1940MILITARY
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"SOLDIER IN AUSTRIA"
THE STORY OF THE MEN WHOSE TASK IT IS TO PREVENT THAT PARTITIONED COUNTRY FROM BEING DRAWN INTO THE RED ORBIT |
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NARRATOR TELLS ABOUT THE SOLDIER IN AUSTRIA WHOSE
JOB IS TO PREVENT THAT PARTITIONED COUNTRY FROM BEING DRAWN INTO THE RED ORBIT |
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MS- AUSTRIAN VILLAGERS IN ALPINE TRADITIONAL
DRESS DO A KIND OF POLKA IN THE VILLAGE SQUARE. |
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MONTAGE- BEAUTIFUL SCENIC MOUNTAINS, STREAMS
AND WATERFALLS IN AUSTRIA. LS- SKI JUMPS AND RESORT AREAS ALL ATTRACT MANY TOURISTS TO AUSTRIA |
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MS- MAP SHOWS THE LOCATION OF AUSTRIA AND THE
SURROUNDING COMMUNIST BLOCK COUNTRIES AND HOW IT IS PARTITIONED INTO ZONES BY THE OCCUPIERS. |
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LS- NAZIS MARCH IN AUSTRIA IN 1938. LS- RUSSIAN
AND AMERICAN MILITARY DRINK A TOAST AFTER TAKING AUSTRIA IN WWII. |
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MS- MAP SHOWS HOW VIENNA IS DIVIDED INTO RUSSIAN,
FRENCH, BRITISH AND U.S. ZONES. |
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MS- FAST MOVING RAILROAD TRACK AS SEEN FROM FRONT
OF TRAIN. |
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MS- RUSSIAN AND AMERICAN GUARD SHAKE HANDS IN AN
OUTWARD SHOW OF COOPERATION. A RUSSIAN BAND PARADES DOWN AVENUE AS FRENCH AND BRITISH OFFICERS REVIEW FORM THE STANDS. |
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MS- A U.S. OFFICER INSPECTS MILITARY POLICEMEN OF
ALL 4 COUNTRIES AS THEY STAND IN FRONT OF THEIR JEEPS. |
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LS- A BOMBED OUT SHELL OF A BUILDING IS DYNAMITED
IN A CONTROLLED DEMOLITION. IT FALLS STRAIGHT DOWN IN A CLOUD OF DUST |
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MS- WOMEN WORK AMID THE MEN SHOVELING THE DEBRIS
AND RUBBLE LEFT FROM WWII. BRICKS ARE PICKED UP BY A WOMAN AND PLACED IN A CART. |
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LS- ANOTHER BUILDING IS DEMOLISHED WITH TNT
SENDING A CLOUD OF THICK DIRT TOWARDS THE CAMERA |
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LS- A BARRICADE IS SET UP IN THE MOUNTAINOUS TOWN
AT THE BRENNER PASS WHICH CONTROLS MOST OF THE TRAFFIC TO EUROPE AND THE ADRIAN SEA. TROOPS OF U.S, BRITISH AND FRENCH FORCES GUARD THE BARRICADE. |
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MS- AUSTRIAN FARMERS, MEN AND WOMEN, CLIMB A STEEP
HILL PULLING A PLOW ON ROPES ATTACHED TO THEIR SHOULDERS AS THEY LACK HORSES AND VEHICLES. |
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LS- A SMOKESTACK OF AN INDUSTRIAL PLANT. MS- A
WORKER AT A DRILL PRESS, ANOTHER USING A HAND HELD SANDER. A WELDER AT WORK. |
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MS- WORKERS PUSH A SORELY NEEDED LARGE MACHINE
OUT OF AN AUSTRIAN FACTORY FOR SHIPMENT TO RUSSIA |
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LS- AERIAL TRAM AND CABLE CAR WIRES ARE
CRISS-CROSSED AMID THE MOUNTAINS AS THEY CARRY BUCKETS OF CEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS TO THE HUGE SITES BUILDING AMID THE MOUNTAINS. |
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ELS- A DAM BUILT WITH MARSHALL PLAN FUNDS. AERIAL
HUGE CROWD PARADES IN THE HEART OF VIENNA'S GOVERNMENTAL BUILDINGS CARRYING COMMUNIST FLAGS |
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MS- AN AUSTRIAN FAMILY SEATED AT DINNER TABLE.
