President Harry S. Truman in Germany for the Potsdam Conference during World War 2. President Truman, Admiral William D. Leahy and Secretary of State James F. Byrnes in official car in Berlin. The Secret Service stand on running boards of President Truman's car. A man takes photographs of President Truman. President Truman’s car drives past the camera. In next scene, the USS Augusta, a Northampton class cruiser, arrives at Port of Brussels (Place des Armateurs 6, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium) in Belgium. The USS Augusta is being towed by two tugboats. Belgian crowds waving at the ship. Sailors on the deck of the USS Augusta. President Truman and General Dwight D. Eisenhower review the Honor Guards in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. President Truman and Eisenhower talking. President Truman and Admiral Leahy boards Douglas VC-54C (2107451) also called "Sacred Cow," the first U.S. Presidential aircraft (later termed Air Force One), at Frankfurt airport. Airplane taxiing on the runway.
President Harry S. Truman in Germany for the Potsdam Conference during World War 2. Cameramen sitting and standing while taking photos or videos. A military band plays in the background. President Truman delivers a speech, addressing the Honor Guard at a flag raising ceremony. The United States flag flying. Two U.S. Army soldiers salute the flag while standing on top of a building. President Truman and General Dwight D. Eisenhower in conversation as they walk along path. President Truman and staff aboard an M3 half-track reviewing 2nd Armored Division along German Autobahn.
United States General Dwight D. Eisenhower smiles as he takes off his cap. Brief shots of Eisenhower in academic gown and then in civilian clothes speaking. View of Eisenhower’s birthplace and home (609 S. Lamar Ave. Denison, TX 75021) in Denison, Texas. General Eisenhower standing at the gate to the home. Sign reads “Eisenhower Birthplace”. Interiors of Eisenhower's boyhood bedroom. Photograph of young Eisenhower his mother, Ida Eisenhower. Edgar and Ike Eisenhower’s High School Senior Year photos. A military parade at West Point. Animated map of Europe and the Mediterranean area. Gunners with anti-aircraft gun on deck. Dwight Eisenhower in uniform on ship deck with a naval officer. Soldiers landing on a beach. A tank explodes in the Sahara Desert. Eisenhower shaking hands with British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery in North Africa during World War 2. Eisenhower pointing to War operations map of Europe. General Eisenhower inspecting United States soldiers in a forest. Troops wading ashore on D-Day. German Commanding Officer Wilhelm Keitel signing German surrender. General Eisenhower speaks, saying, "the truly heroic figure of this War - he is GI Joe."
Destroyed buildings in a war-battered town in Germany during World War II. Explosions from bursting artillery shells are seen behind the battered houses. More artillery shells burst in a field; a destroyed house stands in front of the battlefield. Smoke covers the field as more shells are fired. Artillery shell explodes beside a damaged house. Closer view of houses bombarded by artillery shell attack. Thick clouds of smoke cover the destroyed village. Explosion of white phosphorus and high explosive shells in the village streets. Aftermath of artillery shell attack on destroyed village.
Animated map shows the spread of Nazism in Europe during World War II. The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) headquarters and Mediterranean training center in Cairo, Egypt. Also known as the “Spy School” the training center is a lavish royal palace known as the “Ras el Kanayas”. Colonel Toolman and the OSS Middle East theater staff planning special missions for the penetration of the Balkan region. Colonel reads a map on the table. Other staff members beside him read reports. A large map of Europe is seen behind the OSS staff. OSS Schools and Training Commanding Officer Major John Vassos screens a candidate during recruitment. Major John Vassos hands over a list of requirements to the candidate.
The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Mediterranean training center in Cairo, Egypt at the Villa Abaza during World War 2. A car pulls in front of the building. OSS agents and radiomen in training attend a class. An instructor shows a large map of the Balkan region. Another professor points to a map of Italy. A trainee answers the professor. Trainees examine a map together. OSS trainees study land surveying outdoors.
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