German troops move an artillery piece along a road in Europe during World War 2. Several German Ju-87 Stuka dive bombers attacking ground target. Closeup of bomb explosion. German Messerschmitt Bf 109s heading directly toward camera and passing close overhead. German gun crew loading and firing a 7.5 cm Gebirgs Kanone (Mountain Howitzer) from entrenched position. Shells exploding on hill. German gunners firing an MG42 machine gun. Shells exploding on a hillside. Infantry running towards a hillside, under shell fire.
Film opens with brief glimpse of Swedish soldiers (wearing M21 steel helmets) rushing to take positions in a defensive trench during World War 2. Scene shifts to infantry in combat gear, including shouldered blanket rolls, as they demonstrate ability to rapidly take up defensive positions. (Numerous automobiles parked in the background, indicating this is a demonstration.) Scene shifts to coastal defenses in Sweden, where heavy guns are seen firing from underground fortifications near a coastline. Swedish troops (wearing M37 steel helmets) firing a Browning M17 water-cooled machine gun from a protected position. Swedish troops (in M21 helmets) firing double-mounted Kulspruta m/36 water-cooled 8mm machine gun (modified Browning design dual mounted). Pattern of bullets splashing near floating targets offshore. Glimpse of a 29/33 M. 80mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun. Biplanes: Swedish J8 Gloster Gladiator MK I bi-wing pursuit aircraft seen flying low in formation over a grass field. Swedish T3 aircraft in formation. (These are Junkers Ju 86 K-13 aircraft built by SAAB, under license, and converted to torpedo bombers. They are flown by Swedish Wing F 17.) The pursuit planes stage mock attacks on the formation of T-3 bombers. Aerial closeups of a J8 in flight. Next, from very close up, one of the fuselage-mounted Browning .303 machine guns on a J8, is seen firing. Two of the bombers drop out of their formation and descend, as if they had been hit. (This is all a demonstration, carefully enacted.)
An animated map of Burma (present day Myanmar). Aerial view of Rangoon (Yangon). The gilded Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon. Small and big statues of Buddha at the Shwedagon Pagoda. Burmese worshipers kneel on ground, join hands, and pray in the temple. Large statue of Buddha with a painting on his feet. Visitors look at the statue.
Natives sell merchandise in a town, Burma. Native men, women and children on street. They sell merchandise like fish and grain. Weights in an old weighing scale. A group of women works in rice fields. Family members eat rice. Farmers carry large bags on their shoulders.
Japanese bombers fly over a city in Burma. British Official Building. Prime Minister, Winston Churchill's picture on a flag. Twin engine Japanese bombers parked on field. Squadron Commander briefs a group of pilots. Fleet of Japanese bombers in flight.
Japanese soldiers in Rangoon, Burma. Japanese troops use dynamite to make a road through the mountain. Soldiers carrying gear on their backs advance uphill. Horses carry ammunition and supplies. Japanese troops advance in the city patrolling on street. Burmese men, women and children in the city. A banner with Burmese slogan. Native women seated in a local tricycle. (World War II period).
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