United States 1st Division troops flush out the German paratroopers in South of Eupen, Belgium during World War II. A soldier of squadron from United States 1st Division, 18th Infantry, 1st Battalion, M Co. examines an abandoned parachute packing case and white cap in woods.
United States 1st Division flush out the German paratroopers in South of Eupen, Belgium during World War II. A soldier of squadron from United States 1st Division, 18th Infantry,1st Battalion, M Co. sets up 30 caliber light machine gun at edge of fire break. Soldiers advance across an open field and enter woods. The soldiers load rifles and move into action.
German Panzer division entering a Belgian town in the Ardennes during the Battle of the Bulge (World War 2). A map showing cities (written in German) in the Netherlands, Belgium, North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany, and the French Grand Est region. A Panzer infantry division enters a Belgian town. German troops stand on top of Panzer tanks parked near houses. Belgian civilians watch a Panzer division enter their town. Panzer moves through a narrow muddy road. German field marshal Walter Model observes German soldier carrying gasoline container. Three German soldiers with Panzerfaust weapons catching their breath during the cold winter. Field marshal Model talks with an officer and a young soldier (wearing a Stahlhelm painted in white for winter camouflage). A Panzer tank moving. A German soldier with headphones on top of a moving tank. Panzer tanks moving through the Ardennes region. 7th Army Wehrmacht soldiers wearing winter coats and machine gun belts moving through muddy roads on foot. A soldier carries a spade. An abandoned artillery gun. A dead U.S. soldier lies down beside a Browning M1919 machine gun and machine gun belts. A Panzer tank turns. Smoke beside a destroyed M4 Sherman tank. Destroyed artillery guns in a Belgian town. Destroyed U.S. Army vehicles in front of damaged houses and trees. Dead American soldiers lying beside destroyed vehicles. A German soldier wearing a camouflaged helmet. A moving tank.
A review of significant events that occurred in the year 1945. Scenes from fourth inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President. Wide view of snow covered lawn of the White House, and guards positioned on the south White House lawn. View of President Roosevelt as he is sworn in as President of the United States, on the south portico of the White House due to wartime austerity measures, on January 20, 1945. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin pose at the Yalta Conference. Death of Roosevelt in April 1945. Burial procession and funeral ceremony of Franklin Roosevelt. Men and women weeping. An African American woman waves her handkerchief as she mourns. Wreath on grave of President Roosevelt. Harry S. Truman sworn in as U.S. President on April 12, 1945. Surrender of the Germans signed by General Jodl and General W.B. Smith in Reims, France. Representatives of Russia, Britain, France and United States at the surrender. General Dwight Eisenhower smiles.
Air raids and battle in Japan in the Pacific Theater near the end of World War II. A cemetery of United States military soldiers in the Japanese island of Okinawa. Memorial at the tombstone of Ernie Pyle built by the 77th Infantry Division of the U.S. Army. General Doolittle, General Henry Arnold, General George Kenney, General Ennis Whitehead and other officers during a discussion standing before planes at the 48th Air Force base. B-29 aircraft advances towards Tokyo. Bomber aircraft dropping of a number of guided bombs towards their targets. Targets include Japanese airplane factories, shipping industry, military supply chains in the cities of Tokyo, Nagasaki, Nagoya, Okinawa and Yokohama of Japan. Explosion and smoke arises from bombed targets on ground. Aerial wide and close up views of a B-29 aircraft in flight. Narrator notes that on 05 August 1945, Enola Gay, a B-29, carries the atomic bomb and flies towards Hiroshima. Atomic explosion seen signifying the one in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, but narrator indicates the image seen is that of the first atomic explosion (the Trinity test) during on July 16, 1945 in New Mexico. Immense cloud of smoke and light. This atomic explosion, the first of two, was pivotal in compelling Japan to surrender unconditionally. Film ending includes public service announcement image "Buy Bonds. Hold Them. Victory Loan."
Film opens showing people in an American city (possibly Chicago) celebrating the Allied victory over Japan on VJ Day, August 15th, 1945. Scene shifts abruptly to Chicago, Illinois, where French General Charles de Gaulle is seen saluting in a reviewing stand at Victory Plaza near Lasalle Street entrance to City Hall. (On August 24th, he had accepted an invitation from Mayor Edward Kelly to stop in Chicago on August 27-28, 1945, during his visit to the U.S. and Canada.) Next, general de Gaulle and Mayor Kelly are seen in an open car in a motorcade amidst crowds of well-wishers. Enthusiastic spectators run along side their car. Glimpse of a dense crowd of people, including a contingent of sailors in dress whites. Final scene shows General de Gaulle speaking with reporters and photographers near a sign reading "W-G-N." (A Chicago radio station). (World War II period).
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