Prince Umberto II of Italy bestows the National colors on new regiments for war service to Ethiopia. The new regiments were organized by King Victor Emmanuel III as reinforcements for the Army fighting Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie's warriors in East Africa. A priest bestows blessing on the soldiers and banners. Banners are blessed in an impressive ceremony.
A new streamlined "car of tomorrow" is demonstrated. New streamlined automobile drives on road in Reseda, California. The driver is seated with two women passengers in the modern, futuristic, concept car. They start driving with the car as a convertible, but the the automatic hard top is raised by the driver, while driving, without stopping or leaving his position at the steering wheel. Views of the "space age" car driving on a road.
Archery girls find new way to handle bows in Los Angeles. Several female archery experts shoot with bow and arrow. The arrows hit the target. The girl archers lie down and demonstrate a new method. They use their feet to handle the bows while shooting and hit the target.
The final struggle for Stalingrad during World War Two. Christmastime, 1942 in Moscow. Russian civilians obtaining fir trees for Christmas celebrations. A large beautifully decorated Christmas tree set up in the Hall of Pillars, in Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union. Men and women couples dancing in the hall to music from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite. Smiling Russian children at play indoors, on slides, on a carousel ride, and playing hand games with one another. New Year's eve is different. World War 2 Soviet war production workers in a munitions factory greet each other but continue working without stopping. On the Stalingrad front lines, the Soviet Army marks the New Year, 1943, by launching artillery barrages, through the night and continuing unabated well into the next day. Russian Sukhoi Su-2 light bombers drop incendiaries on German positions. Brief partial glimpse of a Russian Sherman tank. Soviet Army soldiers using flame throwers. Soviet troops moving across ice and snow on armed Aerosan ice gliders. Batteries of Soviet Katusha rockets fire barrages. Soviet infantry and tanks advance across vast barren snow-covered terrain. Animated map depicts Nazi German military forces being pounded on several fronts. A solitary horse standing in midst of Stalingrad destruction and ruins. Scene from February 2, 1943 as Soviet soldiers, symbolically, fire the last shot in the Battle of Stalingrad. A smiling Soviet soldier then places a cover over the muzzle of the field artillery piece. Scenes of the battle's aftermath. Russian officers hug one another. The Soviet Union flag is hung from a city building. Numerous German soldiers surrender under a white flag of truce. Many surrendering German Generals are seen.
Olympic trials in California, United States. Athletes compete to make it to the Rome Olympics as they participate in sprints, pole vault and high jump. Don Bragg sets a new record in pole vault of 15 feet 9 and a quarter inches. In high jump John Thomas sets a new record.
A Saudi Arabian communication satellite (and two other satellites) are launched in space by United States space shuttle Discovery on mission STS-51G. An Arabic news bulletin anchor, speaking in English, introduces the event. He then tries to interview first Saudi Arabian space flier Prince Sultan Salman bin Al Saud through video conferencing. Sultan Salman of Saudi Arabia, in United States space shuttle Discovery, is visible on a TV monitor in the background. During delays while attempting to make voice contact with Prince Saud, the news anchor, now speaking in Arabic, reports about the space flight in Discovery. Finally, radio contact is made, and the anchor is able to converse with Prince Saud about his experience.
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