Early in World War 2, newsreel shows a Jewish refugee camp in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (shortly before it became part of the First Slovak Republic, or Slovakia). An open ground with tents as the refugee camp for Czech Jews in exile, whose land was taken over by Hungary (during its time of pro Nazi Germany foreign policy.) Starving Jewish women and infant children. Men cutting trees with a saw. Boy getting all hair shaved off his head. A number of Jewish refugees including children line up for a small amount of food kept on a table, and warm themselves by the fire.
Students in Italy demonstrate in support of Hungary's fight against Soviet domination (during the Hungarian Uprising or Hungarian Revolution of 1956). A crowd of more than ten thousand students carries posters to against communist rule. Riot and violence follows as efforts of the crowd are controlled by police. People fighting and beating. A policeman tries to stop the rallying students from entering the Communist Party headquarters office in Rome.
International Athletic Meet between Hungry and Finland in Helsinki, Finland. Hungary's Iharos Sandor sets a new record of 3 minutes and 40.8 seconds in the 1500 meter run. Views of the stadium filled with spectators. The two Hungarians and two Finns running the 1500 meter event on the track. The victorious Hungarian, Sandor, being greeted at end of the event.
Hungarian Regent Miklós Horthy, in uniform of an admiral, detrains and is greeted by Nazi German Chancellor Adolf Hitler, Foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, and other German officers in World War 2. All of them walk into a room of the Schloss Klessheim, outside of Salzburg, Austria, to discuss the occupation of Hungary. View of Hungarian Ambassador Döme Sztojay. Group of Officers look at a document. Other dignitaries can be seen in the palace rooms.
German campaign in Balkans and Crete, Greece. Preparations for The Battle of Crete. German soldiers en route to Balkans pass through Hungary and Romania. The troops march with rifles in hands. Soldiers look out of train windows, read books, and converse. German troops get off the train in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. An animation shows the route of the train. Soldiers prepare vegetables and cook food. Troops look out of train windows and wave at civilians. (World War II period).
(Audio only). Radio reporter John Charles Daly reports on World War II in Europe. News about Allied forces advance towards Berlin, Soviet Army across Hungary and in Slovakia. Generalissimo Joseph Stalin announces Soviet troops guarding Moravian Gap. Correspondent from Washington DC reports on San Francisco Conference.