NATO "Exercise Monte Carlo" in Germany. Marshal Alphonse Juin of France, Commander-in-Chief of Allied Forces Central Europe, arrives by car and is greeted by Lieutenant General William M. Hoge, Commander of the United States 7th Army . (General Hoge is also the Maneuver Director.) NATO military observers accompany Marshal Juin. They all walk through the woods to an encampment. There they examine a map depicting the exercise region. They pause outside a tent and then proceed further through the woods. a wooded area. Several They walk through the woods to an encampment. There they examine a map depicting exercise information. They pause outside a tent and then proceed further through the woods.
An American soldier uses a mine detector while "protected" by another armed soldier, during NATO "Exercise Monte Carlo" in Germany. An area at the side of a road is cordoned off with triangular flags warning of mines.
Members of a U.S. 7th Army tank-infantry team takes time out during NATO "Exercise Monte Carlo" to sample fresh baked local German bread. They surround a soldier who carves large slices from a loaf and distributes them to team members. The troops are seen chewing the bread. Another loaf being cut. Two tank crew members sit atop their tank while they eat bread. Infantrymen clamber aboard the tank.
Two U.S. Army officers are seen wearing white-banded caps, identifying them as "umpires" during NATO "Exercise Monte Carlo." war games. They refer to a large map. One, a field grade officer, points in a direction. Scene shifts to U.S. Patton tanks parked in a field. Closeup of gunner atop a tank. Infantry riflemen lie prone at edge of a field. One fires his rifle. Scene changes to a soldier firing a Browning M1917 heavy belt-fed water-cooled machine gun. Infantrymen proceed along a tree-lined road. Others dig in to make defensive positions. Two soldiers dismantle a Stokes mortar to move it. Soldiers camouflage positions with netting and use pickaxes and other tools to "dig in."
Damage caused by a storm on the East Coast of the United States. Tides flood areas in New York City. The storm causes damages at Eastern Seaboard New Jersey to Maine. A view of the flooded area. Elderly civilians are rescued in boats. Streets on the shoreline filled with debris. Shops flooded with water. Damaged houses in view. Automobiles buried in water on the streets. A man runs behind a goose. Ruins and rubble in view.
Testing of a new Medium Tank in England. High ranking officials seated on chairs. A large number of spectators in uniform and the officials watch the Centurion Mk 3 tank as it undergoes tests. The British tank slides down a forty feet cliff. A sign on the cliff reads 'Cliff Drop'. Dust rises as the tank passes by. 'Comet' written on the tank.