WW2-evacuated children in German at a Hitler Youth camp. Teenage boys in swimming trunks head to Chiemsee lake in Chieming, Bavaria, Germany. The three teenagers talk and shake hands before joining a mock naval flotilla. Hitler Youth boys begin rowing and paddling boats. A Hitler Youth boy plays drums on one of the boats. Two German boys from another Hitler Youth group on a boat notice the flotilla. The two boys head back to shore to warn other boys. German boy climbs a tree to call a teenager standing on top of the tree. Teenager uses binoculars to watch the mock flotilla. Boys head to a Hitler Youth straw fort to raise alarm. Hitler Youth boys assume prone position in front of the straw fort. Mock flotilla heads towards lakeshore. Hitler Youth boys on boats push a swimming boy’s head under the water. Boy swims towards a boat and knocks the rower out. Boy takes over the boat. Boy on boat dives into the water. Another boy snatches the paddle from a boat rower, taking the boy from the boat into the water. Boys tackle and wrestle each other during a mock battle in the lake. More reinforcements run to the lake to overpower mock flotilla. Boys with ladder on raft lower their mast and wade to the shore. Hitler Youth boys wrestle in mock combat on lakeside. Groups of German boys tackling each other roughly. Some of the boys bring an improvised ladder sneak away from the brawl, climbing up the straw fort and cheering. Boys inside the fort opens the gate and run. A single sig rune (emblem of the Hitler Youth) adorns some flags. Hitler Youth boys standing behind an enclosure watch the fighting. Hitler Youth boys climb a straw wall and pull the guard away. "Captured" Hitler Youth boys in enclosure are rescued while another boy takes the Hitler Youth flag inside the fort. A Hitler Youth teenager waves their flag on top of the straw fort, showing they have captured the opposing fort. Hitler Youth groups stop their mock battle and begin to cheer.
Hitler Youth boys gather in a straw fort camp for a meeting in Chieming, Bavaria, Germany during World War II. A musical band plays music as Hitler Youth leaders enters the fort. Hitler Youth teenage leader addresses the members and shake hands with another leader. Hitler Youth boys began to sing Nazi songs and march out of the fort. A single sig rune (emblem of the Hitler Youth) adorns a wall.
American Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. speaks to other generals while Canadian troops in the background board a transport ship sailing from Adak island to Kiska island during World War 2. Canadian Major General George Pearkes greets Canadian troops with a big smile while they board the ships. More generals gather around a Canadian soldier while he demonstrates how to use a mine detector. Among these generals are once again Lieutenant General SB Buckner and Major General George Pearkes, as well as American Lieutenant General John Lesesne DeWitt and Canadian Brigadier General Sherwood Lett.
Aerial footage of 8 planes off in the distance. Closeup shot of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator aircraft, with WW2 Lockheed P-38 Lightning airplanes flying far in the background. Closeup aerial shots of a Lockheed P-38 Lightning aircraft with the pilot visible in front of a thunderhead cloud. Various shots of Balalae Island, in the Solomon Islands. Bombs falling towards the island before explosions are seen along the airfield. Smoke rising from the impacts.
Canadian soldiers with full packs and equipment board a transport ship that is set to sail from Adak island to Kiska island in the Aleutian islands during World War 2. An officer checks each soldier as they pass across the gangway. Closeup of two patches on the officer's shoulder, one with a knife on it and the other with the word "Canada." Excellent closeup shots of faces of Canadian soldiers on the transport ship. Emblem "RCASC" (Royal Canadian Army Service Corps) seen clearly on the shoulder of multiple soldiers. Camera pans across the troops and sometimes shows closer shots of just one soldiers face. Most soldiers are smiling, all seem to be in good spirits. Soldier smoking in foreground, while an M29 Weasel (a treaded transport vehicle) is loaded onto the ship behind him. The M29 Weasel is being carried by a crane, and there are many soldiers around it guiding it into place.
Canadian troops preparing for transport in WWII. In the background there is a body of water with a pier and ships off in the distance, and even further behind that some mountains. More Canadian soldiers marching. Closeups of a few soldiers sitting on a dirt embankment, mostly seeming to be in good spirits. Troops walking across a pier with transport ships in the distance. Most soldiers have full packs, equipment, and rifles. Soldiers boarding transport ship, each handing his identification slip to an officer before boarding. Closeup of identification slips carefully handled by the officer. Closeup of officer's face. Troops with full packs and equipment cross gangway onto transport ship.
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