U.S. 1st Infantry Division during the Battle of Bulge in the Western Front of World War 2. A map points Belgium, Germany and France. United States Army soldiers move forward in snow on the front. They pass through the Ardennes. Scenes of U.S. and German soldiers. Snow and ice covered forest. American soldiers on tanks and half-track vehicles. U.S. troops cross the Rhine River over a captured bridge at Remagen. The 1st. Division continues to move through Germany all the way to Czechoslovakia. German soldiers load up into trucks at war's end. Soldiers smoke, talk and rest. A soldier talks on phone. Quick scene from Nuremberg trials.
Greece receives a lend-lease Submarine Chaser (USS PC 622) in Washington DC. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Officers and sailors of the U.S. and Royal Hellenic Navy attend the formal transfer ceremony at at the Washington Navy yard. Greek sailors wear caps displaying the words, "B Naytikon." The United States flag is lowered and the Greek flag hoisted on the ship. (The Greek Navy renamed the ship the "Vassilefs Georghios II.")
United States teams play ice hockey during the Stanley Cup in Detroit, Michigan. The game is played between Boston and Detroit at the Olympia stadium in Detriot. Spectators watch. Match in progress. The Bostonians defeats the Detroit 'Red Wings' 3-1. Players stand at the end of the game.
Huge crowd gathered on the death of India's Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in India. He dies of a heart-attack. Events during his tenure as the Prime Minister: He gives a speech in front of a large crowd. He meets dignitaries of various countries during his career. He meets Shiekh Abdullah and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in 1916. He converted to the Mahatma's campaign for an independent India. He comes out of his car and arrives in a hall where he meets other British dignitaries. Crowd gathers at a place. Men on horses. He gives speech in front of the crowd. He meets President Truman in United States. Large crowd greets Nehru. He meets President Eisenhower. He discusses with President John F Kennedy outside a building. Dead body of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. A large crowd gathers to give tribute to the Prime Minister. The Indian flag lowered.
Match between Kentucky Wildcats and Seattle at the Basketball Championship held in Louisville, United States. They play in the NCAA Hoop Championship. Match in progress. Spectators watch the match. They cheer and applaud. The Wildcats win the match. Vernon Hatton scores 30 points.
Chief of the Office of Personnel Management OPM Knudsen visits Seattle's Boeing manufacturing factory. Knudsen inspects factory accompanied with factory officials. This is probably Plant 2 on the Boeing grounds. Assembly line production of various Boeing planes goes on. Overhead view of 3 Boeing fuselages under construction. This is a few months before the United States' entry into World War 2.
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