American forces of 6th Armored Division advancing through village of Oberdorla, Germany, a month before the end of World War 2, in Europe. U.S. infantrymen moving cautiously near buildings in the village. Two Germans, one wearing a helmet, and the other in civilian clothing, walk past the camera, gesturing. Gunner in an M4 Sherman tank fires machine gun at upper floor of adjacent building, as local citizens scramble out of the way, and U.S. infantrymen move along sidewalk and pause at bend in road. Back to the Sherman tank, and smoke rising from the area of building that it fired upon. American soldiers hurry past the camera and move cautiously along the sidewalk. Two soldiers move slowly along street in a jeep. More views of U.S. infantry accompanied by M18 Hellcat tank destroyer and M4 Sherman tanks moving through the village. A sign identifies village as Oberdorla. The jeep is seen again, moving along with tanks and infantry. It parks outside a building that infantrymen are entering. As soldiers cluster outside the building, one fires several shots into it.
A film 'Combating suicide plane attacks' about Japanese suicide aircraft attacks in Okinawa, Japan during World War II. The Japanese suicide aircraft attack U.S. battleships during the Battle of Okinawa. An animation depicts two types of suicide attacks : kamikaze unit and suicide attack party. Pilots are trained for the kamikaze unit. The pilots march. A pilot stands with a sword. The first stage of the training is the spiritual intoxication. A statue of Lord Buddha. A suicide aircraft in flight. Two aircraft in flight. An animation shows the difference between conventional air attacks and suicide aircraft attacks.
Japanese kamikaze suicide aircraft attacks in Okinawa, Japan. Japanese suicide aircraft stationed. A Japanese aircraft in flight. A bomb kept on the ground. A Japanese Bucker aircraft stationed. Technical details and various parts of the aircraft. An animation: a rocket unit at the base of the aircraft. The rocket being released from the aircraft. An approach to attack a ship. Different ways to escape from radar detection. Different methods to escape identification. Multiple attacks on the ship. (World War II period).
Japanese suicide plane attacks (kamikaze) in Okinawa, Japan. A ship at a sea. The propellers of a Japanese suicide plane. A Japanese suicide aircraft with a radar equipped aircraft in flight. An airman works on the radar equipment. An animation depicts Japanese plan of attack to avoid the interception by the Civil Air Patrol(CAP). A Japanese aircraft lands. A pilot in the aircraft. It takes off. Aircraft tilt and depart. A ship at a sea. The aircraft in flight over the clouds. Animations depict the changes in approaches to attack due to changing weather. An aircraft taxis on water. The aircraft lifts and crashes on a ship. An explosion on the ship. (World War II period).
The U.S. forces combat the Japanese kamikaze suicide plane attacks in Okinawa, Japan during World War 2. Aerial view of the field. A U.S. aircraft takes off. A pilot in the cockpit. Aircraft stationed on the aircraft carrier and men on the deck. Aerial view of the air field and the bombed ground installations. An aircraft in flight during night. A delay fuse on the ground.
The U.S. forces combat the Japanese kamikaze suicide plane attacks in the Pacific Theater during World War II . The U.S. combat air patrol in flight. A ship at sea. Aircraft stationed to provide dust patrol. A night combat air patrol aircraft takes off. Animation depicts the control area of the combat air patrol. A CIC doctrine. The aircraft tilt and fly away. The pilot turns on the 'identification, friend or foe' (IFF) of the aircraft. The pilot speaks on a microphone. He wears a protective glass. A large group of aircraft in flight. Animation depicts the technique of approaching the objective area.
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