Sergeant Richard Sakakida testifying during Yamashita trial in Manila, Philippines after World War II. Hawaiian-born Japanese-American (Nisei) sergeant Richard Sakakida seated in a chair before prosecutors and officers in a court room. Maps on a wall. Sergeant Richard Sakakida answers about the North Cemetery Massacre and the Court Martial Cases # 77, 88 and 89. Prosecutor questions him. Sergeant also tells of the 2000 cases of people being executed, including seven Americans. He witnessed the execution of the Americans.
U.S. Navy Seabees (Construction Battalion) work on beachhead in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Seabees unload supplies from LST (Landing Ship Tank) at a beach head. Seabees on ramp of LST. They pull supplies for a constructing bridge. Fire burns fiercely on the deck of LST as it underway. Two LSTs underway.
Benito Mussolini stages Grand Maneuvers, August 1936, in Avellino Province, Italy. Special military review for King Emmanuelle III of Italy. The event was held after Mussolini's invasion of Ethiopia and intended to show the world Italy's military readiness for war. In the clip, various divisions of the military march in review; crowds cheer and Mussolini and King's entourage tour both on foot and on horseback.
Horse carriage race in German-occupied France during World War 2. Race starts. Horse carriages pass along streets of a city. Participants seated in the horse carriages. A large crowd of civilians stands on a road to watch them. A man looks through binoculars.
Canadian scientists helping to win World War 2 through their aviation research in Ottawa, Canada. Chemical apparatus in a laboratory. Test tubes, pipettes, vials, and lab experiments underway. Scientists work with wind tunnel and aerodynamic assessment apparatus in the laboratory. A scientist look at a model. Models of aircraft.
Japanese dignitaries attend assembly to form new cabinet in Japan during World War II. A car drives out from a building. Japanese dignitaries in the car. People standing near the building and the car. Japanese Imperial Army General Hideki Tojo gets out of the car and enters a building. Prime Minister of Japan Prince Fumimaro Konoe, General of Japanese Imperial Army Hideki Tojo and other Japanese dignitaries seated and confer. Cars parked in a line. A drum played. A man speaks. Newsmen and reporters outside the building making notes. A newsman gives information on telephone. Japanese ewsman says “Moshi moshi…” as he begins the call. Prince Konoe, General Tojo and other Japanese dignitaries arrive at the Imperial Diet to form new cabinet. Photographers take pictures of the arriving dignitaries. Japanese politicians such as Shozo Murata, Yosuke Matsuoka, Naoki Hoshino, arrive at the Imperial Diet (1 Chome-7-1 Nagatachō, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-0014, Japan). The Prince, General Tojo and other dignitaries pose for photograph.
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