Opening credits of “The Fighting President”, a film about United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Scrolling description about how the economic collapse of the United States made it possible for Americans to vote for Franklin Delano Roosevelt as their new President. First Inauguration of United States President Franklin Roosevelt at the eastern front of the U.S. Capitol. “I, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States. So, help me God”. Crowd cheers after President Franklin Delano Roosevelt ends his oath.
United States and Australian soldiers confer over battle plan in jungle near Salamaua, Papua New Guinea during the Salamaua-Lae campaign in World War 2. United States and Australian soldiers follow Papuan local in jungle. United States and Australian soldiers traverse jungle carefully with Papuan locals. Australian soldier hides in tall grass. Soldier uses telescope to look for Japanese enemy soldiers in jungle. Soldier uses a machine gun to fire at Japanese soldiers in jungle. Soldier in foxhole firing mortar rounds. Soldiers fire with machine gun and cannons at Japanese soldiers. Dead Japanese soldiers in fox holes and around jungle of Salamaua after battle with American and Australian forces. American and Australian soldiers carry an injured comrade in a stretcher. A soldier being treated for injury from attack by a Japanese sniper in the jungle. Medic puts soldier's arm in a sling. Papuan locals carry an injured soldier in stretcher through a jungle. Papuan locals, carrying injured soldier, cross a jungle bridge over Francisco river. An Allied soldier assists his blind comrade out of the muddy jungle. Blinded soldier walking through muddy trail with assistance from another soldier. Soldiers lying in stretchers in the emergency airfield near Salamaua. An injured soldier boards a support aircraft with assistance. Support plane takes off from emergency airfield. Support plane flies over Salamaua. Allied soldiers pay respect to their fallen comrades over makeshift graves. An army chaplain reads a prayer for the dead soldiers. At an airfield near Port Moresby, Allied troops load supplies in bomber. United States Air Force pilot in cockpit. Australian Air Force co-pilot in cockpit. A Douglas C-47 Skytrain takes off from airfield to Salamaua. Douglas C-47 Skytrain in flight. Douglas C-47 Skytrain begins to malfunction mid-flight. Douglas C-47 Skytrain performs an emergency belly landing on runway. American and Australian soldiers disembark from Douglas C-47 Skytrain after belly landing. United States and Australian soldiers point out towards enemy positions. American and Australian soldiers wade through jungle river. American and Australian soldiers crossing bridge in jungle together. American and Australian soldiers engage in battle with Japanese, firing mortar rounds. Several shots of mortars being fired including M2 mortars. M1919 Browning machine gun being fired while ammunition belt fed by soldier. Soldiers admiring the blade of a captured Samurai sword. Soldier smiling after battle and giving the thumbs up sign.
German Führer Adolf Hitler convenes with Nazi military officials including Günther von Kluge in World War II. Adolf Hitler points to a map. Commanders giving Hitler advice during the meeting. Adolf Hitler walks out of the porch area of a building, possibly at the Wolf's Lair and shakes hands with Hermann Göring. Artillery firing in Normandy, France. A Howitzer fires underneath a camouflage net. Smoke cloud forms from enemy position far beyond field. United States troops put shells into a Howitzer. United States soldiers running. A soldier unrolls a spool of wire. Soldiers crouch while advancing. Bomb explosion in the middle of a road. Soldiers watch an armored vehicle on fire. Troops launching artillery. Artillery barrel “COMBAT CHARLIE” fires shell. A gigantic explosion after building is strafed. United States soldiers cover their ears and look away while firing mortar. Aerial view of marshlands and hedgerows in Normandy. Soldier fires with machine guns on top of an M3 half-track. Rear view of tank. Close up of United States soldier smoking cigarette. A soldier firing a bazooka. United States soldiers firing with an M1919 Browning machine gun. Soldier aiming and firing with a rifle. Soldier creep up behind a tank. M4 Sherman tanks charge up and through hedgerows. Soldier climbs through a hedgerow. Bodies of soldiers lay dead near a tank on fire. Soldier shoots upwards with an M7 Rifle Grenade Launcher. Soldiers firing with rifles. A soldier running in the middle of a field near a tank. Soldiers moving through hedgerows. Gigantic explosion with thick black smoke. Soldiers running. View of an artillery barrel hole showing rifling. A soldier shouts (mounting Fire!) from a field telephone under a camouflage net before an artillery fire. More artillery firing at German positions. Smoke forms in the sky.
The capture of Avranches, France by U.S. soldiers during Operation Cobra in World War II. The map of Avranches, France superimposed on scenes depicting United States military vehicles moving in Normandy. Half track passes by a road sign “N 137 St. Servan 12 St. Malo 13”. A speeding truck passes by a road sign “Rennes N 137 St Malo”. A large artillery is being pulled by a military vehicle on the N 137 highway in Normandy. Bomber drops bomb over a village in France. View of a map showing “Mortain”. United States infantry engage in street fighting in Mortain, France. A United States soldier fires with rifle upwards during street fighting. A soldier fires bazooka during street fighting. A Churchill Mk VII Crocodile flame thrower tank fires at a house and tree. American soldiers running through burning field during a flame thrower tank attack. Multiple rocket launcher trucks fire rocket artillery. United States soldiers observe rocket artillery on the side of a forest. Map depicts “Argentan” and “Falaise”. Captured German prisoners march away through a destroyed French town. French people welcome United States troops in Paris. Map depicts the Seine River and Paris. Crowds of French men and women giving the “V-Sign” in Paris. French woman clapping her hands. French women crowd a Jeep with U.S. soldiers. Soldiers marching on the Avenue de Champs-Élysées, with the Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France) behind. Free France General Jacques Philippe Leclerc and an American general salute in the Place de la Concorde (75008 Paris, France). Crowds of Frenchmen cheer and welcome Allied forces after liberation from Nazi Germany. A French man waves his flag while he holds on to tree branches. Map depicting the eastern France, Luxembourg and western Germany superimposed over scenes of marching soldiers. Television host Alexander Scourby delivers a conclusion. Closing credits.
Early 1960s late summer views of landmarks dedicated to United States presidents found in Washington DC. The Washington Monument at daytime. View of the Washington Monument (2 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20024, United States) and the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool (2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002, United States). The U.S. Capitol Building (First St SE, Washington, DC 20004, United States) and grounds. Two buses are parked in the grounds of the U.S. Capitol. The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial (Washington, DC 20 016, United States) stands in front of the U.S. Capitol Building.
The unveiling of the "Avenue John F. Kennedy" sign in Ettelbruck, Luxembourg. Simultaneously celebrated the same day is “General Patton Remembrance Day”. Luxembourgish and United States military officials cutting a ribbon at Ettelsbruck. Road sign reads “Ettelsbruck”. A Grand Ducal gendarme in Luxembourg. Guests from the United States Air Force, military and diplomatic corps arrive at a function to commemorate General Patton Remembrance Day. Flags of the United States and Luxembourg hanging on a building. Gendarmes salute the arriving guests. A flag bearing the coat of arms of the United States. A woman exits from a car. A man and a woman enter the building. A United States Air Force staff car arrives in Avenue John F. Kennedy. Crowds gathered to watch the unveiling of the plaque in Avenue John F. Kennedy. Luxembourgish politician speaks from a podium.
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