German prisoners of war in Normandy, during World War 2. LCI(L) 541 is seen departing from Omaha beach, filled with German prisoners of war. Scene shifts to a pier in England, United Kingdom, where the German soldiers and officers are boarding an American Coast Guard troop ship, for transport to Prisoner of War centers in the United States. Aerial view of an ocean liner, converted to a troop ship, underway. Views of German POWs on a ship's deck.
A motion picture film explores the background of World War II. In the United States a view of a large hyrdoelectric dam with water gushing through its gates. Electrical towers of a power plant and a man throwing large switches to activate power. Newspaper headlines: 'Senator oppose the league of nation' and 'Senate passes tariff bill by 44 to 42 vote'. A crowd holds posters of Dewey, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and other leaders. Books of competing ideologies for sales in the United States, including those of democracy, socialism, fascism including Mein Kampf and books about Stalin. Voting time in Germany with Hitler as the only candidate and signs promoting Hitler. Germans casting voting ballots for Hitler. People burning books in Nazi Germany. A church in America or Britiain with close up views of a boys choir singing hymn "Onward Christian Soldiers." Children in America playing at a playground on a jungle gym and slide. A girl makes a drawing of natural scenes. American children smiling, playing, and running.
Viet Nam Air Force ( VNAF) C-47 Skytrains airlifting supplies from Tan Son Nhut Air Base to Rach Gia for flood relief in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A VNAF soldier talks to two U.S. Army officers in a jeep. One of them is Lieutenant Colonel Norris. Then the jeep drives away. VNAF flight officers in the background. A pilot boarding a VNAF C-47 aircraft. A Vietnamese airman giving signals to the pilot. The Vietnamese pilot in the cockpit. The engine starts and the C-47 taxis. C-47s lined up. VNAF C-47s taxi out. A VNAF C-47 is fueled, a door closes on the aircraft before it taxis out.
American soldiers of the 104th Infantry Division, 104th Reconnaissance Troop, drive along a road, deep in Gernamy, near the end of World War 2 in Europe. According to signposts, they are 3 Km from Bennstedt and 11Km from Halle, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. An M18 Hellcat tank destroyer follows behind the jeeps, carrying 4 soldiers atop its turret. Another behind it carries 6 soldiers on it.
A new elementary school opens in Crete, Greece. The flag of the United States can be seen on the right. A plaque detailing the school’s opening year 1962 and important details in Greek. Greek elementary school children clap hands. United States Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) visits the new elementary school during an official visit in Crete, Greece. A Greek teacher teaches young students in classroom. A Greek girl asks a question to her teacher. Greek teacher teaches male students botany inside a school greenhouse. Greek high school students do homework together in library. Greek boy uses book for homework.
United States Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ) shakes hands with locals during his official visit to the Middle East. Man packs dried fruits in package. Lyndon B. Johnson and Lady Bird Johnson visit a food factory. The Vice President's Executive Assistant, Liz Carpenter, is also seen. Turkish worker sorts out canned products behind crates of produce. Worker operates canning machine before placing cans on conveyor belt. Workers process produce in canning factory in Turkey. Workers in canning warehouse. “The need of the present is to press on that momentum, and it give it new evidence to carry forward economic development” says Lyndon B. Johnson from his speech. An Iranian engineer and an American consultant work together in planning a spindle factory. Worker works on machine to make spindles. Newly made spindle gets tossed in box full of spindles. Iranian worker pulls out spindle from machine. Wooden spindles fall into pile. Machine loom weaving fabric at a textile mill.
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