Animation depicts an airplane flying to cities such as Danzig (Gdańsk, Poland), Königsberg (Kaliningrad, Russia), Memel (Klaipėda, Lithuania), Riga (Latvia), and Reval (Tallinn, Estonia). Civilian travelers board a Junkers F 13 passenger plane at Tempelhof Airport (Platz d. Luftbrücke 5, 12101 Berlin, Germany) in Berlin, Germany. Men and women peer from the door and window of the aircraft before departure. A man opens the back of an Ullstein cargo truck. Men unload cargo from truck in front of the Junkers hangar. Cargo handlers load packages into the aircraft. The aircraft takes off from Tempelhof aerodrome.
Aerial view of Berlin as seen from a flying aircraft. Major landmarks such as Humbolt University, Unter den Linden Avenue, Brandenburger Tor, the Reichstag and the Victory Column (Siegessäule) are seen below. Aerial view of Danzig (present-day Gdańsk, Poland) as aircraft approach for landing. St. Mary’s Church is seen. Ships in the port of Gdańsk. Pilot and airport staff help men and women disembark from the Junkers F 13 aircraft after landing in Königsberg (Kaliningrad, Russia).
United States Ambassador to Iran Henry F. Grady gives an interview for Longines Chronoscope on CBS Television. Advertisement for Swiss watchmaker Longines-Wittnauer watch company. Longines Chronoscope moderation Frank Knight introduces himself, with Frazier Hunt and William Bradford Huie the panelists for the interview. Former Ambassador to Iran Mr. Henry F. Grady is introduced to the audience. The panelists and Mr. Grady discuss about the nationalization of the Iranian oil industry. Mr. Grady talks about the control of private companies, mainly American and British, of the Iranian oil industry before the nationalization. “I don’t think Russia could get any of the oil” Ambassador Grady said when asked about the possibility of Soviet takeover of the Iranian oil industry. William Bradford Huie asks Grady about Premier Mohammad Mosaddegh, the leader behind the nationalization movement. Ambassador Grady briefly gives his opinion about a possible settlement between foreign companies and Iran until he is interrupted by Huie. Frank Knight introduces the panelists and guests again before advertising Longines watches to the audience. Longines clock gears and mechanism moving. Display of international gold medal awards won by Longines. Longines wristwatches for men and women on display.
May Day Parade in Red Square of Moscow. Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, Soviet politician Georgi Malenkov, Soviet Commissariat for Internal Affairs (NKVD) Lavrentiy Beria, President of Soviet Union Nikolai Shvernik, Marshal Semen Budenny, and Lieutenant-General Dimitar Nikolov Popov review the May Day Parade. Signs and banners held by a crowd. A large crowd marching.
German troops in a Russian village. A field and houses in the village. Flaming debris in the town. Damaged buildings and ruins. Soldiers amidst the ruins. A tram moves along on tracks. Shattered Russian equipment including military tanks, jeeps, artillery and antiaircraft guns lying in the streets. A demolished railroad terminal. Dead soldiers in the streets. Soldier on horse marches prisoners on foot as a military truck passes by. Smoke and fire from explosions in the town. (World War II period).
German motorized columns move along a road. Soldiers march on foot. Tanks, with soldiers seated on them move along. Soldiers wearing wind goggles ride military motorcycles. (World War II period).