Presentation ceremonies at Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands during World War II. Army vehicles being lined up. Army band plays. Army band marches. U.S. Major General Oscar W. Griswold talks to another General. EM (Enlisted Man) throws package into group in front of palm grove. Major General John Reed Hodge wearing dark glasses. U.S. officers of 25th Infantry Division stand at attention. Major General Griswold presents and pins medal on Commander of U.S. 25 Infantry Division Major General Joseph Lawton Collins. Officers pin on DSCs (Distinguished Service Medals) on officers. An officer holds medal board.
Supreme Commander of Allied Expeditionary Force General Dwight Eisenhower speaks about the North African Campaign of World War II. General Eisenhower seated at a desk in the United States speaks of the capture of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's Afrikakorps. The General speaks of the cooperation between the services of all Allied countries in winning this war. He speaks about contribution of air, naval and ground power of the Allied forces.
Supreme Commander of Allied Expeditionary Force General Dwight Eisenhower speaks about the North African Campaign of World War II. General Eisenhower seated at a desk in the United States speaks about the capture of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's Afrikakorps. The General speaks of the cooperation between the services of all Allied countries in winning this war. He speaks about the contribution of French, British and American Armies in this war. He speaks about defeating the Axis Powers.
At start of film, Camera pans over a field of Manila Hemp plants in the Philippines during occupation by the Japanese in World War 2. Camera shows views along path in the fields with hemp plants towering on either side. Filipino workers use cutters on long poles to harvest the tall plants. They cut large ones at their bases and slice strips of their barks into long thin pieces. Glimpse of a Japanese soldier observing the work. Next, Filipino workers transport the hemp in a wagon to a processing shed. Filipino workers further process the hemp into longer thinner strands and place them on horizontal poles to dry. Closeup of a man separating strands of hemp. Next, workers are seen shaking the strands outside a building. View of workers moving bales of hemp on hand carts to a scale where they are weighed and labeled. Closeup of a labeled bale.
The Battle of Corregidor Island in the Philippines during World War II. Animated map of Corregidor Island, Luzon Island. Japanese bombers bomb Corregidor. Smoke billows up from explosions. Japanese troops advance in Corregidor. U.S. Army General Jonathan Wainwright and U.S. officers confer with Japanese captors in Corregidor. View of the Manila Bay. American prisoners following their surrender. Entrance to a tunnel at Corregidor. American prisoners are marched on the island. Interiors show officers in the Malinta Tunnel. Japanese officers arrive in cars in Manila. People wave Japanese flags.
Japanese invasion of Mandalay Burma during World War II. Animated map connects Rangoon and Mandalay in Burma. Japanese soldiers march along road. Native people along road. Japanese soldiers drink water from canteen. Soldiers look at map. Japanese motorized units and trucks along muddy road. Japanese troops fire artillery gun. Smoke rises from artillery explosions in the background. Japanese troops advance along road. Japanese tanks being lined up along road. Tanks begin advance.
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