OSS agents on a fishing boat leaving dock. Marshal Tito at Supreme Headquarters of the Yugoslav Partisans (also known as Tito’s Cave) in Drvar, Yugoslavia in World War II. Close up of Josip Broz Tito. Yugoslav Partisans soldiers marching on a field.
A mutual aid pact in Zagreb, Yugoslavia during World War II.. Hungarian and Croatian officials sign a mutual aid pact. Officials at a table sign the pact.
Serbian Orthodox priests bless river water in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (present day Belgrade, Serbia). During a ceremony the priests move in a procession along a snow-covered road. Soldiers stand along the sides of the road. The priests with a group of people. One of the priests performs rites to bless river water in containers. The people of the town collect the blessed water in bottles. A large crowd of men and women pouring flasks of water into mugs.
A U.S. Air Force C-47 plane lands in Belgrade, Yugoslavia during World War II. British and U S, civilian and military officials disembark and are greeted by a U.S. military officer..
A United States Army plane lands in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (Present day Belgrade, Serbia). British and United States civilian and military officials disembark. Foreign officials greeted by Yugoslav officers. Official converses with the delegates.
Film opens showing Adolf Hitler shaking hands with Benito Mussolini of Italy. Next Mussolini is seen addressing a large crowd from the balcony of the Palazzo Venezia in Rome, Italy announcing plans to invade Greece. Views of Greek troops marching during the Greco-Italian War between the kingdoms of Italy and Greece from 28 October 1940 to 23 April 1941. Animated map depicts Italian advances into Greece with subsequent withdrawal as the Greeks drive them back and then invade Albania. Closeup of Hitler enraged about this turn of events, delaying his military Operation Barbarossa against the Soviet Union. Glimpse of Mussolini visiting his troops in the field. Newspaper headline reads: "Jugoslavia Gets Hitler Terms." A sub headline reads: "Nazi move in Greece Seen." Another view of Greek troops marching. A Junkers JU-87 Stuka dive bomber in flight, enters a steep dive to bomb a target. Bombs exploding in forest. Another Stuka diving and dropping bombs on a city building. Closeup glimpse of a Stuka speeding past the camera. View of a bombed out Yugoslavian building from German air attack on April 6, 1941. Animated map shows German and Italian forces attack paths from their bases in Italy, Hungary, Romania, and Hungary, vanquishing Yugoslavia. Map extends to Greece, where German forces overwhelm three defending Greek Divisions (aided by some British forces). Aerial view of a German Junkers Ju 52 transport plane flying over the Parthenon in Athens.
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