A U.S. artillery gun and a tank in Cerisy-la-Foret, Normandy, France during World War II. The barrel of a howitzer in camouflaged position is raised for firing. An M5A1 Stuart light tank with a hedge cutter makes several attempts to run through a hedge and finally breaks through.
German prisoners in Cerisy-la-Foret, Normandy, France during World War II. German prisoners are brought in trucks for interrogation. The prisoners rest against a building wall in an open field. Thye are questioned. A U.S. soldier examines POW (Prisoner of War) tag.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson makes a speech from his desk at the Pentagon in Virginia. He mentions Korea and states that, as always, Labor has offered patriotic services which has helped to keep America free through the years. As in the past, Labor and the armed forces are one, willing to work and fight together, and die, if need be, in that cause. (Korean War period.)
Prime Minister Winston Churchill gets a defeat in the 1945 United Kingdom General Elections. Past events show Prime Minister of UK Winston Churchill, U.S. President Harry S. Truman and other delegates attending the Potsdam Conference in Germany.
An attack on a Japanese ship off the coast of Faisi Island, Solomon Islands during World War II. A periscope view shows a Japanese ship burning after an explosion. Smoke rises from the ship. U.S. sailors man a deck gun on a submarine. Smoke billows up from the ship. Bombardment of Japanese phosphate works on Faisi Island. Men secure the deck gun on the submarine. The deck gun is fired and it bombards the island. American flag flies on deck of the surfaced submarine.
USS Bluegill SS-242 off the coast of Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. A man fires at a mine with a rifle from the deck of USS Bluegill SS-242. CPO (Chief Petty Officer) and an enlisted man on the deck of USS Bluegill. A U.S. ship off Saipan Island. Stowing rope in a stowage space on the deck of USS Bluegill. A sailor paints on the deck of the boat. Saipan Island in the background. Men shoot at a mine with a 40mm gun and rifles. A man on the deck looks through binoculars.
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