U.S. Army Waco CG-4A combat gliders viewed from the ground where others have already landed, in France on D-Day during World War 2. One lands successfully. Another looms overhead near trees, makes a landing, and while sliding a long way to a stop, noses over completely and is destroyed.
Film opens showing air combat scenes from tun camera of several American fighter planes shooting down German warplanes. Some are high altitude encounters with aircraft leaving contrails as they fly. Gun camera views from American planes strafing German airfields and destroying aircraft on the ground. Strafing over lines of communication like roads, highways, canals and railroads. Locomotives struck and huge clouds of smoke issuing from them. Military fortifications being strafed and smoke rising. A huge explosion from a train being strafed. View from American fighter aircraft passing through ball of fire from explosion during strafing. Formation of American B-26 Marauder bombers flying through Flak clouds. One is seen flying level in flames. Another is seen from below. It is in D-Day striped paint and its left engine has been hit and partly torn off. Next, it is seen rolling over and headed down with flames and smoke coming from its left side.
President of United States, Harry S. Truman's visit to Berlin after World War II. United States Ship Augusta in the sea. Sailors and crew members aboard the ship. Deck of the ship. U.S. National flag on the ship. Naval officers talk on deck. Sea shore as seen from the deck.
USS Augusta during visit of President Harry S. Truman of United States, to Berlin, after World War II. Two SOC Seagull observation planes catapulted from Augusta. Planes take off from ship and glide over sea. Seaplanes make landing in sea waters, man from one SOC holds hoist strings suspended from ship Augusta. SOC seaplane surfing on sea water, and then raised by hoist cranes on ship. Sailors fix plane to its mount on the deck. Other ships leading Augusta on its way.
USS Augusta during visit of President Harry S. Truman of United States, to Berlin, after World War II. Sailors and crew members of the ship assembled during an event. Navy band musicians play. African American man dressed as woman dances with sailors. Sailors and officials enjoy. A boxing match on a ring built on the deck of the ship.
Adolf Hitler, Hermann Goering and high-ranking Nazi officials attend a military review during World War II. Wehrmacht flag on top of a government building. Wehrmacht troops addressed by Hitler. Guards stand with Nazi flag outside the Neue Wache (Unter den Linden 4 10117 Berlin). Homage to Austrian Nazis after invasion of Austria by Nazi forces. Wreath at the Neue Wache. Soldiers salute them. Civilians salute Hitler. Nazi German soldiers march in Berlin.
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