Camera pans over destruction in aftermath of German siege of Sevastopol, Crimea, in World War 2. German General Erich von Manstein, Commander of German and Romanian forces, visits with officers in the ruins of Fort Maxim Gorky. He shakes hands with several of his troops, standing in front of one of the Soviet 305mm coastal guns atop the fort. Scenes of wrecked Soviet defensive batteries. Romanian troops testing the area for buried land mines. A flag identifies location of one. Romanian soldiers removing a buried mine. Romanian officers overseeing the operation. Romanian troops moving downward from the slopes toward the city, where smoke rises from bombardment. German troops moving toward bunkers. One throws a hand grenade. German soldiers moving through the city in house-to-house operations. Soviet warships sunk in the harbor. The Nazi flag flying above damaged building overlooking the harbor. What appear to be twin towers of a Russian Church and a minaret are seen in the rubble. A German soldier lays out a Nazi flag to smooth it for raising, as smoke billows from fires behind him. Camera pans the bombed and shelled hillsides in the area. Some horses stand on the hillside. A damaged artillery field piece stands amidst rubble. A deep bomb crater is shown. Soviet prisoners walk down from the fortifications. A long line of Soviet prisoners is seen marching under guard. Narrator states they number some 90 thousand.
Damaged American ships after Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii during World War II. United States Navy Arizona battle ship. Other battle ships like Maryland, Oklahoma, Nevada, California.
Damaged American ships after Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii during World War II. United States Navy battle ship West Virginia. A boat moves across as thick smoke rises from the coast. Other battle ships like Maryland, Oklahoma, Nevada, California.
Lend lease activities at American outposts in Iran. Traces routes of American shipments from United States to Iran. Cargo unloaded from ships at ports in Basra, Iraq and Khoremshar, Iran. Exterior views of U.S. military base building complex in Iran. Group of local civilians crouched and breaking a pile of rocks into smaller pieces. Aerial view of harbor area. Dock-side view of ships harbor offloading supplies. Boxes including a food box labeled "Pork Luncheon Meat" from the American company Armour and Company, and many others are unloaded and stacked at port by African American personnel. Line of African American soldiers or sailors on dock receiving food in a chow line. Railroad engines and train cars being unloaded at port. A Soviet military officer walks with a checklist and checks the shipments. Massive piles of supplies including food, tires, trucks received from America. Soviet officer reviewing supplies with an American officer.
United States Air Force and Thai Air Force personnel at a parade as an official reviews the parade at Udorn Air Force base in Thailand. Base commander presented American flag. American and Thai flags raised at the ceremony.
United States Lieutenant General arrives in a staff car at Udorn Air Force base in Thailand. He visits photo flight lab, 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron (ARRS) and communications and electronics building at the base.
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