Reconstruction of Cologne, Germany. Aerial views of Cologne, Germany in 1930, before its destruction in World War II. Shows pre-war Cologne Cathedral and Hohenzollerm Bridge on the Rhine river. Various buildings in Cologne including train station. Scene change to Fuhrer Adolf Hitler speaking. Aerial and street views of damaged bridges and buildings in Cologne after World War II. Destroyed sewer pipes, piles of rubble in Cologne. American Military Government men, also known as "MG" lined up in streets, in uniform, wearing soldier helmets. They salute. The U.S. flag is raised. Signs behind men read, ""Militarregierungsamt" and "military government" Close up faces of MG soldiers. Large groups of civilians crossing the newly named McNair bridge. Sign reads, "Lt. Gen. Lesley J. McNair Bridge Designed by 1067 Eng. Const. Gp". A U.S. military government officer wearing a lip microphone addresses a crowd of civilians. Close-up views of German civilians as they listen. Truck equipped with horn-loaded PA speakers amplifies speech. German men, women, and children are deloused using DDT, which is sprayed in power form into their clothing. A German man with a SS blood type tattoo under his left arms is examined. The tattoo identifies him as a former Nazi German SS soldier. Germans in line to be interviewed for new military government positions. A man stopping and examining papers of a German citizen. Germans civilians at interview table being questioned. They sign the interview papers using a fingerprint. The first German police force of Cologne, Germany following World War II. They are given arm bands reading, "MG-Police." The former head of the Prussian Senate on camera, identified as one who fought the Nazis.
A jeep procession moves along a road in Tehran, Iran. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt's jeep drives up on a small ramp. Snow covered mountains in the background. Review of soldiers. President's jeep enters reviewing center. A military band plays. A jeep procession moves along a road in Tehran, Iran. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt's jeep drives up on a small ramp. Snow covered mountains in the background. Review of soldiers. President's jeep enters reviewing center. A military band plays. A jeep procession moves along a road in Tehran, Iran. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt's jeep drives up on a small ramp. Snow covered mountains in the background. Review of soldiers. President's jeep enters reviewing center. A military band plays. A jeep procession moves along a road in Tehran, Iran. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt's jeep drives up on a small ramp. Snow covered mountains in the background. Review of soldiers. President's jeep enters reviewing center. A military band plays. (World War II period, immediately after conclusion of Tehran Conference).
Okinawa Operations in Pacific Theater. United States Marine units and 24th Army Corps advance on the islands. Japanese aircraft in flight over the island. They bomb the island. U.S. Marines in open fields. U.S. Tanks on field. Firing and explosion. Smoke rises up. U.S. Marines fire artillery. The wounded soldiers are evacuated safely. U.S. Troops carry the wounded soldiers on stretchers. (World War II period).
Workers pack and load supplies of war materiel in United States during World War 2. A sign reads "Army Transport Service" on a large warehouse beside port. U.S. Army soldiers board troop transport ships from dock. Transports depart for the rendezvous area. Equipment, vehicles like trucks and artillery, and supplies loaded aboard. A P-38 aircraft frame is loaded. Navy officer briefs ship captains in a briefing room. The convoy departs with U.S. Navy ships protecting the convoy from German wolfpack enemy submarines. Ships underway including what appears to be the Destoyer USS Edison (DD-439). Animated map shows the movement of enemy submarines and convoy. Men on U.S. Navy ship deck observe through binoculars. Land based air support requested when officers and sailors below decks detect enemy submarines using sonar system. Sailors on deck. A dog aboard sitting beside Navy sailors on deck. Ships discharge depth charges and smoke screen for protection from German U-boats. United States B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft in flight low over water. View inside cockpit of B-25 aircraft. Close-up of open bomb bay as B-25 bombers drop Mark 13 torpedoes on a diving enemy submarine that was sighted. Aircraft destroy the submarines and the convoy continues. Supplies being received at European ports and troops in action after receiving weapons and supplies.
The U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Air Force participate in practice exercises at Okinawa in the Pacific Theater. Amphibious assault on a beach. Practice exercises of United States troops. Landing crafts advance towards the beach. Aircraft strafe the beach. Amphibious tanks (LCVTs) make initial assault. Marines and soldiers establish beach head. Specially equipped trucks lay road mats on the sandy beach. Mechanized equipment rolls on the road mat. A floating pier is put into operation. Tanks, amphibious DUKWs and troops advance inland. A helicopter evacuates the simulated wounded.
Opening scene shows view from cockpit of a U.S. Army Sikorsky H-34 Helicopter flying over Dong Xoai, Vietnam. View from the ground as the helicopter descends to land. Scene shifts to the ground, where heavy battle damage is evident in structures and surroundings. U.S. soldiers stand near damaged cemetery. Severe battle damage is shown with gaping holes in a building. Also shown are some captured arms left after the end of the Viet Cong assault on the town and its airstrip (defended by 400 South Vietnamese troops). Members of a local family , including several small children, each search through wreckage for any surviving belongings. ARVN (Army of Vietnam) soldiers help search through rubble. Survivors are seen carrying their few belongings as they leave the destroyed town to seek shelter elsewhere. More views of the battle damaged town. A U.S. Army Colonel is seen conversing with an ARVN officer. More views of damaged town. The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, USS Midway (CVA-41) is seen carrying a deck full of mostly F-4 Phantom fighter aircraft. Closeup on deck shows several aircraft displaying the tail code "NE" of Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2). Closeup of a Douglas A-1H Skyraider aircraft being cleared for takeoff from an aircraft carrier. Closeup of pilot in open cockpit of a Vought F-8 Crusader aircraft that displays shark teeth at its engine intake, and a tear drop on its fuselage. Closeup of an A-1H taking off from carrier deck.
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