A German soldier on a moored vessel hands a canteen of water to an exhausted British soldier, who drinks and appears weary. Views of wrecked city, damaged equipment and debris after the Battle of Dieppe. Dead bodies of British and Canadian soldiers. German soldiers taking wounded soldiers on stretchers. Germans round up British and Canadian prisoners and march the POWs through Dieppe to the prison compound. Many of the POWs are wounded. (World War II period).
United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt with his wife Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt and newly appointed Cabinet aboard the USS Indianapolis (CA-35) to view U.S. Navy maneuvers. U.S. Navy battleships, the aircraft carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) and other ships in New York Harbor. Officials including U.S. War Secretary George Dern, Secretary of Navy Josephus Daniels, Admiral Standley, and others can be seen. Biplane airplanes of the United States Navy fleet in a flight formation pass New York City. Troops on Governor's Island offer a salute. Views of skyline of New York City in the background. Views of large warships passing by with Statue of Liberty in the background. Numerous views of skyline of New York City with tall skyscrapers on Manhattan Island, as seen from ships moving in harbor.
United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt his wife Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt, and with with his newly appointed Cabinet and Admiral William Standley aboard the Cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA-35) to view U.S. Navy maneuvers. Views of U.S. battleships, the carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) and other ships in sea. Office holders like U.S. War Secretary George Dern, Secretary of Navy Josephus Daniels and others can be seen. Biplane aircraft in a flight formation over the naval fleet as it passes New York City. A gathering of people watches fleet; A U.S. flag can be seen. Views of New York City skyscrapers on Manhattan Island in the mid 1930s.
A fascist parade in Rome, Italy. Premier Benito Mussolini along with Fascist officials view thousands of women in a parade to mark the anniversary of the nation's entry into the World War II. Italian fascist women marching along the Via dei Fori Imperiali with the Colosseum in the background.
Mildred Gillars also known as 'Axis Sally', a female radio personality and Nazi German propaganda broadcaster in World War II, steps out of an aircraft on arrival at Bolling Air Force Base in southeast Washington DC. She is accompanied by female escort, WOJC Katherine Samaha, and department of justice men. Gillars has been brought to the U.S. to face a grand jury treason inquiry. Gillars and party are next seen exiting a Base Operations building and they get into a waiting car and are seen next entering a building of the Department of Justice. Next scene is unrelated and shows Judge Carl Hyaty receiving a certificate of appreciation from Secretary Kenneth C Royall. Scene changes to Brazilian General Sosa Molina being greeted by General Albert C Wedemeyer at Union Station. Visitors get into the car. Brazilian staff officers stand in front of building being greeted by General Molina.
Reenactment of early American settlers in British Colonial America, seen working in agriculture. Women sow seed, and men plowing behind teams of horses View of a drummer playing a drum roll call to arms. The farmers stop what they are doing, grab their muskets and head off to a gathering of militia as part of Revolutionary War effort. The year 1775 appears over the gathering of armed farmers. A British General is seen at his headquarters in Massachusetts. He holds a dispatch of some sort and discusses it with one of his staff officers. He then summons two members of the local militia, and questions them about rising tensions between colonists and the Crown. After they leave, he dictates a communication to his superiors. Film closes showing the General in church, along with many colonial militia members.
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