An aerial view of Atsugi Airfield as seen from a U.S. aircraft in flight, shortly after the end of World War 2. Aircraft parked on Atsugi Airfield. Scene shifts to a harbor area and dock installations in vicinity of Yokosuka Naval Base. Ships alongside a finger dock. Bomb damage in the surrounding area.
Aerial views of U.S. fleet off the coast of Japan towards the end of World War II. A U.S. Navy Iowa Class battleship USS Missouri (BB-63) underway. Destroyer USS Nicholas (DD-449) underway flanking battleship. A Japanese camouflaged DD anchored near a dock (IJN Fubuki Type II Destroyer Ushio?) A Japanese Navy BB (battleship) in a basin. Shore facilities near Yokosuka Naval Base show bomb damage.
A model Relief map of Western Europe, with country borders marked in red. Animals used in rural areas. Italian farmers transporting milk cans and other things by donkey. A farm wagon being pulled by a horse. Road through the Simplon Pass, in Switzerland (constructed by Napoleon to transport artillery between the Rhône valley and Italy). Views of the mountainous area. Sketch of early English steam railroad train and of others in other countries, embraced enthusiastically by the local citizenry . Illustrations recording construction of the Britannia bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. (It opened March 5, 1850.) Relief map of Europe focuses on Basle (Basel)in Northwest Switzerland. A modern-day signpost showing directions to France, Germany, and Switzerland. Freight trains arriving and cargoes being transferred by cranes of the Canal Barge operating company, Schweizerische Reederei. View of open storage yards, rail lines and a river. Freight trains carrying various loads to many different European destinations. Wrecked transport facilities left from World War II.
Road transportation system in post World War II Europe, supporting reconstruction efforts. European workers work at a bridge being bulit. Workers work on constructing a highway in Belgium. Diesel trailer trucks along with cars and Volkswagen bus or van vehicles move along a road in Germany. A truck stop at a gas station to refuel. Men load a truck with parts for construction of a power plant, and another truck with containers containing refrigerated fish. A truck pulls semi-trailers. A trailer truck loaded with Swedish furniture moves bringing new furnishings to homes in a town on the Polders of Holland. Boom in tourism begins. Signs at a Tourism office in Milan, Italy. European people at a Swiss railroad station. Swedish and Italian International tourism buses traveling in Europe providing a way to tour and sleep without needing to stay in hotels.
A film titled 'Here We Come' shows U.S. troops during World War II. The troops travel by trucks to a building in Europe. A sign reads 'Incoming Troops Report Room-5 This Building'. The troops pile out of trucks and take showers. A sign reads '89th Bn. Clothing Issue'. The troops get new clothing. They receive money. The soldiers deposit their weapons other than pistols.
View of Mount Fuji framed by tree branches. A collection of Japanese Army in action in China during the Sino-Japanese War. Men's chorus sings their respective songs in soundtrack. Japanese troops departing by a train. Japanese flags waved from the departing train and from spectators. Japanese soldiers march along a street, including several with canines. The troops on a horse drawn wagons. An artillery shell explosion billows up smoke. Buglers sound charge and the soldiers advance on a field. They fire artillery and machine guns. The troops on horse-drawn wagons advance. Tanks advance. Artillery guns being fired. Buildings being attacked. Explosions on the field.
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