A view of a large building destroyed in Berlin. Soviet War Memorial (Str. des 17. Juni 4, 10557 Berlin, Germany) seen with a soldier flanked by Russian tanks. Brandenburg Gate or Brandenburger Tor in Berlin, Germany.
A bus passes in front of a large house. The Opera House in Berlin. Pedestrian passes by. A banner reads 'Clay Allee'. Cars pass on the street. Scaffolding surrounds a building on Charlottenburg Chausee. View of ivy covered apartment house in Berlin.
Senator Robert Alphonso Taft campaigning for the Republican Presidential nomination, with a huge crowd of people outdoors on a Fairground. The ground is decorated with balloons and lights. Cameramen take photographs. 'Learn your future, 50 cents' is written on a fortune teller's tent . 'Taft is tops' written on caps. Robert Taft meets different people. Banners and posters supporting Robert Taft seen throughout the grounds. Image of Democrats symbolic donkey shown, with Taft pinning on a strip of paper labeled "Truman" as the tail. Taft tries skill at throwing balls to win Taft into the White House. Signs make fun of well known Democrats, such as Dean Acheson. Cardboard cutout of Senator Taft, with a man shaking its hand.
British car manufacturer, Rover Company, demonstrates the world's first gas turbine car, JET 1, by driving it 140 miles per hour on the Jabekke highway in Belgium, under the auspices of the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium. Officials of that organization occupy a monitoring van. View from overhead of gas turbine car speeding towards camera. Driver is interviewed, while sitting in the car. View of helmeted driver running the turbine car at a higher speed, of 153 miles per hour, a world's record for a gas turbine car. View from above of the car speeding away from the camera.
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh WL Saunders arrives in Washington DC at Washington National Airport. His C-47 transport taxis and halts at the airport. Troops march to the plane to receive the General. Marshal Saunders deplanes. Photographers click pictures. Saunders reviews and salutes the troops. He talks to U.S. military officers. U.S. transport plane in the background.
U.S. Army 31st Regiment Tank Company during attack on Hill 1062, or Papasan Hill, in Korea during the Korean War "Battle of Old Baldy". Commanding Officer of the company briefing the soldiers (white and some African American soldiers) about mission on Hill 1062 (Papasan Hill). Tanks parked in the background. Soldiers on tanks. They load the tanks with shells. Soldiers put on bullet proof vests. The tank convoy advances. Close-up view on moving tank from must behind should of soldier in lead tank, with his head out of the lead tank hatch. Tanks moving on valley floor toward Hill 1062. Smoke from explosions and bombardment on Hill 1062 ahead. 7th Division artillery provides protective fire as the tanks get into position. Enemy fire incoming including machine gun and artillery fire. Soldiers in U.S. Army tanks fire at enemy positions on hills. U.S. aircraft in the air dropping bombs. Smoke due to bombardment. A smoke screen laid out by chemical engineers on the roads. Chemical engineer soldiers carry materials for laying down smoke screen to provide cover as tank convoy retreat from forward positions. Tank convoy moves back to the camp.
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