'US Navy speeds fighting planes to war fronts'. Admiral William Halsey inspects sailors and marines lined up on board a ship in Europe during World War II. Deck crew places P 40 fighter planes in formation. Planes taxi along and take off. Planes in flight. 'Eagles quit RAF to fly with Yanks'. Pilots of Eagle Squadron stand in ranks on board a ship. Brigadier General Frank Hunter pins up insignia onto them. Pilot parade and American flag hoisted.
'Nuremberg it's a lesson for today ', Destroyed buildings and houses all over Europe in aftermath of World War II. Children running and groups of boys playing on rubble of destroyed buildings in a European city. Hungry people in despair. A hungry boy asleep leaning against a building. People make a fire to stay warm, atop rubble of wrecked buildings. Face of a young boy in despair. A young girl walking amid ruin. An old woman looking upset. People walking through rubble on street in Germany with Brandenburg Gate in the distance. Children seek relief at in a breadline or food relief area asking for food, with some taking cups offered and others reading hands forward. An hungry and upset young boy beside a military truck shows the motion of holding an item and eating it in order to ask a person (unseen) for food. A distraught looking woman with disheveled hair cradling a young girl in her arms and walking away from a group. Crucifix standing alone amid rubble. Scene changes to the Palace of Justice in Nuremberg, Germany as Military Police guards the palace. A document shows the names of Nazi leaders who will be tried at the Palace of Justice for war crimes during the Nuremberg Trials.
During the Nazi leaders trial for war crimes in Nuremberg, Germany Nazi leaders Joachim von Ribbentrop and Frick signs a document regarding the annexation of Czechoslovakia by Germany. Flashback views during World War 2 as Nazi German soldiers march in Czechoslovakia. A map shows expanding frontiers of Nazi Germany.
Korean War and the World politics of the times. United States President Harry S. Truman during an address in Washington D.C. states that United States believes in a peaceful world order. He also hints of nuclear weapons use in Korea if peace is threatened. United States forces in Korea face the Red Chinese armies. Artillery being fired and explosions occur at the front. At the United Nations Security Council meeting in New York representative of Republic of Korea questions the Chinese delegates regarding the Chinese aggression on Korea. United States delegate Warren Austin also expresses worry over the fate of world peace in the light of Korean War.
Life in the city of Cologne , Germany after Allied occupation during World War II. A sign reads ' Koln' Damaged Cathedral in cologne as a result of Allied bombings. Interiors of the Cathedral. A severely damaged rail road station in the city. Hohenzollernbrucke bridge across the river Rhine. German civilians around a bulletin board as thy read news about the war. A man waits for a street car. A damaged street car. People gathered outside a shelter. Women cook food at a community kitchen. Allied armies supply water to the people. Water being filled in containers. Women wash clothes. Food being looted from Nazi Army kitchen. People carry food crates and bags from the kitchen.
United States 1st Cavalry Division soldiers during phase II of Operation Mosby in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Soldiers of United States 1st Cavalry division walk towards United States Army UH-1D helicopter on a field in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Soldiers board the helicopter at Ankhe, Vietnam. African American soldier stands beside the helicopter. Closeup view of a soldier inside the helicopter and then it lifts off. Pilot at controls of an airborne UH-1D helicopter.
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