The Washington Monument near the west end of the National Mall in Washington DC, United States. View of the Washington Monument made of marble, granite and sandstone. The Reflecting pool in the foreground.
A United States base camp in the European Theater during World War II. Weapons and artillery camouflaged with sheets. Ammunition on a trolley.
In the opening scene, many German civilians (mostly women) are seen queued up outside the corner entrance to a building in a German city, where they receive something from a man (who appears to be a clergyman). A dog is with someone at the corner. A private Opel Blitz bus, with belongings on the roof covered by a tarpaulin, passes in front of the camera. It is pulling a trailer, also covered with a tarpaulin. Scene shifts to closeup of a young blond boy standing in front of apartment houses. He smiles and poses. Debris covers the area between the sidewalk and the apartment building. As the boy moves, some structural damage to the building in the background is seen. Two United States soldiers in a Jeep pass behind the boy. Next, a woman walks on a sidewalk. Behind her are destroyed buildings. Another view of destroyed buildings in the city. More views of several people walking in a street lined on its sides by rubble from bombed out buildings. Views from rear of a vehicle moving along street of a destroyed business district. More views of wartime destruction. People (mostly women) gathered in a backyard, read announcements posted on a large bulletin board.
As World War Two is ending, Two United States Army Sergeants examine and place surrendered German small arms into a truck. A soldier salutes an officer. Local people, standing on sidewalk, watch as German troops depart in trucks and other vehicles.
United States 4th Battalion, 11th Marines aboard a ship near Peleliu, Palau Islands during World War II. Marines stand in a line without their shirts. An officer inspects their guns. The officer checks each rifle and hands it over to the Marine. A sunset view with a ship in the foreground.
United States 4th Battalion, 11th Marines aboard a ship near Peleliu, Palau Islands during World War II. A map shows landing beaches and phase lines for the Peleliu Operation. Locations of 'Beach White', 'Beach Orange', 'Beach Crimson' on the map.
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