Germany invades France, during World War II. German troops invade French town of Marquion, in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region. Horse-drawn carriages loaded with French refugee families and belongings move along a road. Street signs on road number 15 point toward Sauchy-Lestrée 2 km away, and Avrincourt, 12 km away. A chalk drawn arrow points toward Arras. French families evacuate using bicycles, baby carriages, and wagons. German troops arrive on motorcycles. Numerous German Pz.I, Pz.II, Pz.III and Pz.IV tanks pass through the village. Smoke rises from a burning building.
Campaign flyer printed by the Joint Boycott Council of the American Jewish Congress and the Jewish Labor Committee, regarding boycott of Nazi goods and services. Headline of the flyer reads: "J.B.C. SETS MON. MARCH 15 FOR MIGHTY DEMONSTRATION IN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN." Picture of a round metal campaign pin, reading: "Boycott Nazi Germany (Joint Boycott Committee)"
Entrance of a memorial with the years 1923 and 1939 posted above the doorway on large wreath. Two German Eagle statues stand on either side. A German military officer is exiting the doorway. Seen are remains of Bürgerbräukeller or Burgerbraukeller Hall, the historic site of the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch in Munich (Rosenheimer Str. 5, 81667 München, Germany) that was destroyed by decapitation strike using a time bomb. The explosion occurred 15 minutes after Hitler departed after giving speech there, marking memory of old veterans of the Nazi movement. Six veterans were killed outright and 60 injured in the blast. The building is a shambles, with steel girders collapsed. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler attends funeral ceremony for 8 victims of the bombing. Soldiers hold Nazi flags. Some of the Nazi veterans are seen bandaged with injuries. Hitler and his Deputy Rudolf Hess honor the dead with a Nazi salute. Hitler talks to relatives of the victims. A large wreath is carried bearing the name Adolf Hitler. Funeral procession moves along a road, as Nazi veterans carry the coffins of their comrades. The funeral procession moves through the Victory Gate (Siegestor 80539 Munich, Germany) in Munich. Hitler and Hess ride in a car and step down in a small plaza. Nazi movement veterans stand, some with bandaged injuries. Crowds in the streets of Munich. Hitler rides standing in open car as he is cheered by crowds. German bombers fly overhead in formation.
U.S. army troops advance through Altenkirchen, Germany during final days of World War 2, in Europe. Trucks and armored vehicles roll through village and are hurried on by an MP(Military Police) Lieutenant and other MPs directing traffic. Army vehicles are loaded with soldiers and war materiel. Sign reads 'Altenkirchen'. Trucks at halt. Soldiers stop to eat. Several Army officers standing around eating together. U.S. Army Master Sergeant , with 4 hash marks on his sleeve, drinks from his canteen cup. A soldier opens a tin can with knife. U.S. Military Vehicles shown in these scenes include: GMC CCKW 5.3 ton 6x6 U.S. Army cargo truck; Willys MB U.S. Army Jeep; Ford GPW Army Military Jeep; WC52 3/4 ton 4x4 Army vehicle; M42 M2A1 40 mm Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun; M2 Half-track armored personnel carrier; M-3 Scout Car; M15 Halftrack; M5 High Speed artillery tractor and M10 Ammo Trailer; Ben Hur 1 ton Army trailer.
Assault made by elements of U.S. 10th Army consisting of 1st Marines, 6th Marines, 77th and 96th Army Divisions on Shuri line in Okinawa during World War 2. Two Marines firing Browning M1919, 30 caliber machine gun, from a high ridge. Several bodies of fallen Japanese soldiers. (Note: Marine firing the machine gun might be Robert Sorensen, C-1-5 USMC, who recalled being filmed on Okinawa, while firing his machine gun from a ridge at about this date. He served with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 6th Marine Division.)
Armorer's workshop in the United States during World War II. Man displays 16th century gauntlet body armor, and 15th century helmets. Various old style and present day helmets. Helmet with steel ear-flaps designed for pilots. A man puts on an armored suit. 16th Century Elizabethan 'Jack' or armored jackets with new type of armor for aviators. Man hammers a helmet. Headless mannequin dressed up with armored suit. Demonstration of how quickly aviator's armor can be released in case of bailouts over water. View of lock on new type of armor.