A U.S. Navy F6F Hellcat airplane is seen parked on a ramp, with a bomb slung under its fuselage. The narrator identifies it as a "fire bomb," containing jellied gasoline. Scene shifts to an F6F dropping one from several thousand feet, in a demonstration. The bomb creates a swath of fire along the ground, in the direction of flight. A flight of two F6Fs repeat the demonstration, dropping their bombs simultaneously, from a formation. Another drops a bomb on a pier at a waterfront. View to the rear from an airplane that just dropped a bomb in a wooded area. Views of actual U.S. 1st Marine Division operations on Peleliu, Palau Islands, during World War 2, showing F4U Corsair aircraft, flying low and slow, with gear down, dropping napalm bombs on Japanese troops dug in on a ridge. View of smoke rising from bomb strikes at targets near a river.
General Dwight D Eisenhower arrives in Brussels, Belgium. Prime Minister and other dignitaries greet him. He talks to the dignitaries. Soldiers and officials greet him. He places a wreath on the tomb of the Belgian Unknown Soldier. Other soldiers salute. Buildings and a car parked in the background. (World War II period).
Supply convoy passing on the 'Red Ball' highway in France. Trucks of the Transportation Corps carry the supplies. Men load supplies and equipment on the trucks. The convoy moves on the highway. Houses along the sides of the street. A sign board reads: 'Paris'. Another sign board reads: 'Supply-convoy stop'. Soldiers drink tea. A sign board reads: 'Check wiring'. Convoy moves at night. A vehicle is driven on street. Smoke arises from the vehicle as it catches fire after an accident. Soldiers on jeep. Convoy moves forward. (World War II period).
The 8th and 9th Army Air Forces fight German planes. They bomb German planes. Airplanes in flight. A flag on the flag pole. Airplanes in formation. Firing and bombarding on the field. High altitude view of the target area. Airplanes drop bombs. (World War II period).
Allied troops advance in Germany during World War II. Map points France and Germany. American and British soldiers fire on the battlefield. Wrecked houses. Prisoners of war walk along with the soldiers. Soldiers on tanks. Smoke arises due to firing. Soldiers walk through rubble.
French and American soldiers liberate Strasbourg, France in World War II. Map points target areas in Metz and Strasbourg along the German border. Soldiers move forward on the muddy battlefield. A road sign showing the distance to Strasbourg (Straßburg), Saarburg, Metz and Nancy. Soldiers fire from French Army tanks. A soldier tosses an empty shell into a pile. Deserted German tanks and guns on the road. Strasbourg sign in German reads “Straßburg Schiltigheim”. A tank drives past heavy smoke in Strasbourg. French civilians watch Allied tanks enter Strasbourg. Wrecked American Jeeps on fire. Medics carry away the dead U.S. Army soldiers on stretchers. U.S. Army soldiers fire with M1919 Browning machine guns. Ammunition belt on machine gun. Soldier shooting with rifle with armored vehicle offering partial cover. Street littered with pile of small, handheld Nazi swastika flags. Closeup view of pile of small Nazi flags. Captured German soldiers form a long line. German General Franz Vaterrodt and other military officials surrender to the Allied forces. Bell tower of the heavily damaged Cathedral of Notre Dame in Strasbourg, France. Damaged buildings near the Cathedral.
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