Livestock being shipped to Europe during World War II. The UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration) ships livestock to Europe to improve the breed of cattle. Cattle being loaded onto a ship at a port in the United States.
A swearing in ceremony in the United States. New Secretary of State James F. Byrnes being sworn into office by Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone. The oath of office being administered to Secretary Byrnes. President Harry S. Truman shakes hands with Byrnes. U.S. representative in the United Nations Edward Stettinius greets Secretary Byrnes. Former Secretary of State Cordell Hull signs the World Security Charter. Signatures of representatives of different nations on the charter.
Liberation day parade in Paris , France, marking one year since the liberation of France in World War 2. French soldiers march on the streets of Paris. The Arc de Triomphe. Soldiers march under the Arc de Triomphe. People cheer to celebrate their liberation. French General Charles De Gaulle reviews the parade. Aircraft fly overhead as they pass in review. The aircraft in flight. They leave behind vapor trails.
Allied officers confer in China during World War II. Generalismo Chiang Kai Shek of China and Lieutenant Albert Wedemeyer, Commander of the U.S. forces confer in the gardens of Kai Shek's house. The two officers seated in chairs as they discuss about Allied plans against the Japanese.
The Japanese being taken as prisoners in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Allied soldiers cross a water channel and advance in Luzon, Philippines. Soldiers fire and advance. Explosions occur on the island. The soldiers fire rifles and guns. A soldier loads shells into a mortar and fires. A Japanese urges the natives over a loudspeaker to surrender. American soldiers aboard a ship as they look through binoculars to spot any Japanese soldier. Japanese soldiers swim towards the ship and come aboard as they surrender. Another local speaks into a loudspeaker as he urges the Japanese to surrender. A Japanese soldier waves a leaflet and surrenders to U.S. soldiers. A wounded Japanese soldier after surrendering to U.S. troops. Japanese prisoners at a prison camp. Prisoners eat and are lined up on the camp grounds.
Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe General Dwight D. Eisenhower in Normandy, France during World War II. General Eisenhower with officers as he tours a rugged U.S. Army tent camp. He walks along a path between tents. (The path has deep side ditches for water runoff.) General Eisenhower near a car. Close behind him stands Major General Henry Aurand. General Eisenhower talks with a Colonel. Eisenhower in another area, talks with a very tall soldier, holding a mess kit. Major General Aurand, is in the group of officers behind Eisenhower, as he converses with soldiers eating from their mess kits. General Eisenhower proceeds to his car.
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