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  1. American military at the St. James Cemetery and moving through Belgium and Germany

    Reel 10: (1945) Leaving Belgium by train through France; Paris; Army Hdqts. St. James Cemetery in Fougeres, where the QM buried troops. Sign reads "Entrance: US Military Cemetery, Pas de Visiteurs après 17 heures" [No visitors after 5pm]. Other signs point to "American Dead Only" and "Enemy Dead." American soldiers visit the cemetery. Pan, rows of white crosses. Three men stand at a grave covered with flowers. Group of soldiers drink out a bottle and smile for the camera. Soldiers pose next to "Merry Christmas" sign (probably December 1944). 3:07 Large group gathers at a train station, some...

  2. German military transports cargo across a river; signs in wooded areas

    Reel 3: 00:15:45 Sign indicates tonnage that can be carried by road/bridge, and seems to have the signature of "2.Komp." Vehicles of the IV Panzer Division roll across the bridge. Numerous shots of soldiers transporting cargo/men across a river on a ferry. Civilians present as wagons are unloaded. Reel 4: 00:18:40 An officer presents a soldier with an Iron Cross as other soldiers look on. 00:20:00 Signs with unit markings and directions. Survey of a destroyed wooded area. CU of a large sign beside the road: "Hier beginnt der Arsch der Welt!" Various signs: "Gehst du von hinnen, denk an Götz...

  3. German radio communications; Gen. Zorn and German military prepare for advance

    Reel 1: 00:00:00 Klappe 2-Lo 55: German soldiers swinging in a double swing with others looking on. Officers looking at orders. Soldiers walking through a field, with one soldier operating a radio(?) in a trench. Two Russian soldiers surrendering to a German soldier, with their hands raised. The German soldier looks at their papers. German soldiers firing a machine gun as other soldiers advance. Military vehicles moving through a town as soldiers mill around. CU of a soldier holding a map gesturing to other soldiers. German soldiers enter a house to search it. Klappe 4-Lo 57: Several differ...

  4. German military on Russian front; man hanged for sabotage of German communications

    Reel 1: 00:37:22 Russian peasants standing in the street of a city, camera follows as they walk away. A group of German soldiers talk on a field phone/repair communication lines. A building in the background has the words "Gef. Sammelstelle" hand-painted on it. CUs of soldiers tying telephone wires together. CU of a soldier using a teletype. Different shots of soldiers on horseback and military vehicles crossing a pontoon bridge over a wide river. Camera pans across a wooded area with a large Russian made defensive trench. CU of two signs reading, "Abstände halten. Fliegergefahr!" and "Bozu...

  5. International Military Tribunal Archives Nuremberg from the International Court of Justice, the Hague

    1. Archives of the Nuremberg International Military Tribunal

    The collection includes court transcripts, indictments, sentences, briefings, minutes, etc, related to the proceedings of the International Military Tribunal (IMT) at Nuremberg. The first twenty eight boxes contain: a) Exhibits submitted to the Tribunal by Prosecution and Defense; b) Official Transcripts as taken by Court Reporters, of Court and Commission proceedings; c) Document Books of Prosecution and Defense; d) Trial Briefs, Opening and Closing Statements of Prosecution; e) Final Pleas and Clemency Pleas of Defense; f) Indictment; g) Judgement, Dissenting Opinion and Sentences; h) Min...

  6. Brown, trifold military discharge papers holder owned by Fred Siegfried Aron

    1. Aron family collection

    Trifold document holder or portfolio for military discharge papers owned by Fred Siegfried Aron following his military service in World War II.

  7. Ribbon rack with three military ribbon bars awarded to Fred Siegfried Aron

    1. Aron family collection

    Ribbon rack with three military ribbon bars awarded to Fred Siegfried Aron during his military service in World War II. The ribbons, from left to right, represent the Good Conduct medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign medal, and the Phillipine Liberation medal.

  8. The new Europe is unbeatable War propaganda poster mapping German military conquests

    1. German poster collection

    Propaganda map of Europe showing German territorial gains and offensive movements of its army, navy and air force against its enemies in 1942. By 1942 Germany had made alliances with Finland, Italy, Bulgaria and Hungary and had conquered France, Norway, and every European nation in Eastern Europe. The German invasion of the Soviet Union had pushed nearly into Moscow, Britain was fighting to maintain its presence in Africa and the Middle East, and the United States, who just entered the war in December 1941, had made no real impact as of yet. The map depicts Nazi Germany at the height of its...

  9. POW camp; destroyed railyards; the Alps; US military discover Dachau death trains; destroyed Munich

    (black and white) LS of a POW (?) camp surrounded by wire fencing, inmates moving about, a watch tower is visible in FG. Camp is located in a large open field with mountains in BG. Planes fly overhead. On nearby road, two women in civilian dress walk along carrying luggage. Notice the camp's proximity to the main road. Two US soldiers along road get out of a "HQ1" vehicle and look at destroyed railway carriages, there are many of them. 01:01:42 Road with destroyed buildings and cars, tanks and turned over military vehicles. MS of soldier, possibly Col. Dockum. 01:03:10 Sign, "Liege 56K, Hou...

  10. Assassination plotters' HQ; Mussolini; military vehicles; burning villages; American POWs; V-1

    Reel 1: (1) INT bomber headquarters where attempt was made on Adolf Hitler's life on July 20. (2) Hitler meets Benito Mussolini's train in Germany, converses with him and Heinrich Himmler outside headquarters, and with Hermann Goring bids Mussolini farewell at train station. (3) Albert Speer decorates German engineers and escorts Hitler and German officers through steel plant. