Planning of U.S. 56th Fighter Group in England for a bombing raid on Emden, Germany during World War II. An officer unveils a mission map, rechecks a route and messages. He checks a report with a weather officer. Personnel looking at a map of Holland and marking a route on the map.
U.S. Delegate to the United Nations General Assembly Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt makes a visit to Holland. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt disembarks from an aircraft and is greeted by Dutch officials. She moves past cheering crowds lining the streets. Mrs. Eleanor poses for photographs. Accompanied by his son Elliott she moves past the cheering crowds.
A military ceremony in England. A British official lays a wreath at a monument. Army officials stand near the official laying the wreath. An artillery gun is fired in honor. The British flag is raised. British guards march. Officers salute the marching guards. A crowd milling about.
A chemical warfare training film depicts United States soldiers being treated for exposure to various gases during World War II. Soldiers arrive at nearby battalion aid station in the United States after facing a mustard gas attack. Medics help the soldiers to remove contaminated uniform. A protective ointment is rubbed over the body of a soldier who is wearing a mask. A soldier washes his face. Another soldier is drying himself. Sodium bicarbonate solution is used as a mouth and eye rinse. An exiting soldier is checked out for his serial number, organization, type and extent of injury. A soldier on a litter is removed. All contaminated clothing is segregated and burned. A lewisite burst in a jungle. Lewisite remains on foliage in the jungle through which a soldier passes. The soldier removes his uniform after coming in contact with lewisite. The lewisite victim is bathed in hydrogen peroxide. A soldier is checked out to the rear after cleansing.
The Korean War ends with the signing of an armistice by the United Nations and Communist negotiators in Panmunjom, Korea. Neutral observers arrive to oversee the armistice. U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower announces the truce to the Americans in Washington DC. He counsels against over-optimism in the face of the major problems that remain.
From East Germany a group of Czechs arrives in West Germany. People including men, women and children arrive in an armored car. They come to West Germany from Soviet occupied East Germany. People get off the armored car.
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