Waves splash over the bow of a German Scharnhorst-class battleship, during World War 2. Her 28 cm (11 in) forward guns are clearly seen in two triple turrets. Scene shifts to a surfaced German submarine underway with waves covering its bow. The German U boat captain looks through binoculars from the boat's deck. German navy crew are seen at work stations below decks. Some are stripped to the waist because of the below decks heat. Various views of the churning waters as the boat makes way.
British tanks being loaded at a UK port, bound for the Soviet Union, during World War 2. A Cruiser V Covenanter tank in the foreground and several Valentine tanks lined up behind it. A trainload of tanks moving on a British railway. Convoy of Allied ships headed toward the Soviet Union. Map shows route from the UK to Murmansk. View from aboard a ship in the convoy as gunners man antiaircraft gun to defend against German bombers attacking from Norway. Black flak clouds in the air. View of the convoy proceeding through waters containing drifting pieces of ice.
British destroyers battle German U boats and aircraft in North Atlantic during World War II. Depth charges launched by destroyers. One German aircraft downed. One British destroyer is torpedoed and seriously damaged. Crew abandons ship, except for volunteer crewmen who bring the stricken vessel safely to port.
A launch bearing the Russian Imperial Navy ensign, rowed by sailors, transports Kaiser Wilhelm II and his party to a Russian ship at a Baltic Seaport. The Russian royal family, including Czarina Alexandra and her daughters are seen. There is much formal interaction with saluting and such. Russian troops pass in review on a parade ground. The visiting Kaiser and his party depart the Russian ship with fanfare and formality.
The Austro-Hungarian Battleship, SMS Szent Istvan, is seen immediately after being torpedoed, off the Dalmation Coast, by Italian torpedo boats, during World War One. Smoke rising from the listing ship. She capsizes, rolling over completely as crew members slide off the decks and onto the hull as it rolls over. Crew members continue to slide off the ship into the water and swim away from the stricken ship.
The Austro-Hungarian Battleship, SMS Szent Istvan (Saint Stephen), capsizing after it is torpedoed off the Dalmation Coast by by Italian torpedo boats, during World War One. Sailors in a lifeboat are seen rescuing survivors from the battleship. The stricken vessel continues to roll over completely and crew members can be seen scrambling on her overturned hull and in the water all around her. In a short while, the SMS Szent Istvan sinks out of sight.
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