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Harry Truman sworn in after death of Roosevelt and surrender of Germany to Allied Nations in World War II during 1945.

A review of significant events that occurred in the year 1945. Scenes from fourth inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President. Wide view of snow covered lawn of the White House, and guards positioned on the south White House lawn. View of President Roosevelt as he is sworn in as President of the United States, on the south portico of the White House due to wartime austerity measures, on January 20, 1945. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin pose at the Yalta Conference. Death of Roosevelt in April 1945. Burial procession and funeral ceremony of Franklin Roosevelt. Men and women weeping. An African American woman waves her handkerchief as she mourns. Wreath on grave of President Roosevelt. Harry S. Truman sworn in as U.S. President on April 12, 1945. Surrender of the Germans signed by General Jodl and General W.B. Smith in Reims, France. Representatives of Russia, Britain, France and United States at the surrender. General Dwight Eisenhower smiles.

Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 16 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036363
Corsican women outside a dispensary at Alto Air base during the Allied invasion of southern France in World War II.

Allied invasion of southern France during World War II. Corsican women and soldiers outside a dispensary at Alto Air Base in Corsica, France. A young girl wearing a hat outside the dispensary. U.S. Army trucks and jeeps on a road towards Bologne, Italy.

Date: 1944, June
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675078093
Nurses feed and take care of French soldiers at a hospital in France during World War 1.

French red cross nurses aid in care of French soldiers during World War 1. Nurses greet railroad train carrying French soldiers. Nurses work at food line giving hot food to a line of French soldiers. Injured soldiers being looked after by doctors and nurses and nuns at a hospital in France. A nurse tries to feed a patient lying in a bed. Close up view of another nurse sitting by the bed of a wounded soldier. A nurse opens a veranda door onto a sun porch where injured soldiers are recovering. French soldiers on terrace in the background. Nurses and soldiers on the terrace as they relax and enjoy. Nurse adjusts cast and bandage on a soldier's arm. A soldier on crutches and a nurse look at a chart. Nurses and French soldiers walk down a corridor. A nurse helps two blind soldiers walk down the stairs of the hospital and they walk into a garden. Sign over hospital door includes "XV Region Service de Sant Hospital Complemental Hermitage" Soldiers are helped by the nurse as they sit onto a bench. The sun sets and soldiers along with the nurse walk on a beach. (Beach location and Mediterranean foliage implies this is likely a hospital at Bastia on the island of Corsica, France used by the Allies in World War I).

Date: 1918
Duration: 4 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675042485
Seventh U.S. Army soldiers prepare for the Allied Invasion of Southern France during Operation Dragoon of World War 2

From a 1952 U.S. Army television program titled The Big Picture. U.S. troops in a fox hole in Korea. A U.S. tank carrying many GIs in Germany.US ski troops in Alaska. Amphibious training on beach in Puerto Rico. United States Army Sergeant James Mansfield introduces the story of United States Seventh Army in the Allied Invasion of Southern France, "Operation Dragoon." Army Colonel William Wilson Quinn seated in office, with army rifle on his desk. He refers to the "Blue Badge" which is the Army infantryman's badge. Then he introduces the story of the Seventh United States Army: On 14 August 1944 Bay of Naples is seen as an open air Marshalling area. Barrage balloons float above the area. Large landing ships sit at dock with their front loading doors open. 3rd,45th and 36th division combined into 7th United States Army. Mechanized war equipment being loaded and checked off the loading chart. 7th army soldiers march through streets. Red Cross workers distribute donuts. Soldiers board ships. Ships leave harbor to join convoy. Ships docked at the West Coast of Corsica. Officers meet for conference aboard ship. Men attend last minute details. Some pray. Animated map depicts the route of the advancement by the troops. Port Cros and Levant : French commandos landed on these islands. U.S. B-25 bombers in flight drop bombs. Fighting ships take their positions. Navigators, gunners and signal men alert. Soldiers prepare for fight. Army Air Forces C-47 aircraft fly in formation. A B-24 bomber over mountains. B-25s in flight.509th Parachute Infantry Battalion being inspected at airport. Paratroopers get into aircraft. Aircraft taxis and takes off. United States Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain and C-54 Skymaster military transport aircraft in flight toward Southern France. Paratroopers descend to ground and advance. Gliders land. Soldiers unload and ready artillery. Aerial view of rugged terrain. Ships underway at sea. Officers look through binoculars aboard ship.

Date: 1944, August 15
Duration: 7 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072829
Buildings along a harbor and scenic views of Corsican port city in France.

People in Corsican port city in France. Views of Corsica Harbor. Buildings along the harbor. Several boats in the harbor. Small children jump into water and swim. Aerial view of the buildings. A coastline in view. A waterfall into a small stream lined by rocks. View of a graveyard. Grave markers on the graves. Buildings along the side of a road. A woman carries a bundle of firewood. A man and a boy moving on a countryside road on donkeys. The man is smiling. Buildings in the background.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675070018
Airmen of the 65th Fighter Squadron have fun playing mucic in Alto, Corsica, during world War II.

Airmen of the U.S. Army Air Forces 65th Fighter Squadron, gather for some fun, playing instruments and singing, at their camp in Alto, Corsica, during World War 2. Aircraft in flight. The 65th Squadron's Fighting Cock logo is displayed on the top of their wooden building. Men play violin and accordion, while another sings.

Date: 1944, June
Duration: 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049830