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Cold War commences in Europe and UN takes military action against North Korean aggression

Opening scenes show people of East Germany escaping from the Soviet-controlled zone, to the West, through forests. Whole families are seen carrying whatever they could in back packs and suitcases. Early in Korean War period: An animated map is inserted showing a map centered on Korea, with the 38th Parallel dividing Communist North Korea from South Korea. View of a line scratched in a dirt road, designating the 38th Parallel, leading to a temporary border with guard post, established for administrative purposes. View of Ducksoo Palace, in Seoul, Korea, headquarters of the United Nations (UN) Commission on Korea. Diplomats inside its chambers, trying (in vain) to negotiate the withdrawal of Soviet forces from North Korea. United States troops are seen evacuating from South Korea, after the establishment of the Republic of Korea. Carrying duffel bags and all their gear, they board trains to evacuation ports. General scenes of landscape and South Korean people going about their normal activities, under the new government. Smoke rising from surprise attacks by North Korea against the South. Republic of Korea (ROK) troops march to defend against the North's aggression. ROK troops in trucks and trenches fire small arms against the invaders. Huge numbers of refugees are shown fleeing the North. Soldiers raise international flags at the headquarters of the United Nations, in Lake Success, Long Island, New York. Inside, diplomats meet to deal with the crisis. View of empty place at the table labeled "Union of Soviet Socialist Republics." Warren Robinson Austin, U.S. Ambassador to the UN is seen as well as other UN representatives. (Narrator states that after its cease fire order had been ignored by the Communists, the Security Council voted for united military action against the aggressor, and provided for a unified command of United Nations forces.) View of the delegates voting with raised hands. U.S. General Douglas MacArthur is seen receiving the first UN battle flag. Aerial views of the Port of Pusan, Korea. The U.S. Navy transport ship, USS Pickaway (APA-222) is seen being moved by tug boats in the port. View of the troop ship loaded with American troops headed to the port of Pusan, Korea. Color guards waving flags of the UN, the U.S. and the Republic of Korea, as they lead a military brass band marching along the pier. Change of scene to American troops marching along opposite sides of a road in Korea, as jeeps drive in the middle. Troops, including ROK soldiers, engage North Koreans with small arms, mortars, machine guns and artillery field pieces. Back in America, troops parade along Constitution Avenue in Washington DC, with capitol building seen in background. American soldiers boarding a train. Camera focuses on shoulder emblem of a Canadian officer boarding a train and then shows Canadians marching to a port of embarkation. Turkish troops pass in review on their way to Korea. Troops of the Netherlands on the march. Australian troops assembled before sailing to Korea. Swedish doctors and nurses boarding a ship to Korea, where they will set up hospitals to treat the wounded. British sailors boarding ships for action in Korean waters. Glimpse of a British Colossus class aircraft carrier, underway in Korean waters. Views of other UN forces headed to Korea. The UN General Assembly building in Lake Success, Long Island, New York. View of delegates inside the building. Film ends showing a rotating globe of the world, with flags of Nations participating in UN actions in Korea, being shown as the globe passes their respective countries.

Date: 1950
Duration: 6 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053068
Civilians cheer as the Allied troops enter Rome after liberation from the German army (WW2)

