American troops wear protective, warm winter clothing and stand outside their tents in Iceland. Troops form a chow line. Troops eat their food. During World War II.
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler's companion Eva Braun's family returning to their cruise ship after shore visit in Iceland. Two large ships in the harbor. Eva Braun's family members being helped by sailors as they step onto gangway from small boat. A woman walks up the gangway to the deck of the ship.
U.S. military troops and vehicles of Atlantic convoy on dock in Iceland. Army soldiers on docks. Scenes of dock area. Many AP and AK ships anchored in harbor. Man chops marker buoy loose from side of ship underway. (World War 2 period.)
1000th anniversary of the Arctic Domain in Reykjavik, Iceland. King Christian X of Denmark and Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden attend an opening of the Parliament. King Christian X arrives at the ceremony with his wife Queen Alexandrine of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Dignitaries pose for a group photograph. People in medieval dresses sit for the ceremony.
Views of the Submarine tender USS Antaeus (AS-21) of Atlantic convoy, at anchor in Iceland, during World War 2, with about nine submarines tied up alongside. Scene shifts to a convoy underway in the Atlantic ocean. Various kinds of transport ships seen from time to time in the convoy. The U.S. New Mexico class battleship, USS Idaho (BB-42) passes to starboard of the camera ship. Scout planes are visible on her aft section. Scene shifts to camera ship, looking aft. A gun; a lifeboat on a davit; and a Curtiss SOC-1 scout-observation airplane are visible. A sailor watches as the USS Idaho passes to starboard. More transport ships are seen, low in the water. Camera pans aft, again, showing more of the camera ship, including covered guns in barbettes; two SOC-1 scout planes; the American flag; and behind that an anti-aircraft height finder. Scene shifts forward where officers are seen on upper deck with a gun barrel above their heads.Sailors on main deck prepare to deploy a float to recover a scout plane. Sailor stands on platform using semaphore flags to transmit a message. Barrel of a large gun in the foreground.View aft of a U.S. New Orleans class cruiser underway. Feet and legs of the semaphore signalman as he stands above the platform, on rungs of the circular railing at the signal station.
The British Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrives on ship 'Prince of Wales' in Iceland. He reviews the United States Marines. Mrs Churchill and high British officials greet him at railway station in London. Railroad cars in the background. Huge crowd gathered at the station greets him.