City of Novorossiysk is recaptured by Russians from Germany. Russian heavy artillery fired. Buildings in view. Smoke rises up due to explosions. Russian soldiers observe the area through binoculars. Russian soldiers aboard the ships. Naval and aerial bombardment on the city. Intense street fights. Wrecked and damaged buildings in view. Rubble on street. Russian soldiers cheer as Russians recapture Novorossiysk. (World War II period).
A stationary plane on an air field in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The Wright brothers fly the plane. One of the Wright brothers seated at the controls. The plane takes off. Forty years later General Henry Arnold awards Orville Wright at a ceremony in Washington DC. Huge crowd attends the ceremony. The United States Air Force planes in flight. Aerial view of land.
Australian boys learn seamanship in Brisbane. The attend classes in an Australian Merchant Marine Academy. The cadets stand in lines. 'Sea cadets' written on their caps. They learn elementary navigation. A cadet masters the art of climbing on a hammock. Cadet at steering wheel of ship. Cadets aboard a craft learn seamanship.
The British Prime Minister Winston Churchill walks across a garden at British Embassy in Tehran, Iran, during timeframe of Tehran Conference. He is followed by his staff. He reviews the British and the Indian Colonial troops. Three soldiers representing the British and the Indian Colonial Regiments hold gifts for Winston Churchill on his 69th birthday. Each man steps forward and hands a gift to Winston Churchill. Winston Churchill walks off. (World War II period).
British Admiral, John Cronyn Tovey, arrives in a closed launch,manned by sailors, and is piped aboard a battleship off the coast of England. He is greeted, on board, by Admiral of the Fleet, Sir Charles Forbes. After shaking hands with the ship's officers, Admiral Forbes descends the ship's ladder and enters his launch, which is seen heading back to shore. Admiral Tovey and officers of the ship's company pose for pictures. The Union Jack is replaced by a White Ensign on ship's mast, in preparation for getting underway.
Entertainment in Berlin, Germany, during World War 2. Foreign workers are entertained at Music Hall in Berlin. Audience seated in the auditorium. Orchestra plays. Tango dancers perform on stage. Audience applauds. Orchestra members play bottles tuned by being filled with various levels of water. Beverages placed on tables in front of the audience.
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