An animated map of Aachen and surrounding cities during World War 2, is shown at start of film. Entrenched German heavy artillery is seen firing from wooded areas. Closeups of German soldiers rushing from a bunker and uncovering a camouflaged mortar that they being firing from a trench. Glimpse of shell exploding near a building in the background that narrator says contains Americans. Closeup of German soldier looking upward at the sound of aircraft overhead. German soldiers running for cover. Volksgrenadiers running through backyards of damaged houses. Some seen looking out and firing from inside houses. One points at something outside. German soldier aiming and firing a sniper rifle equipped with large telescopic sight. Camera pans over landscape containing industrial facilities. Closeups of German soldiers in defensive positions. (Note: American forces are not actually seen in this film.)
Post-war views of damage from USAAF bombing of Yokohama, Japan, during World War 2. Steel skeleton of a burnt out warehouse, at a harbor. Interior of the bomb damaged warehouse. Buildings in the background. Damaged ships and damaged warehouses. Japanese men wheel a load of lumber on a two-wheel cart. A burnt storeroom. A Japanese sign lying in the rubble. Wreckage of a cannery and damaged area of cranes at the docks.
Idled ships and cranes at damaged port of Yokahoma, Japan, seen right after end of hostilities in World War 2. Port facilities reduced to steel skeletons from bombing by USAAF in the war. Camera pans over the city from a high point of land. Ocean in background. Wide swaths of completely burned-out areas in the foreground. There is hardly any notable human activity. Scene changes completely to aerial view from aircraft flying overhead. Brief glimpse of a U.S. B-24 Liberator bomber flying below, close to the ground (probably preparing to land). Aerial view of airfield in distance.
Camera pans over damaged areas of Yokahoma, after end of World War 2. Many buildings are damaged in a Wide area of canals and roads. Shells of larger concrete buildings standing amidst wide area of destroyed smaller buildings. Complete change of scene, to U.S. African-American airman, wire-brushing the Japanese red ball roundel from fuselage of a captured Japanese airplane.
Philippines Campaign in Philippines during World War II. A pictorial map showing the location of Langoan in Philippines. The bombs strike on Langoan on Celebes Island. A map showing the location of Samate. Bombs being dropped on Samate in New Guinea. A map showing the location of Boela. Bombs being dropped on Boela on Ceram Island. Smoke rise from explosions.
Monkeys launched in helium balloons during stunt at Venice Beach, California. Four helium balloons at Venice Beach, preparing to take off. Santa Monica pier visible in background. A monkey wearing clothing gets into a balloon basket. Two monkeys beside a balloon on which the U.S. flag is displayed. Two costumed monkeys beside another balloon on which the British flag is displayed. French flag also seen.Two balloons take off with monkeys inside. Another balloon takes off and a monkey climbs on the trailing anchor rope in midair into the basket of the balloon. Aerial view and ground view of the helium balloons in flight over Venice Beach, California, with the monkeys riding in the balloon baskets.
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