Orphans of Buchenwald Concentration Camp in Buchenwald, Germany. Large crowd outdoors on a hillside. Displaced children orphaned at the Buchenwald Concentration Camp are sorted into small groups by the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) personnel. Views of children who are displaced persons and orphans.
Orphan children from Buchenwald Concentration Camp and Jewish orphans are transported away from Buchenwald, Germany. A truck drives at a railway station. Orphans of Buchenwald Concentration Camp get off from trucks and move towards a train. The displaced persons with their belongings enter the train. United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) official talking to boys in front of railroad car, one of the boys holds a banner. Jewish orphans of various nationalities walking next to railroad tracks with railroad cars, which will transport them to Switzerland. Construction material on ground. Children sorted into small groups and assigned places for transportation on railroad cars. Children board the train.
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon visit a boy’s camp in Balmoral, Scotland. King George VI of United Kingdom, Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, together with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, arrive in the Abergeldie Castle camp (Ballater AB35 5SY, UK). The king is seen wearing a kilt. King George VI plays games with working class and public-school British boys in camp. King George VI throws darts at a target board. Boys taking photos. The king examines a motion picture movie camera and operates the movie camera. Boys sitting on ground. The king, the queen, the princesses, and others seated in chairs during a photo session. They all move their hands in unison gestures as part of a game.
U.S. Marine Corps communication activities at Peleliu, Palau Islands. Switchboard at Division Command Post (CP). Switchboard operator sitting in the foreground. Wiring diagram showing disposition of wire, switchboards, and code name of units. Marine stringing wire on tree which has a large number of wires loading to switchboard, already attached to it. Group of CP Marines sitting around and resting. They talk and smoke. Tent in the background. Area around CP. Marines sitting around shelter, tent pitched, ocean in the background. Marines in dugouts. A Marine uses field telephone.
Launching of German V2 rockets (guided missiles) from Peenemunde, Usedom island, Germany, during World War 2. German V-2 in launching position, technicians and equipment in area are preparing to launch the missile. Two civilian technicians and a uniformed German military officer walk across launch area toward V-2 rocket. Workers and technicians gathered around the V-2 base. The missile about to be launched. Smoke emitted from the exhaust section. Launching of V-2. Launching pit at Peenemunde showing a V-2 prior to launching. Rocket engine starts, rocket begins to rise slightly, and then the V2 rocket topples over and explodes in the launching pit. Another scene showing the successful launching of a German V-2 guided ballistic missile. Brief view of a street in England showing results of a V-2 impact on surrounding buildings. Scene of devastation and rubble from V-2 rocket explosion. Two British boys hand a chair to one another across rubble. Another V-2 impact site in England, United Kingdom, showing a row of houses with one or two completely destroyed a rocket.
Allied troops in France during World War II. An Allied soldier watches through binoculars. Allied troops move into action. Troops walk in a trench. Army tanks in the background. A large crowd of French civilians gather as a French officer addresses them. French people show 'V' sign for victory. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of South Africa Jan Christiaan Smuts and Commander of Allied 21st Army Group British Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery view Allied positions.
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