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MOT 1944: British military forces arrive by boat in Greece after the end of Nazi occupation. Women shower the British soldiers with flower petals, woman kisses soldier.

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HA WS small cove, town and harbor, Norway WS German Nazi lookout post, flag MS Guard patrolling Norwegian coast MS Nazi officer looking through binoculars VS Soldiers walking through town, w/ machine gun on street CU German armband.

MOT 1945: CALIFORNIA JAPANESE INHABITANTS IN WAR TIME: LA MS Closed Japanese noodle shop. MS Poster on shop door 'To Lease.' WS Japanese women boarding bus U.S. soldiers. WS Bus pulling out of lot. WWII US National Defense home front...

VS Two Norwegians walking along river, through forest VS Men setting up secret radio stations in woods MS Man putting up antennas VS Men sending Morse code messages.

VS US Marines & M4 Sherman tanks mobilizing, moving North, on Iwo Jima island, soldiers walking over rocky terrain / VS US 4th Marine Division battling on Hill 382, aka 'The Meat Grinder,' w/ explosions, US soldiers running down from...

ICONIC WS 5 United States Marines & 1 Navy corpsman raising the American flag atop Mount Suribachi, American flag flying.

MOT 1944: ADMIRALTY ISLAND CAMPAIGN: VS U.S. Marines fighting, firing rifles, in forest area of Los Negros Island, firing mortars & M1919 Browning machine guns. World War II, WWII, Pacific Front, New Guinea

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VS Japanese Prisoner of War, POW, at opening of cave appealing to Japanese troops to surrender / VS US Marines throwing in smoke grenades, firing rifles / Various Japanese soldiers being pulled out of rubble, fortifications, surrendering...

VS US Soldier delivering sermon (unconfirmed) w/ Bible in hand, other

soldiers gathered around for prayer, religious service, on Iwo Jima beach / VS US Marines examining water pipes set up along Iwo Jima beach, checking distillation...

MOT 1945: OCCUPIED WAKE ISLAND: VS United States Major Colonel Walter Baylor (unconfirmed) arriving on Wake Island, various Japanese soldiers standing at attention, U.S. soldiers raising American flag, Japanese soldiers saluting. WWII...

Woman meets with Nazi officials as informant, men sitting in jail, women answering questions, ID card closeup, concentration camp.

The March of Time episode opening title card - Inside Nazi Germany

INT MS Major Ole Reistad (1898-1949) at desk talking w/ officials MS Squadron leaders taking notes WS Major Reistad & officers around table Cadets watching instructor by fighter airplane outside hangar MS Cadets standing (some topless)...

WS Car entering gates to camp. CU Sign 'RNAF Training Camp Little Norway' WS Cadets w/ rifles at attention VS Cadets marching through camp.

VS General Holland Smith (aka 'Howlin' Mad') (C) on sitting on beach w/ staff officers, talking, planning strategy / MS Small wooden sign posts w/ directions to parts of base on Iwo Jima beach / VS US soldier typing on typewriter...

MOT 1939: US TERRITORY OF GUAM: Silhouette of man throwing fishing net into water w/ palm tree FG. Indigenous people praying in church. Priest. Spanish-American War cannon. Chamorro (Mariana Islands Indigenous people) U.S. Navy sailors...

VS Landing craft boat filled w/ British & Norwegian soldiers & Norwegian refugees at sea, burning coastline BG LA WS British Navy flag on ship, smoke stack FG VS Refugees on crowded deck.

WS War Office building, London INT WS English & Norwegian officials talking at desk CU Report 'Very Secret CSP 159' DRAMATIZATION: MS Norwegian official talking .

MS Cadet about-face, saluting officer WS Recruits entering camp, guard checking identification CU Recruit's travel stickers on luggage WS Recruits being led in by second guard INT WS Portrait of King Haakon VII, banner of Norway...

XWS Norwegian town, mountains WS Norwegians on street VS Men secretly entering cellar INT WS Rebel journalists MS Man typing CU Prints out of mimeograph machine MS Men working machine.

Corpsman sterilizing tools / MS 'Operation Room' sign outside tent / GRAPHIC VS MCU's Of Navy doctor, surgeon, hands operating on open wound (bloody) of injured Marine, soldier, placing mat over wound / MS 'Operation Room' sign outside...