Activities of Allied troops during invasion of Rome and invasion of France in Europe during World War 2. An animated map of Italy illustrates belligerents and battle lines. U.S. troops entering Rome. Buildings and streets in Rome. U.S. Army General Mark Clark shown. Russian troops proceeding from the East. Lines of Soviet Army troops marching. Russian Marshal Zhukov at a desk, reviewing battle maps. Views of Joseph Stalin smiling. Allied landing craft approaching the Cherbourg Penninsula during D-Day invasion of June 1944. American B-26 aircraft of the 9th Air Force flying over battle field and drop areas. Formation of B-26s painted in D-Day white stripes. Gun camera footage from Allied aircraft strafing German aircraft on the ground and in the air in lead-up to invasion. U.S. paratroopers dropping from C-47 aircraft. Close-up views of paratroopers jumping out of aircraft. On the ground, U.S. soldiers crawling in fields, taking up positions, and advancing while receiving and returning fire from enemy Germans. Some American troops firing a mortar on the ground. Supreme Allied Commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, together with British Field marshal Bernard Law Montgomery and British Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Teddar, at a conference table with key staff.
U.S. Army General Dwight D. Eisenhower and others en route visit a beachhead in France during World War II. General Eisenhower, U.S. Army General George C. Marshall, U.S. Navy Admiral Ernest King and U.S. Army General Henry H. Arnold on a U.S. warship in the Atlantic Ocean en route to the beachhead. The captain of the ship watches towards the sea through binoculars.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and others en route to visit a beachhead in France during World War II. British Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts aboard a British warship in the Atlantic Ocean. Winston Churchill smokes. He talks to General Sir Alan Brooke, Senior Commander in the British Army and other officers aboard the British warship in the English Channel. Churchill climbs up an elevator aboard the ship. Navy personnel wave at him.
A national conference held for brotherhood, peace and freedom in New York. A national conference of Christians and Jews. Paul Reynaud, former Prime Minister of France, opens a campaign for international brotherhood and for funds to further its purpose. Madam Reno attends the conference. The sponsor of this conference Barney Banal seated at a table. A group of rational and religious troops seated at a dining table during the conference.
The United States welcomes French President Auriol during his state visit. President Jules-Vincent Auriol accompanied by his wife Michelle Aucoutuier and top French diplomats arrives in the United States for a state visit. He visits the Statue of Liberty in New York. President Auriol waves to the crowd. In Washington DC, U.S. President Harry S. Truman, and the members of the official family greet President Auriol. The motorcade of President Auriol is driven through the streets of the city. President Truman and Auriol seated in a car of the motorcade. People standing on both sides of the roads welcome President Auriol. Flags of the United States and France. President Auriol delivers a speech about his visit to help strengthen ties of Franco-American friendship.
French Army forces fight the Reds in French Indo-China, Vietnam. Soldiers fire artillery. The Communist forces advance towards the defense lines held by forces of France. Smoke arises due to firing. Injured French and Vietnamese.
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