King George VI of England reviews civilian forces at Hyde Park, London (Hyde Park, London W2 2EU, United Kingdom). King George VI, Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon inspect 20,000 members of home-guard defense units at Hyde Park. King George VI’s mother, Queen Mary of Teck, is also present. Queen Mary of Teck puts down her Lorgnette spectacles. Members of home-guard defense units pass in review.
Evacuation of Hungnam involving the safe withdrawal of the bulk of UN forces in eastern North Korea. Korean refugees disembarking from boats, near a U.S. Landing Ship Tank (LST). They line up along the shore, where many others are already gathered. Another larger boat approaches, filled with more refugees. An adjacent boat displays the Republic of Korea flag. View from deck of the LST, through front loading doors, as a U.S. Marine Corps M-5H-6 International Harvester 2 1/2 Ton 6x6 Cargo Truck drives aboard. It slowly climbs the LST ramp. Scene shifts to deck of the LST Where a truck pulling an air compressor, arrives at top of ramp to join other trucks parked on deck. View downward from LST deck where more trucks are driving onto the ship's ramp. A stack of 55 gallon steel drums is seen on shore. More boats arrive carrying refugees. Those on shore move slowly aboard the LST. Many are seen lining the railings of the ship's deck.
Korean propaganda film depicting suffering of the Korean people under Japanese occupation prior to and through World War 2. Korean citizens answering questions of Japanese civilian officials during period of Japanese occupation before World War 2. Japanese warship carrying Nakajima E4N bi-wing scout plane. Steel truss bridge being bombed. Koreans being forcibly recruited to fight for Japan. Koreans being tortured and imprisoned at hands of Japanese. Aircraft dropping bombs on ground targets. Slate announces August 9, 1945, marking the Soviet invasion of Japanese occupied areas, including North Korea, in World War II. Destroyers dropping depth charges. Battleships firing heavy guns. Soviet infantry rushing from a ship to engage Japanese forces. Soviet soldier offloading an M1910 Maxim Sokolov Machine gun onto a pier. Amphibious assault by Soviet forces. Artillery barrages. Explosions and smoke. Soviet infantry attacking industrial facilities and planting the Red flag on a hilltop in a rural area. Japanese troops surrendering to Soviet soldiers. Fallen Japanese gunner in gun position with shell in his hands. Numerous other fallen Japanese soldiers. Captured Japanese weapons and war materiel, including many swords. Japanese prisoners of war seated in an open area. Various destroyed Korean buildings and temples. Denuded trees in war zone. August 15th, 1945, shows Japanese citizens listening to a loudspeaker broadcast by Emperor Hirohito, announcing the surrender of Japan, and end of World War II. Shackles are removed from Korean prisoners. Koreans celebrate in the streets. The Korean flag flies from houses in a village. Korean people march, sing, and cheer everywhere in the country. A seated band of musicians plays. Scene shifts to the deck of the battleship USS Missouri, where Japanese Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu in formal attire sits to sign documents of surrender. General Douglas MacArthur, and other senior allied officers, stand nearby as Soviet Lieutenant General Kuzma Nikolaevish Derevyanko sits to sign for the USSR. Japanese civilians living in Korea, during the Japanese occupation, are seen moving with their belongings, to be relocated back in Japan.
Allied invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. Allied soldiers fire artillery and mortars. Troops advance after D-Day invasion along a road into the city of Saint Marcouf. Men of United States 82nd and 101st Airborne Division march into villages. A sign reads ' Sainte Marie Mont', ' Montebourg' and ' Point Labbe.' Heavy artillery being fired, camouflaged gun positions as paratroopers continue to advance. Paratroopers enter the town of Carentan, past a disabled M4 Sherman tank, fitted for deep wading on Utah beach. Paratroopers ride a captured German armored vehicle. Another paratrooper rides a bay horse. Two men ride a captured Sd.Kfz.2 (German: Sonderkraftfahrzeug 2) half-track motorcycle with a single front wheel, also known as the Kleines Kettenkraftrad HK 101 tracked motorcycle, down the street. Vehicle tows a small trailer loaded with ammunition. U.S, soldiers march German prisoners of war in the streets.
Aviation activities of American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. American flyers stand near a Spad aircraft of the 103rd Aero Pursuit Squadron, with Indian headress insignia, on it. The aircraft taxis away. A DH-4 aircraft takes off. Another DH-4 aircraft parked in the field with engine running. It taxis away. A Spad airplane taking off. DH-4 flying low over the field. A DH-4 climbing out after takeoff. Hangar and wind sock visible. A Salmson 2A2 taxing back after landing.
Aviation activities of American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. Two United States fliers of the 1st Aero Squadron stand by their Salmson 2A2 aircraft with American flag logo painted on it. Plane takes off with the pilot and the gunner aboard. A dog walks toward the camera. A group of American fliers of the 24th Aero Squadron pose by Breguet aircraft. Two flyers pose by fuselage with insignia of an American eagle attacking a German dachshund. They smile and point to the painted insignia.g
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