German campaign in Crete during World War II. German troops patrol the captured city of Crete. German soldiers in military vehicles drive on a road. German soldiers capture surrendered British soldiers with their hands held high. The British prisoners of war are seen being marched on a beach. British soldier prisoners of war wait on beaches and in encampments under Nazi German guard. A German officer reviews documents. German forces hand out food to British prisoners and a German medic bandages the hand of a British soldier. Citizens in Crete gathered outside a hotel where German officers stand on balcony and address the crowd. German troops in the captured city setup gun emplacements to guard the city. Two mostly sunken ships off the coast of Crete.
U.S. Army troops move on a road with tanks and artillery during World War II. German prisoners are run-marched double time along the road and then across a field. U.S. Army soldiers stand guard with rifles in hands. German POW gathered at prisoner of war enclosure. An American soldier distributes food to the prisoners.
German prisoners relax at prisoner of war enclosure in France during World War II. Dead American soldiers on ground covered with white sheets. German prisoners dig graves for dead American soldiers. U.S. Army troops stand guard as the prisoners dig.
Parachutists undergo physical training at Fort Benning, Georgia during World War II. United States troops exercise on parallel bars and narrow catwalks. They learn acrobat technique to fall on ground without hurting themselves. Paratroopers mass jump from a fleet of aircraft in flight. The trainees land on ground with their parachutes.
General Omar N. Bradley visits Hawaii. The General at a press conference. He answers reporters' questions during the conference. He talks about the occupation of Berlin and dealings with Russians during World War II. Mrs Bradley is seated next to him. He speaks of fact that while U.S. forces were capable of taking Berlin, they did not because it had been pre-arranged for the Soviets to take Berlin and for the allied forces to occupy a divided city. Bradley notes that he was not going to take on 100,000 casualties by taking Berlin, only to give it back to the Soviets. With regard to the Soviets, he says, "they're not easy people to deal with."
Field Marshal Montgomery and Air Marshal of British Air Force at Gatow Airport in Berlin, Germany during World War II. Air Marshal gets in staff car at Gatow Airport. A C-54 'Argonaut IV' parked on the ground which carried highest ranking army personnel to Berlin. Airmen await a dignitary's arrival at Gatow Airport. Field Marshall Montgomery and other British officers disembark from a C-47.
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