This film is a scattering montage of World War 2 scenes from 1939 through 1945. Part of an agreement between Nazi Germany and Yugoslavia is shown in English. It is dated June 1, 1939 and ostensibly signed by Adolf Hitler. Next, German Ju 87, Stuka dive bomber aircraft are shown peeling off from formation, on April 6, 1941, to attack Yugoslavia. Bombs bursting on the ground. Closeup of a Stuka airplane in a dive, making its characteristic whine, and dropping bombs. Bombs exploding just outside some concrete walls. German infantry running along railroad tracks and entering backyard of house in a village. German soldiers observing from overlooking hill; climbing over rubble; and marching along a road toward a village. Animated map showing German invasion areas early in World War II, extending through most of Europe and into Norway, by 1941. Animated map shows further invasions into France, Belgium, low countries, the Balkans, and Eastern front towards the Soviet Union. Map highlights Tokyo, Rome, and Berlin. Delegations walking in hall of Reich Chancellery in Berlin, to sign Tripartite pact, on September 27, 1940. The group is led by by Count Galeazzo Ciano (Italian Foreign Minister, and Mussolini's son-in-law); Joachim von Ribbentrop, Germany's Foreign Minister and Japan’s Ambassador Saburō Kurusu. The diplomats are seen, next, standing near a table as Adolf Hitler enters rendering Nazi salute. He shakes hands with Count Ciano and Ambassador Kurusu. Hitler is seated to watch the proceedings. Von Ribbontrop is seen signing for Germany. Next scenes show German armored units heading East in Operation Barbarossa (June of 1941). A sign identifies the town of Eydtkau (Eydtkuhnen) on the German-Lithuanian border. German armor and artillery moving eastward. German troops destroying international crossing barriers. German troops firing siege guns. Montage with glimpses of German battle scenes showing tanks, guns, rockets in action with attendant explosions, fires, and destruction. Formations of German warplanes in flight, including Junkers Ju-52s that carry troops, including paratroops. View from above of Junkers Ju-87 Stuka dive bombers in formation. Battle of Britain scenes, with view of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, England (which miraculously survived the Blitz). The Tower Bridge in London, seen through a haze following blitzkrieg. German Junkers 87 Stuka dive bombers peeling off from formation to attack. British anti-aircraft searchlights shining beams skyward. Diving bombers illuminated by the lights. Anti-aircraft guns firing. Nighttime scenes showing gunfire flashes, explosions, tracer bullets and fires in London. British fire brigades fighting fires in London buildings as some collapse from the German bombing during the so-called "Blitz." Scene shifts to Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, as a Japanese bomb explodes on a U.S. Navy warship. The USS Arizona billowing smoke and listing as it succumbs to Japanese bombing. Another view of the Arizona sinking. Smoke rising from Battleship Row, at Pearl Harbor. Glimpse of postwar Nuremberg trial.
United Nations troops face the Spring offensive during the Korean War. UN combat team soldiers comprised of British, Belgian, Filipino, and American troops quickly break their camp in the Imjin River area. A soldier hastily finishes his meal. UN soldiers standing in a fox hole with rifles resting atop boxes and looking out at enemy lines. Mortars being fired by UN forces at the enemy Chinese forces. A UN Military trucks burns after being hit by an enemy shell. UN convoy of trucks and tanks on a retreat halts and is seen as it takes cover due to heavy firing from machine gun and mortar fire in the hills. UN convoy resumes the advance. British and Belgian battalion commanders discuss plans. Convoy rolls through Uijongbu. Tired and weary U.S. Army infantrymen advance and wade through a rice fields and streams after heavy battle the day before. In rainy conditions, soldiers hold rear guard position and U.S. Army 155mm howitzers being fired at the enemy in Uijongbu. UN military vehicles cross a bridge. Soldiers pour gasoline over a TNT (Trinitrotoluene) mined bridge. They set the gas on fire and run toward the camera position. Bridge explodes and smoke rises.
United Nation troops face the Spring offensive during the Korean War. UN forces move north of Seoul, Korea in a defensive position after the Chinese launch a Spring offensive. Convoy of truck and jeeps move. Engineers plant land mines in a field along the Lincoln Line. Barbed wire fences being put up in the mine field. Men at a 75 mm recoilless rifle on hillside as it covers the valley. Soldiers look through binoculars and artillery being fired. Armored Patrol returns to Lincoln Line. Artillery being fired outside Capitol building in Seoul. American soldiers dig out emplacements. Sandbags being piled up. UN soldiers clean their rifles in sandbagged positions.
American pavilion being constructed in Brussels, Belgium for World's fair. Workers construct American pavilion. A huge crane being used at the site. A worker climbs up a ladder. Drink being poured into glasses and workers raise a toast. Baron Robert Silvercruys, Belgian Ambassador to the United Sates and two American officials look down from construction area at top of the pavilion under construction. An official clicks a picture.
A parade in Bucharest , Romania. A large number of people gather to witness the parade. Dignitaries from various Balkan nations at the parade. Troops pass in review. Infantry and cavalry units march past the dignitaries at a colorful ceremony.
Police men show new techniques of dealing with culprits in San Francisco, California. Officials at a ceremony. San Francisco policemen lined up at a field during the ceremony. The policemen pass in review. Officers hold the American flag during the ceremony. Cavalry and infantry units march. Policemen on bikes during the parade. An insignia reads ' San Francisco police '. The police exhibits methods of dealing with culprits. Three men acting as gangsters enter a house. The policemen arrive in a car. They fire pistols at the gangsters. A smoke grenade being used. The police succeeds in getting the gangsters out of the house.
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