Ships underway at sea bring supplies for British Eighth Army fighting against German forces in El Alamein in Egypt (World War 2). Map shows long sea and air routes to deliver supplies in Africa from U.S. and UK. African workers cut trees making it easier to handle supplies. Aircraft takes off from runway. Aircraft in flight. Formation of aircraft over jungle. German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel looks through binocular. Burning German tanks near El Alamein. Soldiers of British Eighth Army scan enemy positions.
Argentine leader Juan Peron ousted by Argentine Army, Air Force, and Navy elements and excommunicated for a long campaign of religious prosecution. Men march on street. An official speaks at microphone. Men listen. Catholic priests and followers protest Peron. Some of the anti-Peron protesters hold rosaries. An old woman protesting. Street riots. Headquarters of Labor Confederation looted. A bonfire outside the headquarters.
U.S. 6th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 22nd Regiment during their advance towards Naha in Okinawa. Platoon pinned down by Japanese rifle and machine gun fire. Long column of smoke rises from a ridge in background. Marines advance towards it and go over the top of ridge on the double. Marines in trenches in foreground fire rifles at hills. Explosions in front of the Marines. (World War II period).
U.S. 1st Marine Regiment relieves 22nd Marine Division in Okinawa. Japanese families and Marines stand around. Native families sit on ground. Personal belongings spread all around. Civilians walk along a path, one man leads a horse. Marines escort civilians along path near a farm. Other line of Marines move along in background. Long line of Marines move through hilly terrain.
U.S. 4th Marines advance through hilly terrain in Okinawa. Two Marines advance on cave on side of hill. Marine throws phosphorous grenade. It explodes. Marines in full combat gear move along through hilly red terrain. Demolition man moves along on hillside. Native shack burns on hillside. Long line of Marines advances through hilly terrain.
U.S. Marine Corps Reconnaissance company advancing ahead of front lines on Okinawa, during World War II. Two long columns of Marines on both sides of road go through rice paddies with weapons at sling arms. They come to halt and sit down on side of road. Marine transmits over Navy TCS radio in MZ radio jeep. Marines rest alongside of road. River in the background. Lines of jeeps and DUKWs (six wheel drive amphibious truck) move along road. Large fleet offshore in the background. Marines ride on motor carriages 105mm as they move along road, hills in the background.
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