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.
Allied soldiers fighting in battle during the Invasion of Normandy (D-Day) in World War 2. A house is on fire, with explosion. An artillery piece on the beach. United States soldiers wearing leaf camouflage helmets, march on the beach. A ship on fire in background as allied ground forces unload supplies from ships, barrage balloons floating in the sky above them. British soldiers unload from a landing craft on beach. Soldiers, with backpacks and carrying rifles, explore ruins and devastated town, crouching and sometimes ducking as they progress. A U.S. Army tank (M4A2 Sherman III Duplex Drive “Donald Duck” tank) reverses next to railroad tracks while soldiers take cover next to wall. British troops following Sherman tank as it surges forward. Soldiers kneeling in village. French woman shakes hands with Allied soldiers as they enter a town along railroad line with tanks.
Allied soldiers and tanks (M4A2 Sherman III Duplex Drive “Donald Duck” tank) enter a French town after the Invasion of Normandy (D-Day) during World War 2. British soldiers running into town A dead French civilian on the road. British soldiers marching beside ruins. A French street devastated in ruins during D-Day. British soldier fires gun at house and field. Destroyed pillbox with bodies of dead German soldiers lying by the ruins. United States soldiers patrol a cemetery, shake hands with French man. A destroyed cottage with house roof skeleton exposed. Soldier rides a wheeled artillery canon being pulled by a tracked vehicle. A statuette of the Virgin Mary near an American soldier. Soldiers bring more supplies. Soldiers meet French locals while patrolling street. United States soldiers hiding in foliage attempt to draw fire from a sniper by raising a piece of cloth on the end of a rifle. Allied soldiers guard captured German prisoners. A pile of confiscated weapons from captured German prisoners in Normandy.
The Philippines under Japanese occupation, liberation, and subsequent granting of independence by the United States in World War 2. Bodies of Filipino and United States soldiers killed during the Japanese invasion of the Philippines. Captured American, Filipino, and Australian soldiers raise their hands after the Fall of Corregidor. United States General Jonathan M. Wainwright negotiating the surrender of The Phillipines with Japanese General Masaharu Homma in 1942. Brigadier General Lewis C. Beebe and Major Thomas Dooley are seen to Wainwright's left. An American warship firing during the United States Pacific campaign to defeat Japanese occupying forces in the Pacific. United States soldiers get off an amphibious landing craft during the U.S. retaking of the Philippines. United States General Douglas MacArthur arrival in Leyte Gulf with a retinue consisting of Philippine President-in-exile Sergio Osmeña, Lieutenant General Richard Sutherland, Philippine Brigadier General Carlos P. Romulo, Major General Courtney Whitney, Philippine Sergeant Francisco Salveron and CBS Radio correspondent William J. Dunn in Palo, Leyte, the Philippines- a fulfillment of his promise to return to the Philippines. General Douglas MacArthur speaking at the Independence Day ceremony in Manila on July 4, 1946. “America never wavered in that purpose. America today redeems that pledge.” Says General MacArthur. United States Senator Millard Tydings, the co-sponsor of the Tydings–McDuffie Act (a law that provides independence to the Philippines after a 10-year transition as a Commonwealth) attends the ceremony. Paul V. McNutt, the United States High Commissioner of the Philippine Commonwealth (later the first United States Ambassador to the Philippines), reads the United States President Harry Truman's official proclamation of Philippine Independence. Filipino elites and United States dignitaries watch the ceremony in the Independence Grandstand (a temporary structure built in front of the Rizal Monument). Manuel Roxas being sworn in as the first President of the Philippines after gaining independence from the United States. The Philippine national anthem, Lupang Hinirang, plays in the background. High Commissioner McNutt lowers the United States flag from the flagpole as President Manuel Roxas raises the flag of the new Republic of the Philippines. A celebratory parade following the Independence ceremony takes place, which includes floats from various provinces in the country. A float with signs reading: "Let's Produce and Rebuild,". "Mountain Province" float with women wearing formal Filipino Baro’t Saya gowns. "The City of Manila" float with soldiers. "The University of the Philippines" (UP) float featuring two women dressed as allegorical figures and sign saying, “The University of the Philippines At the Service of the State”. "The Division of City Schools" float features two Filipinos in traditional attire in front of a Statue of Liberty model. A float, likely belonging to the National Library of the Philippines, with children and a huge book model. The Chamber of Commerce Philippines float contains a machine gear model and small models of an aircraft and a ship. American soldiers marching, carrying the United States flag. A military marching band play. Filipino soldiers marching with the Philippine flag. Military aircraft in flight above the Independence Grandstand in Manila.
Soldiers of the Canadian Army, probably of the 2nd Armoured Brigade, advance from Carpiquet airfield to Caen during World War 2. Canadian tanks and armored tracked vehicles move through rough roads toward Caen. Tanks passing by leafless trees. A Canadian soldier sits on top of a Ram cruiser tank that is underway. M-4 Sherman tanks are also seen as Canadian troops travel to Caen.
A young man whistles while combing his hair. An African-American man playfully whips his friend with a towel. Black man puts on a yellow buttoned shirt while talking to his friends. A young man with a Playboy magazine exclaims, "hey come on let's find some girls!" Another responds, "no use dropping all our loot on the dolls." A third offers, "I'm going home rich...I can feel it." The four men discussing plans for the evening as they leave. A blond man emerges from the bathroom, preening his hair, noting, “I gotta look pretty, don’t I?” Point of view from rear seat of car driving in Las Vegas at night. Men talking inside the car. Neon sign reads “… Steak in Town Cattlemans $4.95 Top o’ the Mint”. View of Fremont Street, Las Vegas, as seen from a moving car. Montage of casino signs such as Stardust, Four Queens, and Golden Nugget in Las Vegas on Fremont Street. Four men enter the Golden Nugget Casino Hotel (129 E Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV 89101, United States). Men at table clapping during a show. Montage of casino signs including the California Club casino, Dunes, and Pioneer Club. Men clapping while sitting on bar stools. Las Vegas signs New Frontier Hotel and Silver Slipper Casino. Young man playing blackjack grimaces after losing. Young man playing a slot machine. “C’mon baby pay off for papa!” he exclaims while pulling the lever on a slot machine. Close up of only only two coins in hand from slot machine. Young man blowing on dice before throwing them, and then sighing after coming up short in craps game. Camera zoom in on dice.
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