Bay of Pigs invasion to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro in Cuba, by armed Cuban exiles. Cuban soldiers on move for a mission on exile guerrillas. Arrested guerrillas march with their hands raised, guarded by armed Cuban soldiers. Commander of Cuban forces talks about the mission. Civilians try to safeguard themselves from firing between guerrillas and soldiers. Captured guerrillas checked for weapons. Bomber plane bombs soldiers. Soldiers try to escape in a jeep. One soldier falls off the jeep. Tanks fire at the guerrillas. Tanks and infantry advance.
Bay of Pigs invasion to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro in Cuba, by armed Cuban exiles. Warships in Cuban sea. Sailor keeps a watch with binoculars. Tanks and artillery cannons on alert. Exile guerrillas on boats move to raid on sea shore while Cuban bombers target them from sky. Geysers in sea water. Battle on sea and on shore with infantry, tanks, warships and bombers. Guerrillas run on a bridge to escape intense bombing by bombers. A bomber pilot talks about the event. Soldiers sit in boats and rush for a mission.
Scene of sea shore. A star shell falls on ground. A needle on a meter indicate some figures. Ramon Gonzalez Sugo stands at coast and sees a boat going. A boat full of soldiers comes near coast. Soldiers in boat fire with their guns. Soldiers on land fire to answer. A man talks with another. Both go through a passage. Firing going on between American and Cuban sides.
12:00 Midnight, Playa Giron shown on a map. A woman with two children. A jeep comes. The jeep stops at a house. Firing starts and men fall from the jeep. A man falls in a pit. A car comes there. People get out of car and take the man from the pit.
Nighttime in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Plane taxis to a stop during Premier Fidel Castro's visit to Argentina. Premier Castro comes down the ramp and puts on his coat. The Cuban premier is greeted by a huge crowd. Fidel Castro speaks to Argentinian reporters in the middle of the crowd.
Cuban people extinguish fire during Bay of Pigs invasion in Cuba. Scene of a building. Helicopters on a ship. Soldiers stand on field. Guerrillas in trucks with children. Fidel Castro waves. Raul Castro and Che Guevara also seen. A military post. Cuban tanks on street. Helicopter flies overhead.