The World Bicycle Championship in Holland, Netherlands. Cyclists from various countries participate in the International Championship. Eddie Merckx of Belgium wins the race. Crowd cheers. People hold banner that reads 'Eddie Merckx World Champion 1967'.
Tractor plows make furrows in Holland, Netherlands. The tractor plows make furrows to recover salt poisoned land which was caused by a flood. A man walks in a furrow.
Man opens a box of Cheese. '12 Holland Edam Cheese' written on the cheese box. Cheese slices cut. Tulip bulb uprooted from the soil and put into a bag in a crate full of tulip bulb bags. The crate closed. 'Product of Holland' written on bags and crate.
An oil fire in Rotterdam, South Holland in the Netherlands. A gasoline tank on fire. Thick black smoke rises from the burning tank. Firefighters try to douse the blazing fire.
Strafing of German targets by the U.S. 8th Air Force on Western front, especially northern Holland, Netherlands. Air Force plane in tactical operations. Gun camera footage of U.S. Army Air Force fighter planes out of Strasbourg strafing German held targets in northern Holland including railroad lines and trains. Explosion rises from a hit target. Another large explosion erupts from a target, possibly ammunition depot. Wing is shot and breaks off of incoming German airplane. More scenes of dramatic explosions as targets on ground are hit by American aircraft. Another German plane is hit and is seen falling from the sky. A parachute is seen ejecting one of the crew from the German aircraft. Enemy German held warehouses and other targets are hit by American aircraft strafing. Compelling and dramatic views of explosions including some where debris flies up in air toward attacking U.S. aircraft. (World War II period).
U.S. 101st Airborne Division invades Holland, Netherlands during World War 2. United States Army Air Force C-47 Skytrains and gliders in flight overhead. Aerial view of flooded lands in Holland. The gliders come in for a landing on a field. A glider tips forward hard and crashes while landing. U.S. Army soldiers and medics work to free men from the wreckage. A soldier chops a part of the glider to rescue a soldier trapped underneath. An injured man crawls out as the rescuers lift up a nose section of glider with name "Jessie" written on front. A jeep is unloaded from a glider.