Newsreel titled "Prisoners become GI Engineers" shows Italian Prisoners of War who have become members of United States Engineering Service at Camp Sutton in North Carolina in United States. G.I. Engineers lined up at the camp. They work, eat their meals and parade at the camp during their time in World War II.
Newsreel 'Flags honor dead heroes' shows more than 250 patriotic organizations honor war heroes of World War 2 at Washington National Cathedral in Washington DC in United States. Men carrying flags come out from the Cathedral. Admiral Ernest King addressees a large gathering on the occasion.
A portrait of Lenin and Joseph Stalin, the Soviet Premier in Moscow, in Soviet Union. Lenin's dead body lies as people have their final glimpse of it. Stalin meets the people from different parts of the country and listens to their grievances as they clap in appreciation. He presents a picture to a young girl Stalin and Vyacheslav Molotov don costumes of various ethnic groups.
Joseph Stalin, the Soviet Premier presides over a session of the legislature of the Soviet Union in Moscow. Elected representatives of the people attend the session. Stalin while speaking at an election meeting asks the elected representatives to follow the ideals set by Lenin. He expresses firm faith in Lenin's philosophy.
A palace in Moscow with Stalin's sculpture is seen. Saint Basil Cathedral at Red Square. People gather in large numbers outside the cathedral. A newsstand shop where Stalin's poster is seen. Among publicatins seen in several languages are copies of a paper called New Times A procession moves on the streets. Officials including Molotov pose for a photograph. People from different parts of the country are seen. A soldier teaches fighting tactics to tribesmen. (World War II period).
Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division (Screaming Eagles) prepare their equipment and prepare to drop behind enemy lines in France, the night before D-Day. They assemble in "sticks" and board C-47 transports painted in large white stripes to assure they will be recognized and not shot down by U.S. Navy ships, or other friendly fire. They are bid farewell by a three-star General. The aircraft take off one after another bound for the Normandy coast. (World War II period).
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