U.S. soldiers raid houses in Munich in search of suspects during World War II. Line of tanks, jeeps, and half tracks along roads and streets of Munich on swoop raid. Army vehicles move through bombed out Munich. Infantrymen run along street of Munich. Soldiers raid house for suspected under grounders. Soldiers search a house. A man being arrested. Suspect enters a Command Post. Officer questions the suspect. Suspected homes being raided by soldiers, arrests are made and suspects being brought in for questioning. Suspects leave the Command Post afterwards.
U.S. ski patrol in Hurtgen Forest, Vossenack during World War II. Three-men patrol wear snow capes on skis move through snow-covered forest. Interiors show church steeple as observation post. Soldiers use BC scope and telephone. Patrol dons skis and snow capes. Soldiers on skis move through forest.
United States officers, Polish officers and freed slave laborers standing near graves of two U.S. aviators. The officers discussing amongst themselves. The aviators are alleged to have been beaten to death by the Germans. German civilians under guidance of U.S. Grave Registration group. They remove bodies for autopsy purposes. Men carrying the burned body of an aviator on stretcher and place it into ambulance.
Opening scene shows the Monument to the Battle of the Nations erected in Leipzig, in 1913, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the epic battle of Leipzig, and the defeat of Napoleon by a coalition of allies arrayed against the French. Notable are images of Teutonic knights standing guard around the upper periphery of the monument. Closeup of the base of the monument and entranceway. Some signs of war damage are visible. Camera pans upward. An American soldier is seen in lower left foreground, manning an M45 Browning .50 caliber Quadmount anti-aircraft gun. Camera continues to pan over details of the monument. (World War 2; WWII; WW2)
Sign atop building identifying town as Berchtesgaden. View of town square with tall snow-covered Alps mountain in background. U.S. paratroopers patrol the street. A White spade symbol on their steel helmets indicates that they are members of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division. One carrys belt ammunition around his neck. They each carry weapons of various kinds.
A film about achievements and role of African Americans in the United States. A newspaper headlines about African American athletes at the Berlin Olympics of 1936. Spectators in a stadium. Athletes at a start line for a 100 meter race. Judge fires starting gun and race is underway. African American athletes Jesse Owens and Ralph Metcalfe of the U.S. win gold and silver medals. German and Japanese participants jump over in a High Jump event. African American athlete Cooper Johnson sets a new Olympic record in the event.
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