Liberation of Rome, Italy from German forces by Allied troops during World War 2. Opening scenes are of German occupation of Rome earlier in the war during winter campaign, and German forces marching British and American captured allied forces through the streets of Rome. The Roman Colosseum (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy) seen in background as Allied forces are marched by German armed guards. Buildings along the sides of the street. Damaged buildings and wrecked equipment scattered are seen in the city. German Field Marshall Albert Kesselring looking through field glasses at battlefield. Smoke arises due to firing and bombardment from the Allied and the German army. Heavy artillery is fired including German 280mm cannon. After Germans retreat, the U.S. forces of the 5th Army enter Rome in triumph. U.S. Army General Mark Clark enters with other officers and soldiers in the city. Civilians cheering and applauding. U.S. troops and tanks passing through the city. Bells of Saint Peters basilica ringing. A large crowd gathers in Saint Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro 00120 Città del Vaticano Vatican City) inside the Vatican. Pope Pius XII addressing the crowd. Prince Umberto II of Italy arrives in front of the crowd. Crowd cheering and applauding. American soldiers queue to enjoy real beer served from wooden barrels, made from supplies shipped from the United States. Smiling soldiers fill metal cups with beer. Wrecked railroad marshalling yards in Civitavecchia Italy are seen, as U.S. Army soldiers inspect an abandoned large German Krupp K5 rail gun (Krupp 28-cm-Kanone 5 (E). The gun shown here is either "Robert" or "Leopold" as termed by the Germans, also known by Allied names "Anzio Annie" or "Anzio Express".

Date: 1944, June 15
Duration: 4 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675076589
8th Air Force and 15th Air Force personnel are briefed in the European Theater for their first shuttle bombing run.

A film on U.S. shuttle bombing operations 'Operation Titanic' over Germany from bases in Great Britain, Italy and Russia during World War II. Personnel of the U.S. 8th Air Force in Great Britain. The U.S. 15th Air Force personnel in Italy. The are briefed about the first shuttle bombing run to new Russian airfields. United States Army Air Force General Nathan Farragut Twining addresses the personnel and bids them farewell. United States Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortresses led by General Ira Clarence Eaker take off. USAAF B-24 Liberators take off from Great Britain. P-51 Mustangs and P-38 Lightning fighter airplanes escort the bombers on their way. The bombing forces bomb the targets in Germany. They return after their mission. Crew and officers look at the aircraft as they fly overhead. The officers look through binoculars. The crew waves towards the aircraft.

Date: 1944
Duration: 6 min 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077128
Prayer services for dead Marines aboard a ship off the coast of Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands during World War II.

Amphibious operation by U.S. Marines on Eniwetok Atoll in Marshall islands during World War II. Prayer services aboard a ship for dead U.S. Marines before their burial. Sailors and officers on the deck of a ship as U.S. flag flies at half mast. Dead Marines wrapped in U.S. flag lying on the deck of the ship. An officer salutes. Two officers talk to each other and a U.S. flag in the background. Marines unload equipment from LCP(Landing Craft Personnel) at a beach. Wounded on stretchers unloaded and brought ashore. Dead bodies on stretchers being placed on ground. Two dead bodies on stretchers.

Date: 1944, March
Duration: 1 min 39 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077520
Doctor takes blood samples of natives to detect malaria cases in the Pacific Theater during World War II.

A U.S. Navy training film titled 'Medicine in action : Pacific enemy number 2 Malaria' about controlling and curing malaria among United States soldiers in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Ships underway in the Pacific Ocean with U.S. troops aboard it. Coast of a Pacific island as waves wash the shore. Natives in a village. A man cleans a rifle outside a hut. Anopheles mosquito, malaria vector. A U.S. Army doctor takes a blood sample of a native. Sample being observed under a microscope. Children with swollen stomach as they suffer from malaria. Children in the village. A man with enlarged liver. A U.S. doctor examines soldiers suffering from malaria as they lie in beds.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077563
East meets West: Soviet and American soldiers meet near the Elbe River in Torgau Germany during World War II.

U.S. 69th Infantry Division and Russian 58th Guard Division forces meet in Germany during World War II, near the Elbe River at Torgau. A U.S. soldier tries a Russian rifle. Russian and U.S. soldiers eat and try to make each other understand with gestures. A sign reads 'Elbe'. A U.S. and a Soviet soldier stand in the foreground. Soldiers hold Soviet, U.S. and English flags. Soviet and American officers shake hands as soldiers look on. Officers at a drinks table. An American soldier lights up a cigarette for a Soviet soldier.

Date: 1945, April 26
Duration: 2 min 32 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675077884