waving to truckloads of returnees. Repatriate French soldiers loaded in trucks as they move past civilians. Civilians gather around a truck loaded with returnees at the Musee d' Orsay (1 Rue de la Légion d'Honneur, 75007 Paris, France). Soldiers get off a truck. A French boy scout gets onto the truck and helps unload baggage. The soldiers hold a French flag and get off a vehicle. Many people gathered around trucks loaded with returnees. Repatriated French soldiers get off a truck. People lined up behind barricades as they cheer for the returning soldiers.
Liberated Frenchmen in France during World War II. Liberated French prisoners walk out of a station. Liberated Frenchmen on trucks. The trucks drive away. Women greet the liberated prisoners. French prisoners pass through a gate towards a transportation.
U.S. Army Air Forces B-26 Marauder aircraft in the European Theater during World War II. A B-26 aircraft taxis along the perimeter of an air strip. A B-26 aircraft taxis down the perimeter. B-26 aircraft parked on both sides of the strip. B-26 aircraft lined up on the perimeter as they await take off instructions. The aircraft move up and take off. A B-26 aircraft starts down a runway.
A film titled 'The African American soldier' about the role of African American soldiers during World War II. A dramatization : Exteriors of various cathedrals and churches in the United States. African American children enter a church. A service being conducted in a church. African American soldier sings music song at the service, with gospel choir behind him. African American minister addresses the congregation after the service. A service flag in the church. Various African American Army officers and a WAC (Women's Army Corps) at the church. Past events (actual footage) show African American boxer Joe Louis during boxing rematch bout against German boxer Max Schemling at Yankee Stadium June 22, 1938. Shows Schmeling being knocked out by Louis. African American paratroopers train as they climb up a ladder and jump to the ground. African American soldiers undergo training and drills as they cross obstacles and run across a forest readying for service in World War II. A copy of the Constitution of the United States. African American pastor reads out a portion related to African Americans from Hitler's Mein Kampf.
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