United States occupation of Berlin, Germany towards the end of World War II. Arrival of General Omar Bradley, U.S. Commander-General First Airborne Army of Berlin District Major General Floyd L Parks, Commander-General of French troops in Berlin Major General Duschesne, Deputy Commanding Officer of the Russian troops in Berlin Major General Nicholei Nicholeiovitch Barinov in front of Adolf Hitler Barracks. General Bradley representing the American forces accepts the transfer from General Barinov. Soviet officers read out an official document.
Big Three meet at Yalta Conference in Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic during World War II. Prime Minister of United Kingdom Winston Churchill, U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt and Premier Joseph Stalin seated in courtyard of Livadiya Palace near Yalta. British Royal Navy Fleet Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, Marshal of the RAF (Royal Air Force) Sir Charles Portal, and USN (United States Navy) Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy stand behind the 'Big Three' seated. Mountains surrounding Livadiya Palace.
United States Air Force Soviet Awareness Program depicts Soviet military equipment and its use in terms of purpose and jurisdiction. Four Soviet Kamov Ka-25 or Hormone naval helicopters take off from the deck of a cruiser underway at sea. The helicopters search down and locate an enemy submarine and order anti submarine mortar fire. Anti submarine guns fired, the submarine is hit. Fire due to the explosion. Soviet Air Force supersonic bombers and reconnaissance aircraft Tupolev Tu-22 or Blinders conduct an aerial attack. The crew aboard a ship monitors the operation. An SS-N-6 Serb or R-27 Zyb ballistic missile launched from a Yankee class submarine. The Captain and sailors aboard the Soviet ship. Soviet Army troops near tanks in the Soviet Union. Snow covered tanks advance through the snow. Soviet soldiers undergo rigorous physical training.
Opening slate in Russian, refers to N-skaya squadron of our brave falcons. View of a rough encampment in a clump of pine trees in the Soviet Union, during World War 2. Closeup of two Soviet aircraft completely hidden by boughs of pine trees. Complete change of scene shows Soviet soldiers assembled in a clearing in a forest, where they are to watch some local performances. View from the rear of soldiers grouped informally around army soldier entertainers. Soviet soldier musicians in a band are seated nearby with instruments, including a balalaika and accordions. The setting is park-like, perhaps at an army base. Next some of the army entertainers begin to dance as the band plays. View of a circle of army spectators watching the entertainers. Closeup of the dancers performing athletic Russian dances in unison. A group of women army soldiers are seated in the grass near other spectators, watching and applauding the performances. View of a Russian solder doing a solo performance. Camera pans over the military spectators. Abrupt change of scene shows an Ilyushin DB-3 bomber that has been partially cleared of its camouflage tree limbs. Soviet troops prepare long belts of machine gun ammunition, running the rounds through a had-cranked device that secures them. They re-box the belt ammunition. A truck carrying soldiers arrives at the Ilyushin DB-3 aircraft. Soldiers get out and unload crated munitions from the back of the truck, which they roll to the aircraft. They open a crate to reveal a bomb inside. Other soldiers carry a crate of belted machine gun ammunition. Next the armorers are seen arming the airplane. Closeup of one atop the aircraft, loading the belt ammunition, while others hoist a bomb through the bomb bay doors. One soldier checks the aircraft machine guns for mobility. Soldiers tending a pile of crated munitions are approached by a Soviet Air Force officer who brings them credentials that they must mark with their fingerprints and sign. The officer congratulates them. Closeup of the Russian officer. Another Air Force officer (a Major) holds a map and speaks to a Soviet radio operator in the field. Soldiers remove the last tree limbs from the Ilyushin bomber aircraft, and aircrew members prepare to board. The aircraft with engines running. The bomber taxis out and takes off raising lots of dust from the rugged airfield. Glimpse of three Soviet bombers in formation above the airfield.
Soviet Union warship underway in the ocean. Naval officer announces alert. Sailors run to battle stations. Soviet Naval pilots rush on the flight deck of Kiev class aircraft carrier and climb aboard their Yak-38 fighter aircraft. View of Tu-16 bomber taking off. Radar antennas rotate. Yak-38 fighter aircraft demonstrates vertical takeoff capability. Warships cruising in a line. Formation of Tu-16s flies overhead. Soviet submarines cruise in a lne on the surface. Soviet Naval Officers confer in control room. Soviet Kara class (Soviet designation 1134B) Guided Missile Cruiser underway, with number "530" painted on its hull. Aboard the ship, a missile is raised from below deck into vertical firing position. A formation of three aircraft fly overhead. The ship launches antiaircraft missiles. View of an aircraft being struck and destroyed by missiles. Ships fire barrages of missiles. One ship is covered by a cloud of fire and smoke due to the intensity of the barrage. Depth charges explode off the stern of a ship. Flames and smoke rises up due to explosions. Splashes in the sea due to explosions. View of convoy of warships underway.
A film about the United States President Richard Nixon's visit to Asia and Europe. President Nixon walks past civilians in Moscow as he arrives for the Moscow Summit. American and Soviet flags fly from poles. Soviet troops march as President Nixon and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Union Nikloi Podgorny review the parade. Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko also attends the parade. St. Basil’s Cathedral at the Red Square in Moscow. Interiors of the Kremlin with paintings on the walls. President Nixon meets the Soviet delegation at the Catherine Hall of the Kremlin. President Nixon with General Secretary of the Communist Party Leonid Brezhnev. A sign in a hotel reads 'Communication center'. Newsmen at typewriters and telephones as they send news about the summit meeting. Russian women buy groceries and produce in the market.
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