Twenty one former Nazi German SS men go on trial before military tribunal for the massacre of 1944, of 642 men, women and children at a village in Oradour-sur-Glane, France during World War II. While in the village, seven survivors survey the charred buildings of the hamlet which was put to torch. Abandoned bicycle with flowers. Mourners at graves.
U.S. Army soldier reads newspaper while listening to radio. Soldiers doing their respective chores, listen to AFN (American Forces Network) Radio. General Marshall and General Eisenhower announce the creation of AFN, in 1942. July 4, 1943, the first broadcast of AFN. General Eisenhower mingling with paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division, on the eve of D-day. U.S. B-26 aircraft in flight. United States soldiers aboard landing craft and wading ashore at Normandy, France, on D-day, June 6, 1944. Soldiers tuning radios in the field. United States Sherman tanks and infantry move along country road in France. Audio includes portions from AFN broadcasts, including an announcer saying "You are listening to AFN Paris. This is the American Forces Network, on the road to Berlin." Road sign points to St. Lo. Group of U.S. soldiers gathered around a jeep with a radio, listening to AFN, in Germany. (World War II period).
In a large ground amidst huge crowd, 5000 boys perform calisthenics in Rome. Benito Mussolini with others witnesses the show.
Minerva Film Corporation studio on fire in Rome. A lift raises a fireman. Flames in a window. Smoke rises from the studio. A fire man raised high on a lift. Fire engines in the street. A large crowd watch the fire fighters work.
Ten Thousand young girls who are trained in gymnastics enter stadium ground to display teamwork and perfection in an Athletic drill in Rome. Italian Fascist ruler Benito Mussolini watches the display
United States sailors pay homage at Victor Emmanuel Memorial in Rome. A wreath placed on Victor Emmanuel Memorial. Officer stands at the Memorial. United States flag. Sailors stand aligned on the stairs and pay homage.
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