U.S. Ambassador to France, Jefferson Caffery occupies the U.S. Embassy in Paris, following its liberation from German occupation in World War 2. A sign on the entrance gate to a building reads 'Rue De La Paix' and another sign reads 'Londres - New York'. The U.S. flag on the American Embassy building. Two guards with the U.S. flag in one of the balconies of the building. Two men look at the guards from another balcony of the building. Two American Military Police open the gates of the U.S. Embassy. U.S. Ambassador to France Jefferson Caffery with other officials enters through the gates of the building and stands on a path. The officials hold their hats in their hands. American Military Police lined up on the sides of the path. 'MP' written on the helmets of the guards. The U.S. flag on a pole in a courtyard. The officials walk past the guards.
V-E Day celebrations in Paris, France. The Eiffel Tower in Paris. Fountains in front of the tower. A large crowd rejoicing on the victory day. A large crowd in front of a building. Streets filled with people. Men and women move along the streets. A large crowd in front of a gateway across a road. People hold up posters of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt. A few people move on the streets seated in trucks. A woman reading a newspaper which carries victory news. A man and a woman walk along a path reading the newspaper. Newspaper vendors selling the newspapers. A large group of people buying the newspapers. A woman carrying a small girl. A soldier kissing a woman. (World War II period).
German prisoners of war in the destroyed former Warsaw Ghetto in Warsaw, Poland. German prisoners of war work on the site of a railroad line beside new railroad tracks. Various views of the prisoners working. A soldier holding a gun watches the prisoners working. Ruined buildings in view near the line.
Mrs James Roosevelt christens a ship in Massachusetts. The daughter-in-law of President Roosevelt. christens the new Farragut ship in Quincy. Dignitaries stand with her. Ship slides down the ways at the Fore River shipyards.
USS Hancock in a carrier task force in the Pacific during World War 2. In opening scene camera tracks a Fletcher class destroyer moving at hight speed past the USS Hancock (CV-19). Scene shifts to the Hancock flight deck, where F6F aircraft are taking off. Camera pans across the water and shows the battleship, USS New Jersey (BB-52) and several destroyers underway. Back on the flight deck, an F6F is taxiing with folded wings, escorted by several aircraft handlers. They park the aircraft.
Opening scene shows German LVG biwing airplane with gunner in rear cockpit, receiving bombs from ground crewmen and storing them in his cockpit during World War 1. The pilot is inspecting the front cockpit. Next is a view of the battlefield, from the air. White smoke drifts in places and troops on the ground scurry to new positions as if escaping gas. View from wing of German airplane, showing pilot and gunner in forward and rear cockpits, respectively. Gunner raises a bomb from his cockpit and drops it overboard. Explosion is seen on the ground. Several other explosions and white smoke are seen. Scene shifts to a dogfight taking place in the air, between Allied and German aircraft. View from inside the German airplane shows the gunner firing his machine gun. Glimpse of gunner and pilot seen in the airplane, from the rear. Airplanes maneuvering in flight. View from rear of pilot in cockpit of the German airplane. An allied airplane attacks a German blimp, setting it on fire. It plummets to the ground in flames., trailing heavy black smoke. Next French Niewport airplanes are seen in formation and then engaging in a large dogfight with German aircraft. .
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