Animated map shows France, Germany, and England during World War II. An arrow points to Marseilles. Paratroopers of Airborne Infantry prepare to jump from flying aircraft. Parachutes on paratroopers descending from aircraft. Allied amphibious ships land on the coast of the French Riviera. Barrage balloons are seen. View of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. French Forces of the Interior (FFI) waves the French flag in Paris. Free French troops and guerrilla men and women stand at attention. View of Rue de Rivoli and the Louvre Museum. French forces engage with German troops in street fighting. A French guerrilla shoots a German soldier. M4 Sherman tanks, trucks and other vehicles moving in the streets of Paris. A French man throws a grenade out from his window. A German soldier on fire escapes from burning vehicle. A French couple seizes weapons from an unconscious German soldier. French civilians with rifles sit behind sandbags. French Second Armored Division moving towards Paris. French civilians welcome the arrival of the French Second Armored Division at Montmartre. Marshal Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque talking to another soldier. A tank in front of a fence written with “Bois Charbons” (“Charcoal”). French Second Armored Division and German forces engage in street fighting. A woman grabs her son, taking him inside their house. French men watching the street fighting. French Second Armored Division M4 Sherman tank firing on the street. A machine gun of the French Second Armored Division. Thick smoke from a building. German soldier with white flag. German troops captured in Place de la Concorde. German troops raise their hands while being searched. Civilians cheer and hug each other. A soldier receives kisses from women. General Charles de Gaulle enters the city. A sign reads 'Avenue des Champs Elysees'. People buying newspapers on street. Children play in liberated France. Men and women singing the La Marseillaise is heard from the background. (World War II period).
United States Marine Corps in Senaga Shima, Okinawa, Japan during World War II. A United States Marine Corps interpreter talks to Japanese prisoner of war (POW). Marines search through the rubble with the help of an Okinawan. Smoke rises from behind the trees.
Famous Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe dies August 5, 1962 in United States. Marilyn Monroe dies at 36. Marilyn Monroe blows a kiss. Flashback shows Marilyn Monroe greeting Queen Elizabeth II of England. Monroe extends her hand to the British Queen. Marilyn Monroe in Korea on stage entertaining American soldiers during the Korean War in the early 1950s. Marilyn Monroe arrives for a USO show in a jeep. Monroe performs on the stage as Korean War soldiers look on. Marilyn Monroe kisses her second husband, baseball star Joe DiMaggio. Marilyn Monroe with her third husband writer Arthur Miller. Wide shot of Times Square, New York City at night in the late 1950s or early 1960s, with neon lights and traffic. Marylin Monroe being cheered by crowds as she attends a premiere at Times Square. People hold pictures of Marylin Monroe. Marilyn Monroe on a balcony as she waves and smiles.
'Autobiography of a Jeep' about the introduction of jeep in United States Army during World War II. Deserts, roads and highways in the United States. Aerial view of an intersection of highways. Explosion occurs and soldiers march symbolizing the country at war. Men cover a car. Trucks loaded with equipment on the move. Men design cars. Cars being displayed at an auto show. Jeeps being designed by draftsmen for military purpose. A man in a jeep. Soldiers look at the jeep. A man gets under the jeep. The jeep being tested over various obstacles. It is used for maneuvers in forests. Soldiers loaded on to a jeep as it moves through dense forests. A Jeep pulls a trailer. A Jeep being wrapped in a canvas and it crosses the river. Soldiers board a plane. A jeep being loaded onto a plane. The plane in flight. A jeep being loaded onto a transport glider. A jeep tows a glider.
Allied attack on Japanese positions in China during World War II. A map shows a region in China under Japanese occupation and the American attack on the region. The map shows a division of the area. A plane crashes. American soldiers at a camp as they cross a stream.. Soldiers look at a wrecked plane and pull out a dead. A plane flies over an area as smoke rises from it. Japanese prisoners of war. Injured prisoner being helped by fellow Japanese. A United States Army Air Force plane in flight and paratroopers jump from the aircraft.
Scrap processing operations at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, United States, for the World War 2 war effort. Shells piled up. Tanks in a sling as they are being placed for the scrap. Mortars, tanks, cannonballs and a German 42 cm Howitzer being scrapped at the proving grounds. British, German and French tanks are scrapped. Guns and field pieces are also scrapped. A man cuts a barrel of a gun. Old equipment so scrapped saves on steel, coal, man power and time.
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