View of map showing Riga, Tilsit, and Warsaw. German soldiers advance with tanks and Assault Guns in eastern Europe. A German soldier looks through binoculars. Slit trench with boards at bottom for protection against mud. German soldiers walking through a trench and then climbing out of trench to surface. Two German soldiers, one with a machine gun and the other with a rifle. The soldier fires the machine gun at enemy Soviet Union forces. German StuG III assault gun and troops advancing forward. Four German soldiers pull a dead soldier along a tarpaulin. Troops fire flamethrower towards a bunker.
Birth of the Vietminh in Indochina. Ho Chi Minh reading a newspaper. French Colonial troops seated on the ground. A French Colonial soldier speaks forcibly to group of French troops, who sit around and listen. They applaud him when he finishes. Ho Chi Minh walking along a dirt path in rural Indochina. Ho Chi Minh leads a conference of Vietminh officers. Vietminh flag in the background.
French Commander, General De Castries in Vietnam. General De Castries salutes. He reviews troops along with another officer. A military band plays. General De Castries converses with other officers.
Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh in Vietnam. Vietnamese people running on a street. Ho An enthusiastic crowd runs to accompany Ho Chi Minh as he enters a building. The crowd surrounds him. He gives a brief speech in a small auditorium. Vietnamese people applaud. Other Vietnamese men and women, wearing medals and decorations, come up to the stage and speak. Ho Chi Minh hugs a young girl. Ho Chi Minh and his staff look at a large map of Vietnam on a wall and plan military strategy.
Viet Minh assaulting French positions at Dien Bien Phu, in Vietnam. Artillery pounds French positions. Viet Minh forces run along top of ridge carrying the Viet Minh flag. French troops are taken prisoner and leave trenches with hands raised. Long line of French troops marching in surrender. Viet Minh riding on a tank with their flag displayed. Viet Minh field artillery.
French paratroops jump in two waves from C-47 aircraft over Indochina. Their parachutes float slowly to earth. A medic treats one trooper injured during the drop. The French troopers move from the landing area towards a region where smoke and fire are visible. They set up machine guns and fire. The French troopers destroy and burn a Viet Minh jungle camp.
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