General Mark W. Clark, other Allied officers and soldiers at the V-E Day thanksgiving services in Florence Italy, at the end of World War II. The assembly at the headquarters of 15th Army Group, reads the thanksgiving note. Flags of United States and Great Britain at the victory celebration ceremony. Soldiers at the ceremony.
United States soldiers and Italian civilians fight fire at headquarters of the 1st Battalion, 349th Regiment in Florence Italy, at the end of World War II. Soldiers look at the building set fire by a time bomb explosion. Various parts of building burning. Soldiers spray water on burning portions of building.
Charles Winninger narrates facts about the lend-lease and mutuals aids by Allied nations fighting against the Axis powers during World War II. Animated map shows Japanese threaten eastern coast of United States. British aid under the lend lease flies to U.S. German attack on Suez canal countered by British and U.S. Armies. Map shows timely aids allowed munition factories at work and new recruits joining the military. Australia and New Zealand aid the fighting Allied nations. U.S. warships to Russia in return to graves of German. Aid to China in return to the death of Japanese. Animation shows dropping of atom bomb and unconditional surrender of Axis nations.
Visit of film executives to Brussels, Belgium. Film producers dine and talk to each other at a building. Robert Murphy, German Ambassador speaks to Edgar Mannix, standing on terrace of the building.
Visit of film executives to Brussels, Belgium to Frankfurt in Germany. Aerial view of passenger aircraft in flight transporting the film executives from Brussels to Frankfurt. They enter the IG Farben Building (Norbert-Wollheim-Platz 1, 60323 Frankfurt am Main, Germany). Military officers welcome them. Film producers dine at General Eisenhower's private dining hall at IG Farben Building. Robert Murphy, German Ambassador speaks to Edgar Mannix.
Visit of film executives from Brussels, Belgium to Frankfurt in Germany. A boat trip of producers on the Rhine River. Producers smoke cigars and drink wine sitting on deck of the boat. Major General Oliver P. Echols, Major General Ray W. Baker, Major General Robert W. Harper, General Robert Erskine and Major General Surtees on the boat talk to each other and watch the river and its banks. Mistresses of some producers also accompany them.
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