Conference on World Security Organization by United Nations in San Francisco. French foreign minister, George Bidault speaks to the delegates during conference. He talks about the battle fought by brave American troops, The Soviets and other Allied troops. (World War II period).
Several U.S. soldiers of the 2nd Infantry Division walk past a wrecked U.S. 3/4 ton truck in the Korean Demilitarized zone. Closeup of the United Nations Command (UNC) truck which had been ambushed the day before. Wreckage of the UNC truck with deflated tires on road. A U.S. Army Sergeant approaches and inspects the vehicle. Smashed headlights and bullet ridden windshield of the truck. The Sergeant looks at blood stains on road. Another soldier picks up 7.62 mm expended rounds from the ground.
King George V of the United Kingdom on horseback reviews World War 1 troops in West Flanders province of Belgium. Canadian troops on foot and on horseback pass in review with arms and artillery. Brief view of Queen Mary (Mary of Teck; Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes) seated in a car.
German troops build a fortified line in the Carpathian Mountains, Europe, during World War 2. A map is shown. The troops shovel the field. They take away rolls of wires. A soldier works on barbed wires. Tents on the ground. Amphibious cars are tested in a stream. Cars are driven out. The troops walk along a bridge and enter a village. A soldier watches through binoculars. Army equipment in an open field. Hungarian units move to the front while tanks and mobile guns duel in a ruined village. Tanks are fired. Explosion and smoke over a target. Ruins of buildings.
German Army units parade in Zagreb, Croatia. They parade in commemoration of 'Croatian independence'. Officials discuss amongst themselves. Buildings along the sides of a street. Cars passing on the street. People gather to watch the parade. Soldiers march. (World War II period).
Opening slate refers to King George V visiting the British "contemptible little army," at the front in France. This refers to German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm, who ostensibly issued an order in August 1914 referring to General French's "contemptible little army." (General French refers to Field Marshal John Denton Pinkstone French, 1st Earl of Ypres, who commanded the British Expeditionary Force following the outbreak of World War 1.) The King with his Aide de Camp, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, and others, steps from an official car. One officer, in an overcoat, walks away, rapidly,heading towards a road where British troops are moving. He is standing there with two officers wearing white arm bands, as King George V and his party reach the spot.Cavalry horses are grazing in a field nearby. British Expeditionary Force (BEF) units are moving along the road. The King greets and shakes hands with an officer standing near the moving troops. The road is crowded with horse-drawn wagons moving war materiel. Infantry are seen in the far background. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
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