At start of this film, grains and other crops are shown waving in the breeze in the former Autonomous Volga German Soviet Republic (disestablished in 1941,after German invasion of the USSR). Volga German farmers harvest grasses, using tractors and harvesting wheels. They leave mounds of hay on a field (Narrator says this is for the Red Army cavalry.) Farmers gather the hay and use pitch forks to load it into horse-drawn wagons. Closeups of them loading the hay into a wagons. A line of wagons loaded with hay moves on a path through the field. Scene shifts to Azerbaijan, where ripened wheat is seen in a field. Closeup of a man operating a harvesting combine. He and helpers move about on the moving combine. Closeup of him catching wheat grains in his hand. He wears several medals pinned to his jacket. View from above of wheat grain discharging into a truck moving in parallel with the combine. In another Soviet Republic, women are seen cultivating a huge field of sugar beets. The use metal cultivator tools and some bend down and manually weed plants. A man drives a tractor pulling a wide cultivator behind it. Closeup of the moving cultivator. Wide view of the field with many women workers (all in white skirts) cultivating the crop.
View of picture of 1908 McLauglin-Buick and 1915 sedan auto. Map of Europe with German Iron Cross superimposed. Newspapers running off presses. Headline on paper reading, 'Arch Duke Assassinated.' Headline reading, 'Germany Declares War; All Europe is in Arms.' Headline reading, 'Germany Invades France', superimposed over German troops marching in background. Headline, 'French Resist at Marne.' Headline, 'Lusitania Sunk' with picture of the ship. Newspaper presses running. Printer reading paper with headlines 'U.S. Declares War.' Paper reading, 'U.S. At War.' Headline, 'U.S. Troops Land in France.' Billboard sign, 'Beat Back the Hun With Liberty Bonds' superimposed over picture of troops marching in background. Ships under construction. Destroyer underway.
Opening scene shows international diplomats gathered at the 1919 Peace Conference in the Galerie des Glaces (Hall of Mirrors) at the Palace of Versailles, France. Next is an exterior view of the U.S. Capitol Building and then of the Congress in session inside. U.S. Army troops, with full field packs including bedrolls, are seen embarking on a troop ship bound for France. Others with full field gear are seen boarding a troop railroad train. A train filled with soldiers who wave to friends and family as they depart a railroad station. U.S. troops march along dirt road after arriving in France. French soldiers stand amidst piles of coal being shoveled into rail cars. French troops seen from the rear, advancing along a road, in large numbers. Next, they are seen from the fromt and them from the side. French artillerymen riding in horse-drawn wagons, pulling 75mm field pieces ("French 75s"). German Field Marshal August von Mackensen and aides walk casually past a relaxing group of German soldiers sitting on the ground during World War 1. Suddenly, a motorized column of German World War II armor is seen moving along a dirt road. Closeup of a German Panzer II tank (German Pz.Kpfw.II Ausf.F) is seen, passing the camera. A momentary glimpse of several German Messerschmitt Bf 109s in formation.
U.S. troops in Stadtilm to seize German documents and personnel as part of Alsos mission in World War 2. Troops on jeeps enter German town Stadtilm. Troops pass by houses with white flags. U.S. soldier finds a sword in outskirts. Soldiers outside a building in Stadtilm. U.S. team question one seized German in a room. Troops in yard outside the building.
RMS Queen Mary returns to U.S. Aerial view of deck of Queen Mary packed with U.S. troops returning to U.S. from Europe after the end of World War 2 in Europe. Ship Queen Mary underway. Stacks of Queen Mary emit steam. Airship in flight above Queen Mary. Deck of Queen Mary packed with troops from dirigible overhead.
USN LSD (Dock landing ship) underway in the Mediterranean Sea, with other units of U.S. 6th fleet, during the 1958 Lebanon crisis. USS Muliphen (AKA-61) underway, LSD in far background. U.S. Navy captain speaks with someone aboard ship. USS Muliphen underway. U.S. Navy Commander leans over a desk, listening to someone. He nods his head.
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