French Marshal Philippe Petain in Vichy, France soon after German occupation of North West France during World War II. Scenes from the Bastille Day Parade with Chief of State of Vichy France Philippe Petain reviewing troops. Outdoor closeup scenes of other French politicians including Édouard Herriot, former Prime Minister and member of Chamber of Deputies; and Prime Minister Pierre Laval. Petain meets with his cabinet during an assembly session.
The National Socialist Factory Cell organizations (NSBO) gathered in the Berlin Lustgarten, for a large protest march through the formerly Marxist areas east of Berlin. Men carry banners for various worker groups, including some German Government workers from the Defense Ministry. Many carry signs showing affilitation with the NSBO. Uniformed Berlin policemen are seen in the crowd. At start of the next sequence, a slate states that the day before the election, the entire Berlin Sturmabteilung (SA) Stormtroopers marched by Hermann Goring, Prussian Minister of the Interior. They are seen marching past Goering, who reviews them from a balcony.
Youth cadets from the Royal Hungarian High School march into a U.S. 11th Armored Division Prisoner of War enclosure at Freyung, Germany, during final days of World War 2, in Europe. Several takes of the young boy students, with packs and in soldier uniforms, marching through a gateway into the enclosure, as U.S. soldiers watch them. U.S. Army translator talks in German with the boy soldier leading the group.
Children play in a neighborhood-made pool in the lower east side of New York City, United States. On a hot summer day, east side boys jump into large container filled with water. Some dive and splash in the water. Group of boys stand at edge of container and let water pour onto their feet.
The Secretary General of the United Nations visits Israel. The second Secretary General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld deplanes at Lod Airport (present day Ben Gurion Airport) in Israel and is greeted by local officials. Hammarskjöld's car is escorted by motorcycle outriders. He enters a building with officials. Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion seated in a conference room with officials. Among those present at the table, in addition to Dag Hammarskjöld, are Golda Meir, David Ben-Gurion, and Ralph Bunche.
A film highlights bombing missions of U.S. 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress bombers over Europe during World War II. Large formations of B-17s over Europe. Clear day time aerial views of B-17s in flight over clouds. Bomb-bay doors of a B-17 open and bombs away view as bombs drop. Overhead view of a B-17 with open bomb bay doors. An aerial view of bombs falling over targets. Flak bursts in the sky.
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