United States soldiers help the wounded in South Vietnam. Soldier with a casualty on litter. Litter is put down. Soldier moves through clutter. Wounded on litter is carried with difficulty. Soldier runs by out of breath and crouches near another man. Fire starts in the background. Soldier calls out and points. Soldiers go through bushes. (Vietnam War period).
Names of German war correspondents listed in World War II. Narrator refers to past political regimes. Refers to Fascists from Berlin and their comrades from the old guard. Representatives of "Fasci Italiani All Estero" (Italian Fascists Abroad) meet in Rome at Building labeled "Fascion-Federico Guella." They participate in ceremony honoring fallen Fascists. Memorial Wreaths and flags are shown. Secretary General of the Italian Fascists Abroad, Piero Parini, greets the group and gives a speech in which he emphasizes that Italian Fascists are "side by side" with the Germans--that. Italian and German soldiers are comrades in war. Banners of various groups of fascists abroad are displayed.
Italy during World War II. Italian soldiers and civilians on trucks with flags. Italian army, soldiers in jeep. King Victor Emmanuel III with other Italian officers. People crowd outside a building. General Pietro Badoglio poses in a balcony. Civilians on road. Soldiers clean up ground for new buildings. Construction of tunnel, bridge and buildings. Young children run towards water. Construction of a road. A ship with Italian soldiers and officers. People crowd on port. Progress of the Italian Air Force and Navy under Mussolini. An Italian navy fleet underway. Guns on the naval ship deck. Naval warfare, bombardment and explosions in the water. Italian pilots stand before trimotor bomber aircraft. Aircraft in flight. Italian soldiers stand beside artillery. Soldiers march with rifles. Soldiers in tanks during the parade. A soldier salutes.
Excerpts from 24 August, 1945 (World War II) military commission tribunal in Dachau. Swearing in of translator and charges read against Franz Strasser for: "Violation of the Laws and Usages of War. In that on or about 9 December 1944, FRANZ STRASSER, Kreisleiter of Kreis Kaplitz, an Austrian National, did at or near Kaplitz, Czechoslovakia, wrongfully and unlawfully kill an American airman, whose name, rank and serial number are unknown, [by shooting him with a machine pistol]. Strasser replies with a plea of not guilty. Next scene shows entry of German civilian truck driver, Josef Pusch, who is sworn in and provides testimony about the incident. Pusch describes the events of the shooting of the American prisoners by Strasser. United States flag and judges on raised platform. U.S. officials, defendants and civilians in the court room. Shows hearing as it begins. The Nazi commandant seated with other officials. The German civilian is questioned by an interpreter. German civilian Pusch identifies Strasser. Pusch gives his account to the tribunal about the shooting of the American flyers.
Scenes from Military Commission trial held by United Stated 3rd Army in Dachau, Germany during World War II. Scenes from courtroom during trial of Franz Strasser for his shooting of prisoner American flyers on December 9, 1944. Soldiers seated in the court room look at the camera as it pans across the room. A German witness to the killing gives his account of the shooting of the American aviators with a machine gun by Strasser and by Lindemeyer (dead - suicide). The Nazi Kreisleiter Strasser is sworn in near the end of the clip.
'The Fighting Lady', pseudonym for the USS Yorktown (CV-10) in the Pacific Theater during the Battle of the Philippine Sea. The U.S. Assault Force battleships including USS Yorktown, USS Colorado, USS Tennessee and USS Pennsylvania advance towards the Mariana Islands. 'The Fighting Lady' crew watches as crippled U.S. Navy Grumman F6F Hellcat aircraft make landing attempts on their return after bombing the Tinian Island. The Landing Officer signals. Wrecked planes land on the flight deck. The flight deck emergency crew, fire fighters, rescue details and medical foremen rush towards the plane on fire. A torpedo plane on fire lands. Officers and crewmen watch as the emergency crew tries to DOUZE out the fire. Intelligence officers question the pilots in a Ready Room. Radio operators in the Radio Plotting Room send news about approaching Japanese torpedo planes and dive bombers from enemy aircraft carriers. The alarm sounds, crew activity on flight deck, sailors rush to their battle stations. Activity in the engine room and boiler room as USS Yorktown advances on guard. Commander Dixie Kiefer gears himself for action. The ship dog mascot named Scrappy is seen wearing a life jacket.
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