CU- LITTLE KIDS SPOON THEIR SOUP. |
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MS- AUSTRIAN MOUNTAIN MEN ASSEMBLE A METAL CROSS
ON A MOUNTAIN IN FRIGID WEATHER. A PRIEST BLESSES THE SITE. (PAN) WOMEN BOW THEIR HEADS AS MASS IS HELD ON THE GROUND. |
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MS- A NEWSSTAND ON AN AUSTRIAN STREET SELLS A
VARIETY OF POLITICAL MAGAZINES. MS- PEOPLE CAST THEIR BALLOTS AT A POLLING PLACE. 9 OUT OF 10 REGISTERED AUSTRIANS VOTE |
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LS- CITYSCAPE OF SALZSBURG, THE BIRTHPLACE OF
MOZART. MONTAGE- A CLOSE UP OF LICENSE PLATES OF MANY COUNTRY'S PEOPLE ATTENDING THE MONTH LONG FESTIVAL OF MUSIC IN AUGUST EACH YEAR. |
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LS- COSTUMED DANCERS ON HUGE STAGE. SELL-OUT CROWD
IN SEATS MANY WEARING PECULIAR HATS. |
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MS- ALPINE MEN DO A TRADITIONAL FOOT AND HAND
SLAPPING DANCE. CU- MAN WEARING A STRANGE HAT PUFFS ON HIS PIPE, AS DANCERS START CHOPPING ON THE FLOOR WITH AXES AND SAWS IN SYMBOLIC GESTURES AND IN RHYTHM. |
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MS- ELDERLY MAN AND WOMAN IN TRADITIONAL COSTUME
SHOW THEIR ENJOYMENT. MS- MAN AND WOMAN RIDE IN A SWING WITH A CANOE TYPE BUCKET AS DANCERS GO ON. |
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MS- MORE PECULIAR HATS. BIZARRE
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LS- ARMY'S LATEST EQUIPMENT IS ON DISPLAY FOR THE
PEOPLE AT AN OUTDOOR SHOW. MS- A HELICOPTER PUTS ON A SHOW A FEW FEET ABOVE THE GROUND |
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MS- MAN IN A TRICYCLE TYPE WHEELCAHIR SPOONS A
CUP OF ICE CREAM. A WOMAN FEEDS ICE CREAM TO HER TOT. MS- 3 BOYS EAT ICE CREAM FROM PAPER CUPS AS AUSTRIANS HAVE THEIR FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH ICE CREAM. |
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MS- 3 GIS LEAN OVER THEIR BARRACKS BALCONY AND
WATCH PLANE LAND AT A NEARBY AIRFIELD CARRYING WIVES AND KIDS OF GIS' TO LIVE WITH THEM. MS- A GI KISSES KIS WIFE AS SHE HOLDS THEIR BABY |
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MS- WIFE HELPS KIDS GET ON A BUS.
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MS- SECRETARY OF DEFENSE CHARLES E. WILSON ARRIVES
BY PLANE. |
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MS- A SCOTTISH SOLDIER PLAYS THE PIPES. MS-
BRITISH OFFICERS READ MAP AS A JOINT MANEUVER WITH AMERICAN SOLDIERS BEGINS. |
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MONTAGE- A MOTORCYCLE RACE BETWEEN THE FORCES IS
WATCHED BY AN AUSTRIAN CROWD. MS- A CYCLE FALLS AT THE TURN AND GIS RUN OUT TO HELP THE FALLEN DRIVER. LS- OFFICIAL WAVES THE CHECKERED FLAG |
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MS- RUSSIAN TROOPS ENJOY A DINNER AT A
PICTURESQUE CAFE WITH GIRLS. THE PRACTICE WAS STOPPED BECAUSE IT WAS 'BAD' FOR SOVIET MORALE. |
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LS- 2 GIS DIVE OFF DIVING BOARDS AT AN AUSTRIAN
LAKE. CU- A GI DOES A HAND STAND AND A FLIP FROM THE BOARD INTO THE WATER. |
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LS- GIS RIDE A CABLE CAR ACROSS THE ALPS. LS- VIEW
OF THE MOUNTAINS FROM THE CABLE CAR. LS- BOB SLEDDERS SPEED DOWN THE COURSE AS AMERICANS AND AUSTRIANS COMPETE. |
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LS- SKIERS TAKE OFF FOR A SLOLOM RACE. LS- SKIER
SPEEDS DOWN A LONG RAMP OF A SKI JUMP AND FLYS |
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MONTAGE- GIS CLIMB MOUNTAINS AS THEY RECEIVE
INSTRUCTION IN MOUNTAIN CLIMBING FROM PROS. |
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LS- A SQUAD OF STUDENT CLIMBERS START OUT FOR THE
MOUNTAINS WITH SKIS AS THE FIRST SNOW BLANKETS THE AUSTRIAN ALPS. |
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MS- AN INSTRUCTOR SHOWS THE MEN VARIOUS SKI MOVES
INCLUDING WALKING, CLIMBING AND TURNING. |
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MS- THE SIDE STEP TRAVERSE, SIDE SLIPPING, THE
LIFTED STEM CHRISTIE, THE SNOWPLOW TURN AND OTHER MORE SOPHISTICATED MOVES ARE SHOWN |
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MS- TROOPS ARE GIVEN DIPLOMAS UPON COMPLETION OF
THE MOUNTAIN WARFARE SCHOOL. CU- COPY OF DIPLOMA |
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