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  1. French refugees; German convoy

    Refugees leaving town using various modes of transporation. Couples walking, women pushing prams, one pram has a rabbit in a cage atop. Horse-drawn carts with people and possessions in the back. One of the carts has a flat tire but continues anyway. A couple of cars, one with bicycles atop, stuffed so full of belongings that the passengers ride, stanidng, on the side bumpers. More shots of refugees moving slowyly down a road. Empty, destroyed town, dead horses in the street. Refugees on side of road, German Army trucks on the other. (Good sense of dislocation and movement.)

  2. Wehrmacht soldiers perform drills

    AGFA 8 1939 Title: “Meine Soldatezeit” Intertitle: “Grußubung” German soldiers perform drills. Intertitle: “Fußdienst.” The men do more exercises. Intertitle: “Gewehrubungen.” They perform drills with their guns. Intertitle: “Nachrichten-dienst.” They stand with a sign with the letter F on it. They use a field telephone. The men in a field. They look at a sheet of paper. The men set up wire lines and use the field telephone. Intertitle: “Bedingungs-schießen mit Karabiner.” A soldier hops. Shooting practice with the Karabiner 98k. Soldiers lay on a wooden table and fire the gun. Intertitle: ...

  3. Captured German film; Stimson; report

    04:32:45 "The Hitler Gang Holds on!" Title: "Captured Nazi films - which were showing in Germany only a few weeks ago - tell today's story of the Hitler gang, and of the fanatical foe we face." Goering. Ceremony at memorial. German soldiers. Hitler visits hospital. Military review, parade. 04:34:51 "Western Front." German soldiers, tanks, weapons. Goebbels. Nazi officials. 04:37:34 Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson: seated at his desk in Washington (mute). 04:38:41 Brig Gen Lauris B Norstadt gives report on 20th AF: detailing information in regard to the eight day period of the bombing of T...

  4. Hans Frank

    Hans Frank, Governor-General of Poland, visits Stry (a small town in western Ukraine), and is presented with flowers. Marches in city streets lined with Ukrainians. HAS in Belgrade,Serbia military gathering, Serbs, flag. Russians crowd in city square marching with signs, parade of collaborators. Translation of Ukrainian narration: With great enthusiasm the Ukrainian population greeted the General-governor. [Belgrade/Serbia]: And in Belgrade there were also many Serbian volunteers who agreed to fight against communism. On St. Yuriy's (St, George) Day Serbian volunteer units received a flag. ...

  5. March of Time -- outtakes -- Pope Pius XII blessing Allied troops

    Pope Pius XII with an audience of American and British soldiers. The pope is carried in on a chair, preceded by Swiss guard members. He speaks to the troops in English from his chair at the front of the room (the sound is echoey and somewhat hard to hear). Shots of the soldiers listening attentively. Close views of the pope. He stands and bestows his blessings. Scenes of the pope surrounded by and chatting with soldiers. Good views of the Pope, smiling, chatting. 01:06:07 groups begins singing and he is carried out on his chair. Other cuts and camera angles. MOving shot very close through c...

  6. Whip acquired by an American soldier

    1. Malcolm A. Vendig collection

    Whip brought back by Captain Malcolm A. Vendig, United States Army, 83rd Infantry Division, a soldier in Europe during World War II who served as military governor of Landkreis Dachau, Germany, during the postwar US miliary occupation government.

  7. Feature film about a Russian army officer: wartime fighting

    Feature film about a young Russian army officer. Begins with his participation at a Russian youth military school and follows him as he advances in the army. Film portrays youthful patriotism through the willingness of young Russian men and women to enlist. The inhumanity of war is illustrated through scenes of extreme and ruthless German aggression. There are many any scenes of camaraderie between soldiers, battles with the Germans, and the destruction of war. Reel 5: Scenes of smoke, fire and burning buildings with superimposed images of elderly women in despair to portray the atrocities ...

  8. Birthday celebration for President Benes in May 1945

    08:55 Posted newspaper: “OSLAVA NAROZENIN pana presidenta republiky DR. EDVARDA BENESE v nedeli dne 27. Kvetna 1945” announcing the birthday celebration of President Benes on May 27, 1945. Large banner on the side of a building: “AT ZIJE PRESIDENT BENES!” [Long live President Benes]. Two Czechoslovak officers in the street. Side view of soldiers lining up. Children in costume and women march along the cobblestone street in Humpolec, the tower of the Church of Saint Nicholas behind them. The parade continues with a marching band followed by men in suits with armbands and officers. Statue of ...

  9. Prosecutors, Keitel testifes at Nuremberg Trial

    (Munich 86) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, April 6, 1946. CU, Dr. Otto Nelte, Wilhelm Keitel's attorney, addressing court. CU, British prosecutor Sir David Maxwell-Fyfe taking notes. CU, US prosecutor Thomas J. Dodd. MS stenographers at work in the courtroom. CU, Justice Henri Donnedieu de Vabre (France). MCU, British Army men in courtroom. MS, Keitel testifying. Pan to Russian prosecutor Gen. Rudenko at stand. Pan to US prosecution table, back to Keitel. LS, Rudenko questioning Keitel. Pan from court stenographers to witness. MS, Justices Lawrence, Biddle, and Parker on bench. MS, ...

  10. March of Time -- outtakes -- NY at war parade: "Free French" and "Defeat Hitlerism" floats

    An anti-Axis parade in New York City. Boy scouts carry American flags; American soldiers and sailors march by. A contingent of British or Canadian soldiers, followed by women in uniform. Floats include: one with a sign reading, "Holland;" a horse-drawn hearse with a sign that reads: "The Crime of Lidice." Women in evening gowns ride a float with a globe atop it; a decorated float labelled "Bataan and Corregidor." USSR float; one encouraging people to buy war bonds; Norwegian seamen aboard a float designed to look like a merchant ship.

