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Liberated Walcheren Island folk look to a hard future with fortitude. Two Dutch women discussing the damage to their clothes during the flooding of Walcheren Island, as a husband smiles good naturedly at right on the main street of Westkapelle. The sturdy, stoical villagers smile in spite of their misfortunes as theu move their belongings to drier parts of the town.

Amsterdam sees its paintings again. Admirers looking at Rembrandt's masterpiece 'Nightwatch'. ( Rijksmuseum.) Eind oktober 1945 is opnieuw werk van Rembrandt te zien in het Rijksmuseum. Ditmaal zijn het door de nazi’s gekochte en geroofde schilderijen uit particulier bezit, die met hulp van de Amerikanen uit Duitsland zijn teruggehaald. Onder de naam ‘Herwonnen kunstbezit’ reist een tentoonstelling ...

Veere. Liberated Walcheren Island folk look to a hard future with fortitude. A farmer salvages as much as he can of his farm equipment to move to a drier section of Walcheren Island. The floods from the sea have spoiled his lands near the village of Veere, for many years to come.

Veere. Liberated Walcheren Island folk look to a hard future with fortitude. The gap in the dyke near Veere, caused by pin-point RAF bombings during the Nazi occupation. The sea roared inland here, laying waste farming land and destroying communities. Stoic Dutch island folk have begun dyke repair work, with Allied help and have evacuated their women and children to the dryest parts of Walcheren Island ...

German Anti-Craft posts are looking out for hostile flyers in a Norvegian port. In the background the landing of German troops by units of the German Navy.

Inundaties Zeeland-Walcheren. Liberated Walcheren Island folk look to a hard future with fortitude. A street in Middelburg, the principle town on Walcheren Island. Many sections of the city were completely flooded by water rushing though breached ancient sea dykes.

Field Marshal Kesselring - in the cockpit again. Looks over American T-33..Jet fighter. American Base Commandant Donald Armstrong explains the operations of a T-33 Jet fighter - to Field Marshal Kesselring.