Animated map depicts Allied and polish troops advancing toward Falaise, and American forces advancing toward Argentan, France, during World War 2. German forces stringing communications wire in the battle area. Allied forces setting up heavy field artillery. British Typhoon aircraft being armed and taking off. U.S. Army Air Forces Martin Marauder B-26 aircraft flying low overhead. U.S. and British soldiers in fox holes waiting with weapons at the ready. Close-up of African-American soldier's face. Suddenly, all artillery begins firing. A U.S. P-38 strafing and a P-47 aircraft dropping a bomb. U.S. artillery gun with "comment-Charlie" written on its barrel. Formation of British Avro 679 Manchester bombers in D-Day stripes. Allied pilot at controls in cockpit of bomber. Formation of U.S. Martin B-26 bombers in flight. Pilot in cockpit. Formation of British Hawker Typhoon aircraft. They peel off and two are seen firing rockets. American artillerymen firing heavy guns. British infantry pinned down on a roadside and firing mortars from foxholes. American troops firing mortars. German troops running to surrender. German soldiers surrendering under a white flag. Allied gun camera footage of a vehicle being strafed on a road. Several U.S. P-51 fighter aircraft with striped wing invasion paint roaring overhead. More surrendering German soldiers running forward. A U.S. B-26 bomber on bomb run with view of bombardier inside. Smoke and explosion scenes present throughout the footage.
A sign board reads: 'Border Operations'. Sign board along the side of a road in Germany for an inner-Germany border at Ronshausen in the Rotenburg district. A U.S. Army jeep drives past on the street. Soldiers advance along supply lines to protect them. Soldiers in training during Cold War receive training in firing a Browning M1919A4 .30 caliber machine gun. Aerial view of snow covered arctic mountain region. A sign board reads: "Army Arctic Training Center, Big Delta, Alaska." U.S Army soldiers training in Alaska are seen on skis, firing rifles in prone position on the snow. Scene changes to a sign board that reads, "Organized Reserve Corps U.S. Army." An officer briefs U.S. Army Reserve soldiers (wearing civilian clothing) about ammunition and equipment in a briefing room. U.S. Army soldiers exercise for their physical fitness. They are seen doing synchronized callisthenic drills including pushups on a large field. Men in a radio room receiving a transmission. One of the men presses a button to ring an alarm bell. View of an alarm ringing. U.S. Army soldiers in a dining hall or mess hall hear the alarm and scramble and run to battle stations during a Cold War aerial attack drill. Soldiers running toward outdoor gun positions, past a rotating radar position. U.S. Army soldiers taking positions, with some entering communication vans and some that man an anti-aircraft gun. Soldier plotting positions on a clear, erasable wall board. Wide view of soldiers manning a 90-mm Anti-aircraft gun M1 on mount M1A1.
Activities of Japanese soldiers in Corregidor, Philippine Islands during the Battle of Philippines of World War II in 1942. A relief map of Corregidor, Bataan and Manila. The island of Corregidor. Japanese Navy Aichi D3A 'Val' in flight over the island. Smoke rises due to bombardment. Japanese Marines land on a rocky beach of Corregidor. Japanese soldiers carrying flame throwers climbing up a cliff with the aid of a ladder. A soldier uses a flame thrower on a covered trench. Several Japanese soldiers run along the base of a steep hill. Japanese soldiers and British and U.S. prisoners of war in the foreground around time of surrender of Allied forces to Japanese. Buildings in the background. A barrage balloon moored close to the ground. A group of US, British and Japanese enlisted men. U.S. Army General Jonathan Wainwright speaks to two British enlisted men. Japanese, British and U.S. enlisted men converse in the foreground. Two Japanese officers enter a building and an officer salutes. The enlisted men on the porch of the building. The coastline of Corregidor in the foreground. U.S. and British prisoners on a hillside. Japanese soldiers climb up a steep hill. U.S. and British sailors and enlisted men march. Destroyed gum emplacement. Entrance to a tunnel on the side of a rocky cliff. Interior of the tunnel equipped with desks and typewriters.
Members of the Roosevelt cabinet address the nation in the United States. They make predictions for the new year. U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull seated at his desk. He talks about trade among nations. He states that the present program is to secure trade agreement. U.S. Secretary of War George H. Dern states that everybody will serve for the best of the country. U.S. Secretary of the Navy Claude Swanson talks about the role of the navy. Postmaster General James A. Farley talks about the leadership of U.S. President Franklin D.Roosevelt and the fighting spirit of the American people. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace speaks about the conditions of farmers. U.S. Secretary of the Interiors Harold Ickes states that more jobs will be created by construction of public works. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Daniel C. Roper wishes all a new year.
A film about U.S. response to the activities of the Axis powers Italy, Germany and Japan during World War II. U.S. Army Chief of Staff George Marshall praises the United States Military offensives in Europe and Africa. George Marshall narrates rest of the clip. Animation of a globe depicts the Allied forces in the middle east planning to isolate China and Russia. The animation depicts the German Forces crossing the British allies, joining Japan and then attacking America. It depicts U.S. plans to stop the collaboration of Germany and Japan. Scenes of American shipyards are shown, with workers building new war ships. Some workers welding. A sign reads, "Work must continue during launching. Positively." The animation depicts the shorter routes to the European Theater. Aerial footage of a large fleet of U.S. Navy Ships at sea, underway during World War 2. Next scenes shows smoke pouring from ships at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii following attack by Japan. View of Soviet Russian horse cavalry forces charging toward enemy German positions during a battle in World War 2. Scenes of Allied artillery being fired at night in North Africa. Animation depicts the need to establish American air bases closer to Japan before launching successful air attacks. Footage of U.S. soldiers running out of landing crafts and coming ashore at a beach head during World War 2. Animation depicts U.S. plan to defeat Japan. Animation depicts strong German Army. Animation depicts U.S. plan to defeat the Nazi and the Fascist power in Europe.
A U.S. Navy brass band plays a dirge as they march slowly into Kerfautras cemetery, on q path from the main entrance on rue Massillon, in Brest, France, during World War 1. They are followed by a contingent of sailors with shouldered arms, carrying an American flag and marching slowly. They are followed by a funeral coach pulled by two horses and escorted by U.S. Naval officers. Bringing up the rear is another contingent of U.S. sailors, marching slowly and not bearing arms. U.S. Army Brigadier General George Herbert Harries speaks during the funeral. Several high-ranking French and American officers seated behind the podium, including:. U.S. Army Major General William Crozier and U.S. Navy Admiral Henry Braid Wilson. A large number of American military and French military and civilian spectators are present. French and American flags fly side-by-side in the center of the gathering. French troops stand in front of a backdrop of black parsasols held by women behind them. Several children stand with the front line of French soldiers. One little girl holds an American flag. The French troops salute for the camera. The next scene shows a virtual sea of parasols and hats, including French women wearing fashionable bonnets and many men wearing straw boaters. High-ranking French and American military officers all stand and salute. Major General Crozier walks among graves of newly interred American fallen. He is accompanied by a Brigadier General wearing a black armband. Several field grade officers follow the Generals. At the end, a large memorial gathering is seen at a courtyard in the U.S. Naval Base at Brest. Sailors are drawn up in formation and many spectators are assembled. An American flag drapes a coffin flanked by several others leaning upright against a building wall. There is very little movement, so presumably words are being spoken.
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