Opening scene shows U.S. State Department officials of the Division of the American Republics in a meeting. They examine a map titled "Inter-American Highway" showing a proposed highway running from the border of the U.S. and Mexico at Laredo Texas, all the way through Mexico, Latin America, and into South America. View of South American farmers loading hay into a horse cart, then of cattle in a stockyard being herded by a cowboy on a horse. Aerial view of city of Rio de Janeiro Brazil circa 1938. Narrator discusses threat of dictatorships in countries of South America. Views of German ships and German contracted ships loading and unloading at Buenos Aires harbor. Narrator describes system of barter where Argentina sends goods to Germany in exchange for German-made goods. Swastika flag on one of the cargo ships. Dock crane with German sign "Deutsche Maschinenfabrik A.G. Duisburg". Letters on side of a ship reads 'Buenos Aires Maru'. Supplies unloaded from ship. Cargo stacked including wooden boxes with German writing labeled "Vorsicht - San Paulo Brasilien". In a Latin American or South American city, view of the storefront for luxury goods by Herm Stoltz & Co. A Nazi German flag hangs above the store entrance. Fine leather goods, cameras, figurines, steins, etc from Germany are shown in store window displays. View of Nazi German books on display in storefronts, including closeup of translated book "Mein Kampf" ("Mi Lucha") by Adolf Hitler, bearing an image of Hitler on front cover. A German passenger aircraft parked at an airfield, which narrator describes as being part of a German airline offering service to South America within two days of Berlin, Germany. More German airplanes are shown at an airport in South America. View of government offices in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Large crest with a bird atop an entrance. Interior office view of President Getúlio Vargas of Brazil seated in discussion with American diplomats. Narrator indicates that Vargas learned of German colonists in Brazil planning his overthrow by assassination, and therefore outlawed all Nazi activity. Poster of Vargas communicating his policies. Scene switches to exterior view of the State, War, and Navy Building (later the Executive Office Building) in Washington DC, with the First Division Monument in the foreground. Interior view of office door bearing sign for Under Secretary of State. Inside, Sumner Welles is seen in discussion with officials. He is asked about the American attitude toward Latin America. Welles describes the importance of strengthening ties between the countries of the Americas. Under Secretary Welles states that the welfare of all of the countries in the region may depend on their continued solidarity.
VH-3A Helicopter lands on flight line at U.S. Army Fliegerhorst Kaserne Post. Shows U.S. President John F Kennedy alighting and walking with General Landon and General Freeman. President reviews troops. Scenes of U.S. Air Force officers, civilian spectators and the press. President Kennedy and General Freeman drive to 54th Transportation Battalion Mess Hall. President Kennedy with officers and secret service personnel entering mess hall. President Kennedy meets VIPs including General Landon and General Lemnitzer.
Scenes of Army gathered at USA Fliegerhorst Kaserne Post in Hanau. President Kennedy arrives in car at post and addresses the gathering. President completes his speech and have introduction with Army officers, and leaves by car with Gen Landon and others.
Surrender of the 512th Heavy Tank Destroyer Battalion (Schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 512) at Iserlohn, Germany. German tank soldiers stand in formation. Tank Commander Lieutenant Hauptmann Albert Ernst (a Knight's Cross holder) surrenders to an officer of the U.S. Army 99th Infantry Division. German soldier surrendering a Panzerfaust anti-tank weapon. Convoy of trucks loaded with German prisoners. German prisoners of war load into the trucks under supervision of U.S. soldiers. The 512th was equipped with Panzerjäger Tiger Ausf. B Jagdtiger (Sd. Kfz. 186) Tank Destroyers. (World War II period).
United States soldiers capture Koblenz, Germany during World War II . Aerial view of the city of Coblenz. A bridge over a stream. A soldier talks on the radio. Soldiers load shells for firing. A destroyed bridge. Soldiers cross the stream and enter the city. German soldiers surrender. United States soldiers and tanks move down the streets. Dead German soldier lay on the ground. Soldiers move through ruins and take cover. A soldier fires from within a destroyed building. A sniper in prone position aims from amongst the rubble.
Opening scene of film shows war damage with rubble at sides of street in Leipzig, Germany, during final days of World War 2, in Europe. American soldiers are hunkered down on sidewalks near buildings, attempting to combat snipers from across the street. Smoke rises from part of the building, and a white flag is seen in the window of another part of the building. Several American soldiers fire their rifles at the building. A puff of white smoke rises from the building. A Sherman tank is seen parked on the street. Shaky closeups of the target building with smoke coming from several windows. Change of scene shows a Sherman tank moving along the pathway of a tram. Closeup from behind of an American soldier firing his rifle from the corner of a building. Camera moves back showing another soldier speaking on a field telephone. Several German civilians walking past the area. Several soldiers patrolling along a sidewalk. German civilians congregating in small groups on a sidewalk. A man in one group waves a white handkerchief. Two Sherman tanks moving along a street. An American soldier hunkered down by a building corner while a uniformed German Sergeant stands calmly, next to him. A Sherman tank turns a corner on a street.
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