U.S. soldiers in Holland during World War II. Rubbled buildings in an area. People walking on a street with rubble everywhere. An unstable building falls apart in the distance, sending a cloud of dust upward. Soldiers standing and talking. A U.S. soldier kneels beside a hastily dug grave. 376th Field Unit hospital on the outskirts of Nijmegen. Several patients standing outside the building. Wounded soldiers are brought inside the building. The patients receive food. They eat food outside the building as nurses assist them.
U.S. Congressmen visit the 12th Army Group Tactical Air Command headquarters in Luxembourg during World War II. Opening scene shows the Congressmen of the House Military Affairs Committee, seated around a luncheon table with U.S. Army officers. The luncheon is hosted by Lieutenant General Omar Bradley, who converses with Committee members at the head table. Among those seated at other parts of the table is Republican Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce of Connecticut. She sits between two Army officers, and across from Republican Congressman Paul W. Shafer of Michigan. Closer to the camera, a field grade woman army officer is seen among the military guests. This sequence captures the end of the luncheon, when guests are having coffee. Several guests smoke cigarettes, including Clare Boothe Luce. Closeup of General Bradley, conversing.
Seen from inside the airplane, a "stick" of U.S. paratroopers jumps from open door of a C-47 during a World War 2 practice exercise in England. Aircraft crewmen retrieve their static lines after they jump. An aerial view from adjacent airplane, of paratroopers jumping from a C-47. View of the formation flying South to North over RAF Ramsbury in Wiltshire (home to the 437th Troop Carrier Group between Feb 44 and Feb 45). Numerous hardstands can be seen on the airfield, below, as paratroopers jump from aircraft. A U.S. paratrooper captain leads his men in a jump. A formation of C-47s overhead with parachutes deployed below them. Close views of paratroopers hitting the ground after the jump. Camera focusing on a single paratrooper, as he descends, hits the ground, flips over, and is dragged by his still open chute.
German soldier prisoners of war near the Elbe River in Germany during World War II. Huge barges on the Elbe River. The barges are loaded with German soldiers waiting to disembark on the west side of the river. A U.S. soldier of the 407th Regiment, 102nd Division supervises the unloading of prisoners. Russian and U.S. soldiers on the east bank of the river.
China's Eternal First Lady Madame Chiang Kai Shek arrives in Washington DC, United States. She is greeted by U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his wife Eleanor Roosevelt. She sits in a car. Exterior of the U.S. Capitol. Madame Chiang Kai Shek meets officials. She addresses the House of Representatives. The members of the House of Representatives applaud.
U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inaugural parade in Washington DC, United States. People gather on either sides of a street. The Presidential car in the parade. A motorcade passing on the street. Buildings along a side of the street. Soldiers aboard trucks. Several airplanes fly in formation overhead. A flag flying atop a building. Troops march holding U.S. flags. Armored tanks in the parade. (World War II period).
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