German prisoners working, under guard by United States soldiers shortly after the end of WWII in Europe. U.S. soldiers with rifles guard the working German prisoners in Schweinfurt, Germany. Prisoners working in an area damaged by bombs. Two prisoners carry stones, walking on rubble near a building destroyed by bombs.
Fighter aircraft of the United States Air Force at a base in Germany after World War II. Crew chief checks fuse of an airplane with an indicator instrument. He uses air hose to clean engine of a P-47 Thunderbolt. He sprays the engine standing right on its top.
United States military base in Germany, after Allied forces occupy Germany at close of World War II. An Officer of the United States Army Air Force comes out of a control tower at the base. He walks using a walking cane. He looks at the military airplanes parked at the base. Parked vehicles can also be seen at a distance.
Newsreel titled 'Roosevelt in Pacific Defense Area'. President of the United States and Commander in Chief of the U.S. Military, Franklin D. Roosevelt arrives in Hawaii in a ship. President sitting with General MacArthur, Admiral Nimitz and Admiral Leahy. The motorcade of the President. President saluted by marching troops and airplanes of the United States Military. President and Military officials during a meeting discuss strategies and read a map with special attention on Philippines and Tokyo. President sitting in a car reviews parading troops of the 7th Regiment. The triumphant soldiers of the Aleutian outpost and Kwajelein campaigns salute the President. (World War II period).
Newsreel titled 'Complete Victory on Guam'. The United States Marine Corps (USMC) firing at Japanese soldiers at Point Chonito. Trees destroyed by firing of the soldiers. General Holland Smith of the USMC watches his men advance and capture their position. Dead Japanese soldiers at their hideouts. Destroyed posts and watch towers of the Japanese forces. The USMC soldiers salute the U.S. Flag raised after their victory. (World War II period).
Newsreel titled 'Victims of Nazi Rule Welcomed'. The U.S. ship "Marine Flasher" carrying European Refugees arrives at a harbor in New York in the year after the end of World War 2. A huge crowd waits at the harbor. The refugees are welcomed with warmth by their relatives and friends in an emotional environment. Man given a warm hug by his relatives. A woman and her child. Sobbing woman welcomes her loved one. Mother and child, and two other women show prisoner number tattoos on their arms, administered by the German Nazis in a concentration camp.
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