Wide panning views from a high point, show rooftops and beyond, of buildings in densely built up major city in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II). Light snow seen on grassy spaces. A major park-like circle is seen containing a monument. A large building across the park displays a red star on its roof and an elaborate large decorative medal, suspended from the roof, containing a bas relief image of Joseph Stalin. (Although not readable in this sequence, a message in Russian at the top of the building reads: "ОСВОБОПИТЕПЬНЦЕ" (Liberator). Camera pans over more sections of the city including a major commercial street lined with substantial buildings.
World War 2, aerial view of air attacks (from unseen U.S. aircraft) on Japanese military camps in the slopes of mountains rising abruptly over the Keelung (aka Chi-lung, Kirun, or Kiirun) coast of Formosa (Taiwan). Clusters of small explosions are seen covering the camps
Clark Field, Manila, the Philippines, during World War 2. U.S. mechanics work on a Japanese Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bomber, painted in U.S. markings by the U.S. Army Air Forces Technical Air Intelligence Unit for the South West Pacific Area (TAIU-SWPA)
Activities aboard United States Ship Wasp in Pacific Ocean. Plane Captain stencils a Japanese flag (the second one) on fuselage of F6F-5 aircraft from VF-81, aboard the USS Wasp (CV-18) during World War 2. The pilot, Executive officer of the Wasp, Commander Joseph C. Clifton, sits in the cockpit, watching with satisfaction.
Allied air force and navy raid Japanese targets in the Pacific Theater and German positions on the European Front, during World War II. British aircraft carriers in the Indian Ocean. Airmen and sailors aboard attach bombs and prepare planes for a raid on Japan. Planes take off from the strip of carrier one after the other. Navigator makes plans for returning the planes. The planes land on the strip after completing the mission. Large guns on the ships. British 8th Air Force raids Nazi supply lines on the European Front. Immense smoke rises by the bombs dropped on Nazi positions. A German fighter plane shot in air by Allied warplane.
A parade by the Soviet armed forces during May Day celebrations at the Red Square in Moscow during World War II. Posters and cutouts of Joseph Stalin, Lenin, and other Russian leaders. Large marching troops of the Soviet Military. Marshal Stalin reviews the parade. American Army officers at the venue watch the parade. Grim Japanese Military Generals watch Stalin's power display. World's heaviest artillery and tanks move on during the parade.
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