Demobilization of Red Army at the end of World War II in Soviet Union. Soviet Army cavalry unit returning home in a mountainous region. One soldier being greeted by well-wishers upon his return to village.
View of the General Assembly Hall in New York, USA. U Thant from Burma is unanimously re-appointed as the Secretary General of the United Nations. Assembly members give a standing ovation.
A celebrity arrives at Chicago Municipal Airport,, aboard a United Airlines DC-3 Mainliner in its recently established service between New York and Chicago. He is the only person seen deplaning. As he steps from the plane, he is greeted by a number of persons, including a woman to whom he gives his autograph.
Japanese air attack on task force ships underway in Pacific Ocean. Units of task force including destroyer, battleship and light cruiser fire antiaircraft guns. Japanese plane dives and passes midst heavy flak fire. (World War II period).
Focuses on Korean War (1950-1953). U.S. 11th Airborne units arrive at Ashiya Air Base to carry out Seoul operations in Korea. Soldiers unload equipment from truck at air base. Sign on building reads 'Ashiya Air Base, Base Operations'. Paratroopers board planes. Plane takes off from runway. Road sign reads 'Kimpo Airdrome Stop Military Police Check Point'. Plane taxis at Kimpo air base in Korea. Men disembark from plane. Wounded soldiers on stretcher taken into plane. Boats are carried out of cargo planes at air base. Air University Commanding General George C Kenney, and Commanding General of Far East Forces (former commander of U.S. forces) Carl Spaatz, arrive at Kimpo air base for inspection. Captured IL-10 plane parked in the background in hangar. Men manning Grumman F7F Tigercat aircraft. F7Fs in flight line.
U.S. troops advance on Okinawa. Beachhead established by 10th Army. U.S. landing crafts on South West coast of Okinawa. Warships at the coast. Small landing crafts and DUKW (Six wheel drive amphibious trucks) move in water carrying supplies. Troops and trucks move along road on island. Marine units move toward north, while 24th Army Corps move toward south for Naha. Aerial view of seized airfield on Okinawa. Countryside shows farms and open lands. Army advances towards Japanese emplacements on hillside. Troops attack Japanese caves on hillside. U.S. marines clear caves with grenades. A U.S. soldier drags a dead Japanese soldier out of a cave. Other Japanese soldiers are shown surrendering and being led away from caves with hands raised. Native civilians are evacuated. They cooperate with troops. Women and children walk along pathway. A civilian woman and young boy child smile.
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