German boys outdoors in Wiesbaden, Germany, as World War 2 is coming to an end. Opening scene shows two German boys digging earth with shovels on the lawn at Reisinger Fountain Park (Reisinger-anlagen, 65185 Wiesbaden, Hesse Germany), as they prepare to plant new shrubs and trees, that are seen on a truck bed in the background. Closeup of one boy shoveling. Scene shifts to a pond in the park, where German children are punting with poles as they balance on wooden floats. Change of scene shows several boys in closeup on a park lawn, followed by views back at the pond where one boy is punting on a raft. Another, who is wading, stops to pose for the camera. Meanwhile, back on the lawn a group of boys huddles together to pose for the camera.
Provisions of the Social Security Act, 1935 in the United States. The Capitol of the United States, in Washington, DC. Scenes of Americans suffering during the Great Depression. Industrial plants closing putting people out of work. Unemployed, disabled and needy Americans lined up for a meal at the Missionary Soup Kitchen. A volunteer distribute soup to men inside a private charity soup kitchen. A man pours soup to a bowl. The Social Security Act,1935 its provisions provide immediate aid to the needy, aged, blind and dependent children. A diagrammatic presentation depicts: the procedure by which the jobless and needy will receive monthly income through cooperation of the Federal and the State Governments. A postman hands over monthly income to a blind man and a dependent child at their house. A dependent child opens envelope. Other provision of the act is the Old Age Benefits. A diagrammatic presentation depicts: the procedure by which the worker will receive benefits at the age of 65 years. To apply for a Social Security Account Number, one must fill out an application and deposit it at any labor organization or post office. Animation shows how one fills out an application. At a post office, officers assist a man in filling out his application. Workers receiving their social security cards from their employers: a soda jerk at a soda fountain receives his social security card and shows it. A man and a woman show theirs. A boss gives a factory worker his new social security card, along with his pay envelope. A man working at a bench receives his from his employer. A projectionist in a movie theater projection booth receives his card from his employer. Several of the cards is shown. An older retired man and woman are shown relaxing at home by their fireplace.
Christmas parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Colorful floats in Toyland parade. Various characters as floats pass on the streets, including what appears to be a very early Fred Flintstone character. A carriage drawn by a number of Clydesdale horses carries Santa, and stops at a building while Santa climbs a ladder to greet children. Another parade celebrating Christmas in Hollywood, California. Hollywood actors and actresses on various floats pass in front of the News View Newsreel Theater, near the Egyptian theater on Hollywood blvd. Actors seen on floats include Red Skelton on the "Red Skelton Show" float, Sabu riding an elephant, Judy Canova on the "Judy Canova Show" float, William Bendix with cast on "The Life of Riley" float, Ralph Edwards on the "Truth or Consequences" float, Jimmy Durante on his float, and finally, N.B.C.'s Jack Benny along with Santa at the end of the parade.
Britain's Military Academy at Sandhurst, presents a Silver Service to be used at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Major General John Leonard, U.S. Army, military attaché in the United Kingdom, accepts the Silver Service, on behalf of the West Point Academy. The Sandhurst cadets march past in a parade ground. Britain's War Secretary, Emmanuel Shinwell, and General Leonard review the marching cadets.
A brief promotional scene of large columns of German Army soldiers, in class A uniforms, marching 9-abreast with shouldered rifles. A map of the English Channel with key cities shown along the French Coast. View from shore, of Allied invasion forces off the coast of Normandy, in World War 2. German soldier runs to an Atlantic Wall coastal defense gun, which then fires toward the invasion fleet. View of obstacles placed in surf at the beach. German coastal guns fire at Allied beachhead and ships offshore. Allied ship burning. German gunner seen inside the gun emplacement. Large explosion in water near shore. Destroyed invasion force equipment on the beach. abandoned Allied landing craft with numerous Army vehicles on board. Complete new sequence showing aftermath of the battle of Villers-Bocage, France. Destroyed Allied military equipment lines a road there, including many British Morris army trucks. One destroyed armored vehicle bears insignia of U.S. 2nd Armored Division, with names Betty, Joyce, and Sadie written on it. A German soldier walks past an American M3 halftrack with its right wheel jacked up and jerry cans stored on its side. A line of knocked out British armored trucks. An Allied soldier's shoe and flattened steel helmet. Sign at roadside reads: Villars, Bocage. Knocked out M3 Stuart light tank. Destroyed British Cromwell tanks on streets of the town of Villers-Bocage A British helmet on the ground in midst of debris near destroyed tank treads.
German Army retreats from the Eastern Front and destroy railroads and villages in their way, during World War II. A map shows German expansion on the eastern front in Estonian LIthuanian border in Europe, during World War II. German soldiers retreat from the eastern front towards a new line of defense. German soldiers dynamite railroad tracks and retreat from a burning village. Natives of the village evacuate it with their luggage and livestock. Soviet tanks and trucks damaged by German small arms and artillery fired.
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