British Royal Navy sailors point to brass sign on the HMS Swiftsure while docking in Shanghai, China. Brass letters reading “SWIFTSURE”. View of HMS Swiftsure with British Navy flag. British Royal Navy sailor polish the brass letters “SWIFTSURE”. British Royal Navy officers salute as British Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser greets Dr. Weiching Williams Yen (also known as Yan Huiqing), former Premier of the Republic of China and the first Chinese ambassador to the Soviet Union, onboard the HMS Swiftsure. Dr. Weiching Williams Yen socializes with Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser and another British Navy officer. Dr. Weiching Williams Yen poses with Admiral Sir Fraser and unnamed British Navy officer. Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser speaks with Times correspondent, Waldo Drake, onboard.
Chinese University students stage a demonstration calling for the early withdrawal of Russian forces from Manchuria in front of the Consulate-General of the Soviet Union after World War II. The students gather outside the Soviet consulate in Hongkou District, Shanghai (20 Huangpu Rd, Hongkou District, Shanghai, China). Nationalist Chinese flags wave during student demonstration outside Soviet consulate. Student leaders shouting, addressing the crowd. Students march during demonstration from Soviet Consulate-General toward Garden Bridge. Students march during demonstration in Shanghai.
French Forces of the Interior (FFI) fighters and Free French 2nd Armored Division soldiers’ parade after liberation of Paris in World War 2. Crowds of French citizens gather on the sidewalk to watch victory parade. French people holding banners reading “Vive De Gaulle” and “Libération” (“Long live De Gaulle” and “Liberation” in English). French people cheering. Soldiers marching with the French tricolor flag along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. The Arc de Triomphe (Place Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France) is seen on the background. Soldiers marching in front of a building displaying flags of Allied nations- the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom and France. FFI fighters (men and women) marching, some with rifles and banners, down a road. Banner reads “FFI”. Another Free French placard reads “2e. Section Libération”. FFI men and women in casual clothing marching along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. FFI fighters march with rifles on their shoulders along Boulevard du Montparnasse, passing by Le Sélect brasserie, a notable meeting place for French intelligentsia. Staff car and a group of half-tracks along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. Soldiers with a gun sit on top of a tank during a parade. Soldiers and FFI fighters celebrate their victory by raising the “Victory Sign” on top of a moving military vehicle during the parade. French 2nd Armored Division M4 Sherman tank “St. Anne d’ Auray” moves during the parade. Soldiers on top of a moving vehicle. Crowds running along the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. French people running on the sidewalk of Place de la Madeleine, near the Madelios menswear department store.
A factory under construction in Iran as seen from a passing vehicle. Factory estates in the Iranian desert. View of the Hajiqabul–Astara–Abadan pipeline that supplies natural gas to the Soviet Union. The Esfahan Steel Company steelworks in Isfahan, Iran. Molten metal flowing into a ladle. Flames in furnace. Molten copper bubbling. A worker pulls out and inspects a copper sheet.
Aircraft from the Imperial Iranian Air Force fleet includes United States McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II and Northrop F-5 fighter jets. A row of Northrop F-5 fighter jets at an airfield in Iran. Sign in English and Persian reads “31st T.F. (Tactical Fighter) Squadron”. Imperial Iranian Air Force pilots attend class. A map of the Middle East showing flight paths, radii, flags of the various Air Forces in the region. Flags and roundels of the Soviet Union, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon. A bomb is installed into a jet fighter-bomber. A fuze is fitted into the bomb nose. A man wearing a jacket with an “F-5 Iran” patch. Iranian military pilots run out of a building and board trucks.
600 displaced Kalmyk people living in Ingolstadt Displaced Persons (DP) Camp, West Germany. A German girl rides her bicycle in front of a former army barracks now housing Kalmyk refugees from the Soviet Union. Kalmyk people and pets in refugee camp. A Kalmyk man goes downstairs. A Kalmyk woman mopping floors of a corridor. A stone statue of Buddha. A man spins a Buddhist prayer wheel and smokes incense from an incense burner. A tapestry depicting Buddha on display. Kalmyk Buddhist monks praying. Buddhist monks offer a plate of grain and glass beads. A Kalmyk woman hang laundry in front of a Christian cross adorned with garlands. Kalmyk men drinking beer and smoking cigarettes. Kalmyk women sit on the grass while holding babies. A pet goat is seen with the women. A Kalmyk boy and a little girl looking pensive. Kalmyk children playing with ball in the refugee center. Men drinking in front of a makeshift barber with sign reads “Friseur”. Children climbing up stairs. Kalmyk children attend a language class in English, French, or Spanish.
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