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.
U.S. Army 8th Fighter Command Operations, European Theater. U.S. Army Air Force Pilot Lieutenant Pierce of 62nd squadron 56th fighter group flies his aircraft. Aerial gun camera view. He trails a German FW-190 which is flying close to tree tops. He fires at the German aircraft and hits it. The disabled German aircraft begins to descend over a village.
The 8th Fighter Command Operations, European Theater, in World War 2. Flight Officer Tucker of ASR squadron 56th fighter group U.S. Army Air Force flies the aircraft. High altitude view of the target area. A German V-1 Flying Bomb (jet propelled missile) in flight as seen through the U.S. Army aircraft gun camera view. The V-1 bomb flying away from the aircraft toward its target (possibly London or Antwerp). The V-1 appears to slowly veer left and begin to lose altitude (possibly having been hit by strafing fire from the American aircraft.)
Former United States Secretary of Treasury, William Gibbs MacAdoo, opens the postwar 5th (Victory) Liberty Loan drive in New York City. A large crowd gathers, on Wall Street in the financial district, to watch the event. Decoration in the area for the purpose of celebration. MacAdoo addresses the crowd from a decorated podium. The scene is embellished by a large pyramid of German military helmets topped by a statue of Nike, the Greek Goddess of victory. An Army officer (not wearing headgear) addresses the crowd. A U.S. Army band, in uniform,is seated on steps, playing music. An Army bugler blows his horn from the balcony of a building. The Met Life Tower landmark skyscraper, located at One Madison Avenue, is visible behind him. U.S. Navy Admiral William Sims speaks to the crowd.
Test at Wendover Army Air Field, New Mexico, of a drone B-17 Flying Fortress converted into a remote-controlled bomb (designated BQ-7 missile). The B-17 drone sits with engines running. Interior of the aircraft shows technicians of the "Weary Willie Project" checking over radio controls. The B-17 drone takes off followed by a B-17 controller (mother ship). The two aircraft in flight. A ground tracking and control crew on the ground, follows the two B-17s in flight. Ten miles from the target, the drone BQ-7 missile is released from the mother ship B-17. Tracking and controlling the BQ-7 missile, using ascania camera. A hand controlled unit as an operator tracks it through the camera. A finger tip control box is used to control the B-17 (BQ-7 missile). It flies towards the target area along slope of a mountain. The target is approximately 30 feet square white area on the side of mountain slope. The BQ-7 missile crashes into the area, a large column of flame and smoke rises. (World War II period).
The Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Athletes from many countries competing. Views of exterior of Olympic Stadium in Berlin, and interiors with Olympic flame burning. U.S. captures the men's track and the field title with a total of 203 points to 80 for Finland. A large crowd gathers to watch the events. People cheer and applaud. Men watch through binoculars. Cameramen record the event. Events shown include: Womens Discus, Mens Discus, Marathon, Mens 110 meter hurdle race final (with Forest Towns winning followed by Don Finlay and Fritz Pollard), and a relay race in which Frank Wykoff wins for the United States, breaking the world record of 39.8 seconds. Also shown are Field Hockey, and Diving. Winners shown include the first ever gold medal by a Korean, Sohn Kee-chung, in the marathon. He was running for Japan after Japan's 1910 annexation of Korea. Also British India in Field Hockey is shown playing, University of Michigan diver Richard Degener who won Gold in springboard diving, and Gisela Mauermayer who won the Gold for Germany in women's discus. In Men's Discus, U.S. Gold Medal winner Ken Carpenter from USC is shown, along with Gordon Dunn who won the silver medal in men's discus.
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