Organization of the United States Army in World War 2. Men stitch uniforms of soldiers at a factory. Animated flowchart showing various levels of service and departments in the U.S. Army. Secretary of War is the Supreme Commander followed by Chief of Staff and a Deputy Chief. Ground, Air forces and Supply services. Procurement of ammunitions and equipment is directly looked after by Secretary of War. Trucks for supply for army. Soldiers during combat missions. Task Force, Defense Command and Theater command aligns the forces during such missions. Sailors on a navy ship.
United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt addresses the nation from White House in Washington DC. He talks about the position of United States in World War II. He shows faith in his forces. He talks about rumors of damages versus actual damages by Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor. President Roosevelt provides death toll as 2340 people; regarding damages to navy ships, only 3 were permanently destroyed, others are repairable. He rejects rumors of massive damage to air forces, and says that Americans have destroyed more Japanese planes on and since Pearl Harbor attack than Japan has destroyed of U.S. planes.
Allied forces in Japan after the conclusion of World War II. Formal presentation of Massed Colours of Commonwealth countries of Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand and India. Military officers of the review party walk toward reviewing stands. Reviewing party consists of Brigadier General Clifton, General Northcutt of Australian Force, Port Commander Grinson and General DT Cowan. Major E. Maitland commands the troops. British Commonwealth troops lined up for the Guard of Honour. Sailors, soldiers and airmen of the Royal Navy, Cameron Highlanders of New Zealand, Australian Army, Gurkhas and the Royal Air Force Regiment inspected by the reviewing party. Kumaon Indian Band in red coats. A high steel tower supports flags of the British Commonwealth.
British forces in Japan celebrating British Empire Day after conclusion of World War II. Marching troops of Commonwealth forces at British Empire Day ceremony in Tokyo. Marching troops and bands of Cameroon Highlanders, Indian Troops, Royal Air Force from England, troops from New Zealand, Australian troops. Commander in Chief Lieutenant General John Northcutt and other officers review the marching troops.
Training regarding relief and rebuilding works in Germany and Japan by United States Army, after World War II. Narrator discussing adoption of American inventions during the war that were used against America and allies. Sketch of an early American submarine design, followed by view of German U-boats operating under sea, firing torpedoes and target ship is destroyed. Footage of Wright brothers with an early Wright Brothers airplane invention, as they prepare it for a flight. This is followed by a view of London burning after aerial blitz raids by German aircraft during World War 2. View of atomic bomb explosion over Japanese city of Nagasaki and mushroom cloud seen from the air. Also view of Trinity blast in New Mexico - the first U.S. atomic test. The atomic cloud rises high and vast in the sky. Narrator warning against the perils of a third world war.
Berlin during Berlin airlift operations. A United States military airplane crashes at Tempelhof during Berlin Airlift operations. Firemen try to control fire in the burning plane. View of the smoldering and destroyed plane. Military Air Transport Service (MATS) Planes parked at Tempelhof Airfield. Unloading of equipment from trucks. Sunderland flying boat lifts off a lake. A crowd of German children runs on the Tempelhof airfield tarmac towards American pilots and present them with bouquets and flowers. Door of a Berlin Airlift supply plane closed. View from runway as C-54 Skymaster airplane taxis, approaches gaining speed for take off, and then takes off.
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