USS Independence underway in the Mediterranean Sea. A U.S. Navy officer salutes and U.S. Marine honor guard lined up on the deck of the ship. President Makarios III of Cyprus comes aboard the ship. President Makarios reviews Marine honor guard. A destroyer underway at sea. Flakes burst in the sky. A ship underway as depth charges explode in the background. Water splashes due to the explosion of the depth charges. Sailors on the deck of a ship underway. The depth charges explode at sea.
A U.S. Navy training film titled 'The PT's' about the role and importance of patrol boats during a war ( World War 2). A sign reads 'Motor torpedo boat squadron training center' in the United States. Trainees in a class room as U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander John D. Bulkeley briefs them about the role of torpedo motor boats. The trainees listen to him carefully and take down notes. Patrol boats underway at sea. A gunner aboard a boat as an explosion occurs at sea.
A U.S. Navy training film titled 'PBM Mariner' about the role and importance of U.S. Navy PBM Mariner aircraft during World War II. A PBM Mariner aircraft in flight as it patrols an area in the United States. The PBM aircraft drops bombs in water and explosions occur. The PBM Mariner in flight. It taxis on water and lands.
A U.S. Navy training film about the role and importance of U.S. Navy PBM Mariner aircraft during World War II. A PBM Mariner takes off from the surface of a sea in the United States. The aircraft in flight. The design of a PBM Mariner III like the wings, tail and rudders forming a triangle being pointed out on a picture. The aircraft in flight. A side view of the Mariner shows the wings piled up on the top. The rudders being pointed out. The PBM Mariner in flight and different parts of the aircraft like the wings, rudders, engines and floats being pointed out.
A World War II film about the use of war dogs and their training by the Remount section of the Quartermaster Corp in the United States. Demonstration shows a medical corps personnel using a casualty dog to search for wounded soldiers on a battlefield. The dog locates a wounded soldier and reports to the medical corps personnel. The personnel being led by the dog to the wounded soldier. Smoke rises in a battlefield. A dog in a tent.
The American 405th Infantry Regiment receiving large numbers of surrendering German soldiers and officers at the end of World War 2 in Europe. A U.S. Army soldier standing with surrendered German officer and soldiers. He holds a rifle and discusses it with the officer. An American field grade army officer gives instructions to a German officer who then joins other German soldiers crossing a battle-damaged bridge over the Elbe River at Tangermünde, Germany. German soldiers join hundreds of others in a large outdoor area. More German soldiers cross the Elbe and are herded toward marshaling areas. One is deliberately tripped by an American soldier, as he passes. Another is stopped by an American soldier who pulls his SS insignia out of his jacket so it can be seen. The "Death Head" insignia is seen on his cap. Closeup of two German SS soldiers. Closeup of open area filled with German soldiers . St. Stephan's church in the background. Back at the bridge, surrendered German soldiers continue pouring across the river. A U.S. Army soldier hits, prods and strikes some of the German soldiers with the stock end of a sub-machine gun, as they pass. Closeup of a German SS officer being stopped by an American soldier, who removes a binocular case from him. German soldiers who have surrendered are resting on the ground covered by blankets. Others lounge about near a pile of personal gear including mess kits. A wooden wagon filled with straw stands behind them. Closeup of civilians including a woman and a child with head bandages, who are sitting in the wagon. View shifts to other side of the Elbe river where many civilians are gathered. The castle and St. Stephan's church is seen on the opposite shore. German soldiers standing near an open car door next to a jumble of bicycles and packs. A German officer resting on a motorcycle. Crowd of German soldiers queued up at the bridge. One German soldier carrying a Panzer Faust (hand-held anti tank weapon) crosses the field full of other German soldiers and civilians. A hatless German soldier holds a Luger automatic pistol. Several German soldiers resting on the ground with their rifles and gear. An American field grade army officer stands in front of a sign reading: "405 Inf" (405th Infantry Regiment of the 102nd Infantry Division). A sign in multiple languages is also seen. The American officer is next seen conversing with German officers, including Nazi German SS-Brigadeführer Jürgen Wagner (with the "Death Head" insignia on his cap).
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