Republic of China Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek and U.S. Army General Albert Coady Wedemeyer seated in garden during their informal meeting. The two men meet at the house of Chiang Kai Shek. They interact during informal conference.
A film based on the problem of getting supplies to China from Calcutta, India during World War II. An aerial view of ships docking at a harbor in Calcutta, India. Civilians walk on the streets in Calcutta. Cargo ships and boats docked at a harbor. A crane hoists containers. Native laborers at a U.S. jeep assembly line. U.S. officials instruct the laborers. Assembled jeeps lined up in Calcutta Park. Lack of storage facilities shows outdoor storage area with large crates stacked after unloading. Army trucks move along a road to U.S. Army Air Force 28th Air Depot near Calcutta. Trucks and vehicles lined up outside the 28th Air Depot.
Allied attack on Japanese positions in China during World War II. A map shows a region in China under Japanese occupation and the American attack on the region. The map shows a division of the area. A plane crashes. American soldiers at a camp as they cross a stream.. Soldiers look at a wrecked plane and pull out a dead. A plane flies over an area as smoke rises from it. Japanese prisoners of war. Injured prisoner being helped by fellow Japanese. A United States Army Air Force plane in flight and paratroopers jump from the aircraft.
Retreat ceremonies at a French Army camp in China. Hills and fields in China. Barracks at a French Army camp. The French flag on a pole. Soldiers line up and prepare for the Retreat ceremony. They march and give a rifle salute. Two soldiers play bugles. An officer lowers the flag. Soldiers salute. Soldiers, cows, carts and supplies at the camp. (World War II period).
Bombings and destruction in China. Animated map depicts destruction of air power on area shown. Airbases of Liuchow (Liuzhou) and Kweilin (Guilin) in Guangxi, China. Evacuation of airfields by U.S. Bombs explode. Buildings are burned, fields are destroyed by advancing Japanese Army. Buildings burn. Lowering of U.S. flag as buildings burn in the background. Burning buildings once occupied by U.S. troops. Views of Chinese refugees. Face of child. Burning buildings. Chinese soldiers retreating from Liuchow (Liuzhou). Bare feet of retreating refugees. (World War II period).
George Carlett Marshall arrives in China in attempt to mediate an end to the Chinese Civil War after World War II. United States Army General George Carlett Marshall disembarks from a U.S. Air Forces C-54 aircraft. U.S. P-51 aircraft seen parked on ramp in background. General Mashall is greeted by American and Chinese officers. Chairman of the Nationalist Government of China, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, strolls from operations building to greet General Marshall. Photographers take photographs. General Marshall and Chiang Kai-Shek get into a car and travel in a motorcade to a building, where discussions will take place. General Marshall poses on the steps with Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-Shek.
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