Opens with scene of Japanese Ambassador to Germany, General Hiroshi Oshima ascending stairs to greet German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop. The Japanese and German representatives are shown signing an economic pact. Scene changes to French young men working in a German plant in occupied France during World War II. Prisoner French young men are seen working as apprentices in the German artillery plant. Men working on machines in the plant and then seated in a dining hall to have a meal. The French workers receive diploma certificates on completion of their training.
A U.S. Army jeep rolls slowly in front of a group of civilians with their hands raised in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia, at the end of World War 2, in Europe. They are guarded by Czech partisans and Czech citizens. (The civilians are likely German civilians during expulsion of Germans from Czechoslovia at the end of the war. They may also include Czech civilians accused of collaboration with the Germans.) Two U.S. soldiers walk on sidewalk with a Czech policeman. The soldiers stand in front of a group of civilians on the sidewalk, looking upward. An elderly Czech civilian man with a rifle looks upward from edge of a building. A German officer is seen in window of a building. A white cloth (as flag of surrender) hangs from adjacent window. Armed U.S. soldiers escort high-ranking German officers, from their local headquarters, to a vehicle, as local citizens watch. U.S. soldiers and Czech partisans in a backyard, look for snipers in building nearby. German military prisoners, guarded by Czech partisans, stand with hands raised on a sidewalk. The partisans search German soldiers as they come out of a building. Some civilian women are held with the German soldiers.
Railroad scene on Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, at Kalihi-Kai just east of the Libby cannery and west of the old Oahu Prison. World War Two "blackout" headlights can be seen. The first locomotive is OR&L No. 39 with three gondolas. The second is OR&L No. 34 with boxcars and the third OR&L No. 32 with a train of boxcars and pineapple cars. Brakemen and Conductor shown riding on top of cars. (The OR&L did have three cabooses, but they were not popular with the crews.)
Activities of United States Army soldiers in France during World War I. Rubble of bombed out buildings near Bethincourt, France. American Army soldiers carrying wounded and dead on stretchers. A group of German soldier prisoners under American guard carry a stretcher. U.S. Army soldiers erecting sign boards. A large sign sign board reads: "Bethincourt" and below it a sign reads, "Play the game boys - Obey the MP". American and French engineers building road and buildings. Pick and shovel activities of the engineers. Infantry, wagons and mules advancing near the village.
Liberated slave labor camp in Flossenburg, Germany during World War II. U.S. Army soldier walking on light cover of snow approaches a sign at the gate of the Flossenbürg Concentration camp. The sign reads: "Prisoners Happy End. Welcome" (setup after liberation). Electrified wire fences. Guard towers and steel gates. Stone plaque on gate with German text "Arbeit macht frei" (Translation: Work sets you free). Another nearby sign on a fence reads, "Vorsicht - hochspannung lebensgefahr" (Translation: Caution - High voltage. Will cause death.) Close-up view of electrified razor wire fence. Long view inside gate looking up toward edge of camp. Soldiers stand at the gate of the building. A horse-cart arrives.
Captured German civilians and soldiers in Paris, France. German prisoners, men and women get out of an army truck at a prefecture. Captured German soldiers come out of a building. Police FFI (French Forces of the Interior) written on the truck. Red Cross workers operate on a street. (World War II period).
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