U.S. army troops advance through Altenkirchen, Germany during final days of World War 2, in Europe. Trucks and armored vehicles roll through village and are hurried on by an MP(Military Police) Lieutenant and other MPs directing traffic. Army vehicles are loaded with soldiers and war materiel. Sign reads 'Altenkirchen'. Trucks at halt. Soldiers stop to eat. Several Army officers standing around eating together. U.S. Army Master Sergeant , with 4 hash marks on his sleeve, drinks from his canteen cup. A soldier opens a tin can with knife. U.S. Military Vehicles shown in these scenes include: GMC CCKW 5.3 ton 6x6 U.S. Army cargo truck; Willys MB U.S. Army Jeep; Ford GPW Army Military Jeep; WC52 3/4 ton 4x4 Army vehicle; M42 M2A1 40 mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun; M2 Half-track armored personnel carrier; M-3 Scout Car; M15 Halftrack; M5 High Speed artillery tractor and M10 Ammo Trailer; Ben Hur 1 ton Army trailer.
Troops of the 82nd Reconnaissance Battalion, U.S. 2nd Armored Division, pass in review before their Commanding General, Brigadier General Isaac White, who stands on a stage with Belgian officials, in the town of Hasselt, Belgium during World War 2. The troops are led by the 66th Armored Regiment military band. A contingent of the marchers carries numerous American flags. Civilian spectators line the sidewalks, and Belgian officials in formal dress with medals, watch the parade which ends at a World War I memorial monument in the square. General White carries wreath of flowers and places them at the foot of the memorial, which is inscribed: "1914 - 1918." The U.S. troops parade from the scene. Group of children applaud. Camera focuses on young woman, in crowd, smiling and applauding. View of flag bearing inscription: "Hasselt Liberators."
Victory in Europe Day being celebrated in London, England with the end of World War II. Crowd in Parliament Square. Whitehall road as seen from Parliament Square. A truck loaded with people passes. Cheering crowd including close-up views of happy men, women, boys, and girl children smiling and waving to celebrate the end of World War 2 in Europe.
Posthumous presentation of U.S. 442nd Infantry Regiment to Japanese-American parents in Honolulu, Hawaii during World War II. Interiors show Japanese-American parents of soldiers of U.S. 442nd Infantry Regiment, who died in the war. Chaplain Spears addresses the group. Japanese-American parents lined up in front of the room. U.S. Colonel Kendall J. Fielder presents medals and shakes with the parents.
Imperial Japanese Navy fleet in the Pacific Ocean during Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II). Japanese vessels underway. Men on deck of a submarine underway.
Japanese fleet underway in the Pacific Ocean during Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II). Animated map of China. Japanese pilots being briefed at an airfield. Japanese planes take off and in flight. Japanese bombers bomb Luoyang and Xian. Smoke billows up from explosions.
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