Exterior views of the Jewish Hostel in Paris France, located at 16 Rue Lamarck, Montmartre. A group of people wait in line to enter the dining room of the hostel. Sign on the exterior building wall stating 'Association Philanthropique - Asile de Muit, Asile de Jour et Creche Israelites - Reconnue D'Utilite Publique.". A tall building nearby under construction, and a cathedral dome and spire rising behind that. Various views of the hostel, the street in front, and people arriving and entering the hostel.
Exterior aerial and ground views of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe or SHAPE (SHAPE, Rue Grande, 7010 Mons, Belgium) located at Casteau, Wallonia, Belgium, north of the city of Mons. Various participating national flags and official cars parked in the premises of the headquarters. The SHAPE emblem above the doorway of the building, including the words, "Vigilia Pretium Libertatis". Dress Military hats from various countries and military branches on a hat and coat rack. Near Wiesbaden Germany, at Lindsey Air Station, a large NATO symbol outside on a large sign, with a smaller insignia and sign in the center that reads, "U.S. Air Forces in Europe." A sign on a building stating 'US Air Force Headquarters Europe'.
A platform clock at the railway station in France. Sign in French and English stating that platform is reserved for rail cars carrying passengers to the SS Isle de France. A steam locomotive at the station. Luggage passed into the train. The station master blows his whistle and signals. The train leaves the platform. A last minute passenger jumps onto the moving train. People watch the train as it passes under a bridge.
Gerrnan Navy personnel look over a large number of marine mines piled up on the seashore in World War 2.. Several navy men walk into the surf where they retrieve a large mine floating ashore. A Navy explosives ordnance disposal technician removes parts from the mine. He and another Navy man examine them. Next, they deliberately detonate the mine creating a large blast, on the shore. A Navy Lieutenant is seen removing parts from another mine. Narrator states that he and his enlisted assistant have together destroyed 5,600 mines. His assistant wires up the mine for destruction. View of the mine exploding.
The launch of A-4 (V-2) guided missile in Peenemunde, Germany. ( Slate states that causes of earlier breakdowns have been identified and corrected. This is the 3rd shot, on October 3, 1942.) German military and civilian personnel check instrument section of sheets giving firing order. A technician touches fire controls. A-4 missile is launched. Smoke covers the surrounding area. A-4 rocket speeds away out of sight. (World War II period).
Activities at Ford River Rouge Complex in Dearborn, Michigan during World War II. Freighter being loaded by a huge crane. Locomotive wheels turning. Smoke stacks of the Ford River Rouge Complex. Foundry and sparks flying in the factory. Metal poured into smaller ladle. Molten metal being moved by crane in a large ladle. Machine in operation. Crankshaft on conveyor. View of crane hooks and machine. Worker punching time card. Feet of workers walking in the plant yard. Automobiles in traffic that narrator states are nowadays equipped with safety glass.
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