Views of destroyed German town. German soldiers view destruction and bodies of civilian casualties and interior of home looted by Soviet troops during World War II. German officers interview survivors about event. An official announcement about woman named Erna Hitseforn winning the Iron Cross. She poses with several German officers who hold the announcement. Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels arrives from Berlin to visit troops in defensive positions on the Oder River. He is briefed by German Infantry General and observes troops firing machine guns and artillery. A German supply train carrying troops and war materiel is seen. On board are German StuG III Assault Guns and armored half tracks of the Waffen-SS. German infantry get down from trucks in a town and take up defensive positions. Soviet tanks are seen approaching and German tanks and grenadiers respond quickly. Destroyed Russian tanks and artillery in the field. German StuG III's and Panther tanks firing. Smoke arises from the burning Russian tanks.
A World War II U.S. army war training film on Identification of a Japanese Scout 95 seaplane and United States Curtis SOC seaplane in Japan. Japanese Navy scouting 95 seaplanes in flight. Other planes flew nearby. High altitude view of the city. Animation shows the structure and the working of the plane. The prominent features of the plane are shown. Silhouette of plane from all angles. The wings and tail of the plane are described through the animation. Information about the pontoon of the plane. The plane consists of two cockpits. The comparison between United States Curtis SOC and the Japanese Navy Scout 95 is made. The wings compared which are almost the same. The difference lies in the open cockpit of the Japanese plane and the covered cockpit of the United States plane. The difference in the tail pattern is shown. The Japanese plane consists of a smaller tail.
Shows activities aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific ocean as damaged planes return from a mission in World War II. United States soldiers looking towards the sky. They watch towards the sky through binoculars. Airplanes flying in the sky. A man waving signal boards towards the airplanes. A plane lands with one wheel. Another skids off the landing deck and hangs on the side of the ship. The third plane slides off the deck into the ocean, killing the pilot. Soldiers taking the pilot on stretcher. Cost of the plane and the pilot's training. Shows that a human life cannot be measured in dollars. Indicates that the mission of the civilians at home is to purchase war bonds.
Snow covered hills and mountains in the area in Luxembourg, during World War 2. U.S. Army soldiers walk on the way amidst the snow covered mountains. Winding mountain road. U.S. Army vehicles in transit. A bridge amidst the mountainous area. Military vehicles pass on the bridge. German prisoners of war with their hands raised march forward under guard on snow covered road.
Following World War I, a scene of United States soldiers with their "war brides" and babies in Europe, preparing to return to the U.S. They carry their luggage in hand. A child sits in a stroller. Soldiers hold babies in their hands.
German children gather at a park in Weisbaden, Germany soon after the end of World War I. Two kids performing a dance in front of the other children and the men and women present there. Children applaud. Women give hot chocolate to the children. Young boys and girls in war torn Germany enjoy the entertainment and hot drink.
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