Italian Army Alpini recovering bodies of victims from United States Air Force aircraft C-47 which crashed in French Italian Alps, on October 24, 1954, while on a flight from Rome, Italy, to Lyon, France. The crash site is at 8,500 feet on Mount Carbonè, in Northern Maritime Alps, near Limone Piemonte, Cuneo, Italy. Italian Alpini (mountain troops) lead mules laden with bodies of crash victims, in canvas bags, down a mountain path. They are seen placing one such canvas bag into a coffin. A U.S. and an Italian officer then drape it with an American flag and Alpini pallbearers carry it to a waiting vehicle and gently place it on board. An Italian Alpini honor guard presents arms and its commander salutes.
Opening slates indicate how seriously Britain views the German U-Boat campaign against Allied shipping in World War 1. Captain Wilhelm Werner of German U-Boat, UB7, is seen on deck with his officers consulting navigation charts. Their navigator sights the sun with a sextant to determine their latitude. Slate tells of their sinking of the British Steamer, "Patagonia." View of the Patagonia, stopped, in the Atlantic, and then listing and sinking. (This occurred on September 15, 1915, in the Atlantic ocean, off the coast of France.) Change of scene shows a crewmember of the UB-7 next to the conning tower, putting on his boots as a wave washes over his feet. Another slate about the seriousness of the U-Boat operations. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Unter den Linden in Berlin, Germany after the end of World War 1. German people angry about the Treaty of Versailles, gathering in protest on Unter den Linden, in Berlin. A poster on a wall lambasting the Allies (British and French, in particular) for the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles, especially Article 228 giving the Allies authority to prosecute Germans accused of violating the laws and customs of war. Complete break and change of scene to France. Small unit of French troops, led by officer on a white horse, marching on street in Paris. Closeup of French General Marie-Eugene Debeney, Commandant la place de Paris, as he watches the troops assemble in formation with the officer on white horse, in center, across the street from where he stands . Several Renault FT light tanks parked on pavement next to a building.
French occupation of Ruhr in Germany, as France sought World War 1 reparations payments from Germany. Rubble spread along the sides of a stream. Logs of wood scattered on the ground. A trolley moves along a line. Two French soldiers move across a rail road track with freight cars in the background. A railroad station in Ruhr. A train pulls away with French soldiers loaded onto it.
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Cranston at AFN (American Forces Network) radio station. Animated map shows AFN transmitters and studios in Germany, France. Lieutenant Colonel Robert Cranston talks about the broadcast of AFN radio. Man walks through gate with 'American AFN Services in Europe' written on wall. View of a radio tower. AFN Munich Headquarters building. Sergeant Lloyd Eyre writes on a piece of paper. News readers operate controls and broadcast news from AFN Radio station. Includes various shots of radio studio equipment in control room and microphones in studio.
Clip contains two unrelated scenes: First portion of clip: Vehicles in Sweden parked outside a building. Tree with a tall building in the background. 'PsykiatriIska Kliniken.' (Swedish Psychiatric Clinic) written in Swedish on a glass door. Bust of Professor Bror Gadelius, famous Swedish Psychiatrist. Unrelated scene follows: View of "Douane Suisse" written over entry to building at the Douane de Meyrin border checkpoint between France and Switzerland. Automobiles undergo check before driving through the border crossing, including a Peugeot 404 station wagon and a Citroën 2CV.
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