  11. German invasion of Poland, POWs, Hitler in Gdynia

    Fighting at Gdynia. German troops enter Gdynia, prisoners taken. Hitler enters city (only POV from car). German soldiers greet Hitler, surround him. Hitler and officers eating at field kitchen. Headquarter scenes, interior of railroad car. Hitler consults with officers, including Goering, Rommel, Himmler, generals. Graphic - German movement to Vistula up to Radom. German troops on the move, many Polish soldiers surrender arms, equipment. Aerial of captured artillery.

  12. Goebbels speaks at 10th Radio Exhibition

    Large crowd of soldiers and civilians listen to Goebbels' outdoor speech about the power of radio at radio/electronics convention. Goebbels: "Radio is the superpower." LS pan up radio tower draped with huge swastika banner. Mostly medium CU of Goebbels, but some views of the military audience. He finishes speech. Inside exhibition hall, shots of equipment on display, with company names visible: "Telefunken," "Siemens & Halske," "Blaupunkt," et al. Mostly HA, people milling around exhibits. Demo of tube manufacture, good displays with "der Volksempfaenger" (one has neon tubing attached)....

  13. Teheran Conference

    An American serviceman holds a slate that reads: Scene 140. The camera follows a car with a USA insignia on the back down a street in Teheran and into a courtyard in front of the Soviet embassy, where the Teheran conference was held. Soviet soldiers run and march past the building while American soldiers film and take photographs of them. 01:40:38 Joseph Stalin and Winston Churchill come around the corner of the building and walk up the steps. They stop to pose for photographers or perhaps answer questions. 01:41:59 Roosevelt is now with them, sitting in a chair at the top of the steps. The...

  14. Circular US Army lapel pin worn by Arthur Schmitt

    1. Arthur and Meta Grunebaum Schmitt collection

    The lapel pin was used by Arthur Schmitt during his three years of military service during World War II (1939-1945). The pin is part of a larger collection documenting the experiences of Arthur (Abraham) Schmitt and Meta (Miriam) Grunebaum Schmitt and their families in Germany and the United States before, during, and after World War II.

  15. German Weeks Review

    CU, Hitler Youth applauding. LS, Heinrich Himmler enters hall, youth stand and salute him. CUs, faces of HJ. MCU, Himmler handing out medals. MSs, two boys pinning medals on. LS, Goebbels speaking (not heard). CUs, audience. LS, flags. CU, German soldiers and machine guns in foxholes. CU, machine gun fired. LS, explosions. German soldiers retreating. German engineers standing in depression. German soldiers on pontoon, drinking. LS, snow-covered mountains. CU, German mountain soldier climbing up mountain. LS, German soldiers descending from mountain. MS, men peeling potatoes. CU, German offi...

  16. Truman and Berlin Conference

    President Truman on board the Navy ship Augusta enroute to Berlin Conference. Casual shots of Truman waving to a crowd in Antwerp. Truman on parade in Europe. Truman getting on plane, various shots of plane taking off and landing. Meeting of Truman and military leaders to discuss the primary goal of winning the war in Japan. Parades and processions of British Army and Navy. Discussion of Cairo Declaration. AVs of war ravaged Berlin. [Nazi footage-Hitler addressing crowds at 1930's Nazi rallies]. Truman raises the flag of victory over Europe. Various shots of American soldiers and civilians ...

  17. POWs and German advance in Ukraine

    A German soldier is decorated with the Balkenkreuz. 00:15:55 German soldiers oversee POWs in the countryside. A massive line of (Soviet?) POWs march up hill. LS, the POWs rest at a campsite. 00:16:21 Large body of water, bridge, maritime vehicles docked. 00:16:38 Two German planes in an open field. A soldier talks to the cameraman from inside the plane. 00:16:56 Aerial shots of the river and a city from aboard the plane. AGFA 1941 logo.

  18. Official US Army photographer rectangular arm patch

    1. United States Army patch and booklet collection

    United States Army photographer rectangular badge of the type issued during World War II. US Army photographers served in the Photographic Branch of the US Signal Corps. Photographers were attached, not assigned, to units and were identified by an arm or shoulder patch. Military photographers were usually enlisted men, with the same training and uniforms as other soldiers. The Corps coordinated communication for air, ground, and naval units during the war, providing technology, services, and personnel. In addition to its primary role in military transmissions, the unit produced training fil...

  19. Official US Army photographer arched arm patch

    1. United States Army patch and booklet collection

    United States Army photographer arched badge of the type issued during World War II. US Army photographers served in the Photographic Branch of the US Signal Corps. Photographers were attached, not assigned, to units and were identified by an arm or shoulder patch. Military photographers were usually enlisted men, with the same training and uniforms as other soldiers. The Corps coordinated communication for air, ground, and naval units during the war, providing technology, services, and personnel. In addition to its primary role in military transmissions, the unit produced training films fo...

  20. Lahousen testifies at Nuremberg Trial

    (Paris 399) War Crimes Trials, Nuremberg, Germany, November 30, 1945. MS, rear view, Russian Gen. Rudenko speaking to the court. MS, rear view, German defense counsel addresses the court. Gen. Lahousen (Austrian Intelligence Service) taking stand and being sworn in. Lahousen identifies Wilhelm Keitel and Alfred Jodl and proceeds to testify, recalling what was said and decided of a conference, and mentions Ribbentrop. Rear view, Soviet counsel Gen. Rudenko questions Lahousen. Voice is heard asking, "Were orders for the killing of the Russians in written form?" He answers saying, that yes, he...