Near the end of World War 1, United States naval ship underway in rough seas. A United States flag on the ship. Allied troops on the march, through a town, in the snow. A map of Soviet Russia, highlighting cities of Khabarovsk and Vladivostok. American warship in Vladivostok harbor. A Japanese warship in Vladivostok harbor. Japanese Naval officers pose. Relaxed, smiling, unarmed American soldiers pose, playfully, on the wharf, with two armed Japanese sailors. Contingent of Japanese sailors, with arms stacked, seen with officer, on the wharf. Officials on a British ship in Vladivostok harbor. Several men of the 'White Army' (White Russian Army) in Russia. The White Army executes members of the 'Red Army' proximate to time frame of Russian Civil War following Russian Revolution. Map display highlights cities of Simferopol and Sevastopol. Crowd jams wharf as White Russian soldiers disembark from troop ship (several ambulatory wounded, first). A man offers officers a plate of refreshments. Crowd follows troops marching off the wharf. Map shown highlighting cities of Tbilisi and Baku. Russian communists celebrating.
Animated map shows shrinking area of Tsarist Russian control as Bolshevik influence from Russian Revolution moves across Russia, leaving central region around Moscow still politically contested. Russian troops run through a snowy rail yard, next to a flat car on which an automobile sits. Bolsheviks board another flat car. Mikhail Kalinin speaks forcefully to a crowd, and later, with a cigarette in his mouth, mingles with young people in the crowd. People receiving Bolshevik newspapers at a train depot. Newsmen conversing. Another speaker delivering an impassioned speech.
Young Russian Communist organizer addresses a huge gathering. American journalist and socialist activist, John Reed (John Silas "Jack" Reed), is seen seated at the man's feet on an elevated stage or platform. Men riding horses, some pulling small wagons and chariots. Russian cavalry moving in formation. Open carriages, with soldiers in them, are pulled by teams of horses in a rapid gallop along a dirt road. Individual soldiers run beside them along road's edge. Mikhail Kalinin (also known as "Kalinych"), carrying a cane, reviews troops and accepts flag from them. He bows slightly to the troops. Russian cavalry crossing a pontoon bridge, and galloping past some horses being watered. Mikhail Frunze salutes while reviewing troops. A World War I, French 75 field piece fired from railroad flatcar. Explosions in the background on an open field. Smoke and dust rise up due to explosions. Russian cavalry charging across a snow-dusted field.
Italian torpedo boats underway during World War 1. Ships sink after being attacked by the torpedoes. Italian torpedo boats sink SMS Szent Istvan (Saint Stephen), a Austro-Hungarian Battleship off the Dalmation (Croation) coast in the Adriatic Sea. The sailors on the Szent Istvan cling to the decks as the ship lists and is very low in the water. Sailors aboard the ships. Men diving and falling into the sea as the ship rolls dramatically and then sinks. Survivors swimming toward nearby ships. Smoke rises up from the sinking ship.
End of World War 1. A few scenes show British troops returning to London, amid celebrations after Armistice. Much more extensive scenes show German soldiers returning to Berlin. A huge crowd gathers on a street. Civilians cheer and celebrate. Men march with flags. Buildings in the background. German soldiers drive horse-drawn wagons. Statues and monuments in the background. A young woman conducts German soldiers singing. German soldiers ride horses.
Allied armies advance into territory held by the Germans, near the end of World War 1. After 47 years of German rule, citizens of Alsace-Lorraine welcome victorious French troops as they march through a decorated arch. They parade behind a brass band, along streets lined with well-wishers. Sreets are filled with Alsatians in traditional costumes. Alsatians pull down an equestrian statue of the Kaiser and beat on it with hammers. When Armistice Day arrives, firing ceases and German and French troops pose quietly looking at one another. People parade in the streets, along with marching troops.
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