Trial of French spies in Cherbourg, France during World War 2. Gendarmes (French national police) stand outside a building. Jeep in view. Spy handcuffed to Gendarme. The spies hide their faces by hand. Crowd gathered in building. French spies stand. Court in session. Spies seated and shield their faces. Spies in custody of Gendarme.
The Soviet ship Vyacheslav Molotov is seen, docked at the French port of Le Havre. A crane raises cargo onto the ship. Ukrainian and Belorussian passengers stand on the pier, ready to board the ship that will take them to their former hometowns. One woman walks up the gangplank with a flag and a carryall displaying the image of Joseph stalin. On the pier, French Army officers process the embarking passengers, as a Soviet Army officer stands nearby. Closeup of documents being stamped. (Narrator states that these refugees fled their homes for France, 20 years earlier, when they were under the domination of Poland.) The Soviet officer encouraging passengers up the gangplank. View from high on the ship, of passengers clustered around the processing station. Camera pans up to the ship's funnel, where Soviet hammer and sicle is displayed. View from behind people waving on the dock, of the passengers lining the railing of the ship, waving goodbye as the ship slowly begins to move forward and then is seen underway. Scene fades to reopen showing the ship in waters of the Black Sea approaching the port of Odessa, Ukraine. Buildings seen upon cliffs overlooking the port. Several views of the passengers assembled on deck looking toward shore. Closeups of passengers and their flags. A Ukrainian woman gives a speech about her joy at homecoming. Other passengers applaud. A man holds up a homemade sign reading (in Russian) "LONG LIVE SOVIET-HOMELAND I-EE-GOVERNMENT." Passengers disembarking down the gangplank, carrying flags and riding in open small trucks away from the ship.
Camp Philip Morris in Le Havre, France. War brides of American soldiers at railway station preparing to travel to Camp Philip Morris. Several American soldiers are seen with their wives and babies. The war brides fill the train and it leaves the station, as American Military Police in white helmets stand and salute. Passengers look out of the windows of the railroad cars. A sign reads 'Camp Philip Morris'. War brides arrive by bus and carry belongings to their quarters. Camp buildings in view.
Red Ball Express of Allied Forces in Saint-Lo, France. Truck convoys in TCRP-2 area move out for re-routing. A large number of trucks move in a line. Trees in the background. A sign reads 'All truck convoys'. Men stand near the sign. Convoy leader in jeep stops at check point. He walks to inspection tent. Several signs in front of the tent. A sign reads 'Movements section'. The leader receives an order and leads empty convoy of ten semitrailers out of area. (World War II period).
Allied Forces Red Ball Express in Saint-Lo, France. Interior of a radio truck. An Allied soldier seated at controls. Truck convoys move on the road. Trees in the background. Red Ball convoy underway. (World War II period).
Red Ball Express of Allied Forces in Saint-Lo, France, in the Normandy region. Drivers of truck convoy stand in lines outside a tent. Trees in the background. The drivers being served coffee. A convoy moves along the road. A wrecked 6' x 6' vehicle being towed into ordnance yard for repair. Soldiers fill jerry cans serving as gasoline cans. The Allied soldiers examine wrecked vehicles, make repairs and inspect other vehicles. (World War II period).
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