Soldiers of United States Army 32nd Division playing cards in street in Sasebo, Japan. Several Japanese youngsters watch. Soldier turns pages of a comic book while interested youngsters look on. Two soldiers watch a Japanese boy writing on pad. (World War II period).
Japanese soldiers at rail of transport "TAINO MAIU" in Fukuoka, Japan. Soldiers crowded on deck of transport. Rear view, stern of transport "DAIHO MARU NO 3". Japanese soldiers coming out of the Inspection Station (World War II period).
Animated map of Tokyo, Iwo Jima, and Saipen. Arrows show attack on Iwo Jima. Aerial view of the island. Ships of United States Navy 5th fleet seen in the region. Numerous views of U.S. Navy ships shelling Japanese targets on Iwo Jima Island, with naval guns and rocket barrage. Smoke and explosions seen. View on a U.S. Navy landing craft after it is hit by a Japanese shell. Dead U.S. sailor on the deck of the ship. View of Aircraft Carrier in region. A U.S. fighter aircraft crash lands on the deck of the carrier. A U.S. plane crashes in ocean right beside a U.S. ship and sinks, but the pilot is thrown clear and is seen swimming. Crewmen on a nearby U.S. Navy destroyer ship throw a rescue ring buoy to the pilot of a fighter aircraft that crashed in the ocean. The pilot is returned from the rescue ship to his aircraft carrier via breeches buoy line between the ships.
Aerial view of ship fleet in water during the battle of Iwo Jima in Japan. A ship and other ships and boats in water. A plane launched. Large clouds of smoke behind plane. Aerial views of boats. A fleet of boats in advances in sea. Aerial views of boats. Boats reach island. U.S. soldiers of 5th Marine Division in a LVT (Landing Vehicle Tracked). Aerial view of boats and ships advancing. U.S. soldiers pushing a tank in shore area of island. Scene of a crane. A U.S. soldier runs and comes to another soldier. A U.S. soldier doing bandage on leg of a soldier and others helping him. Japanese men captured by U.S. soldiers. A Japanese soldier tries to climb a boat and the U.S. soldier takes him up. Scene of a U.S. soldier climbing LVT. U.S. soldiers advance towards island. Military vehicles advance. Scene of military vehicles through a tank's window. Scene of a bomb explosion. U.S. soldiers fire and hide at a slope. A ship in the sea. Firing by guns of the ship. Planes drop bomb. Aerial view of boats in sea. Scene of bomb explosion. A U.S. tank and soldiers advance on a hilly terrain. Scenes of firing. Wreckage of a crashed plane on ground seen. Firing by a tank as seen through the window of the tank. Soldiers coming out of a bunker. A U.S. soldier checks his rifle. A soldier gets up and runs. Firing by a tank. Scenes of bombing on the shore areas of the island. (World War II period).
A train arrives at a station in Changchun, Manchukuo. Japanese Ambassador Nobuyoshi Muto arrives to sign the treaty protocol between Japan and Manchukuo in Changchun (Hsingking). Ambassador Nobuyoshi Muto, Commander in Chief of the Kwantung Army, steps down from the train. A Japanese school children welcome the Ambassador. He proceeds in a Motorcade toward the palace where the signing will occur. Police march on the road. Car arrives at the Palace. Henry Puyi, Chief Executive of the new Manchukuo government, receives Ambassador Nobuyoshi Muto. Mikado's Generals and other high ranking officers pose for a photo.
Buildings devastated during invasion of Saipan, Mariana Islands. A crane operates. Views of devastated buildings on Island. Wrecked Japanese planes at airfield. Entrance of Japanese air raid shelter. Wrecked air strip.
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