Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru greets the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip on the Republic Day of India. A Republic Day parade is seen. Duke of Edinburgh visits the Bhakra Dam. Water flowing in River Sutlej.
The opening scene depicts Heldengedenktag (Heroes' memorial day) in Berlin, March 13,1938. It shows the spartan interior of the Neue Wache (New Guard) World War One memorial on Unter den Linden. A cross stands above masses of flowers and a flame burns next to it. A sentry stands outside the building. View of the equestrian statue of Frederick the Great, nearby in the center of Unter den Linden. Camera pans back across the front of the New Guard building showing soldiers in formation on either side. Accompanied by two officers, Hermann Goering in uniform, including steel helmet, walks behind soldiers as they carry a large floral wreath across the square and into the New Guard building. View from inside as they enter and place the wreath. Closeup of the wreath shows a ribbon with words: "Adolf Hitler." The two officers render a Nazi salute and Goering salutes with his Luftwaffe Field Marshal's baton. Throughout the sequence,the war song, "Ich hatt' einen Kameraden," is softly played as a slow dirge in the background. Scene shifts completely to a hall at night, in Vienna, Austria, as Goering gives a speech referring to Adolf Hitler. View of St. Stephen's cathedral and scenes from several days prior, as crowd of German people cheer in Heldenplatz about the Anschluss (annexation of Austria by Germany). Animated map showing the territorial annexation. Slate displaying the slogan: "Ein Volk; Ein Reich; Ein Fuhrer" (One people; one nation; one leader.) (Note: Regarding the New Guard, in Berlin: Since 1993, it has been the Central Memorial of the Federal Republic of Germany for the victims of war and tyranny. The eternal flame was replaced by a Four- times-enlarged copy of the bronze sculpture, "Mother with Dead Son,"by Kaethe Kollwitz, on a slab of black granite in the center of the room underneath the oculus. Her original small bronze made in 1937, resides in the Kaethe Kollwitz Museum in Charlottenburg.)
Activities of the Seabees at Munda Point in the Solomon Islands during World War 2. Views of utter destruction from the U.S bombardment of Munda. Destroyed buildings, facilities, Japanese airplanes and dead Japanese soldiers. Leafless trees and damaged wooded area. Seabees commence cleanup and construction. They cremate and bury the dead Japanese. Trucks and bulldozers move over muddy terrain to level the land to construct an airstrip. Views of the steady progress of construction over the period from August 8 to August 12, 1943. The airstrip is completed within 5 days. On the 5th day a Navy F4F aircraft lands on the coral runway. . The pilot in the cockpit smiles. The Spirit of 76 is painted on his airplane. Views of other F4Fs landing on the coral runway.
Secretary of Navy, Josephus Daniel and Mayor of New York, John Francis Hylan review the Independence Day parade in New York, United States. . Decorated floats at the Independence Day parade. Girls in colorful costumes, men carry banners reading ' Liberty ' and ' Save for more' written on them.
Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) celebrations, in Paris, France- marking the end of World War II in Europe. United States Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress bomber aircraft flies over Arc de Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). People gather in large numbers to celebrate the end of World War 2, in Europe. A group of people at Arc de Triomphe waves a French flag. People gathered in large numbers. Allied flags carried by people. A man reads a newspaper with a headline that reads 'Victory'.
Victory in Europe Day celebrations, World War II in London, England. 'The Glorious Dead' engraved on the Cenotaph monument to war dead at Whitehall, London England. People place wreaths at the monument. View of War Office Building (now Old War Office) in background. A woman and a boy buy British flags from a vendor at the corner of a street. A Police officer on horseback controls a large crowd by Buckingham Palace. An ill woman carried away by Royal guards. People gathered around the Queen Victoria Memorial outside the Buckingham Palace. Many people sitting on a Lion Statue in front of the palace and Victoria Memorial. People carry British flags as they cheer and wave to celebrate the end of World War II in Europe on V-E Day.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.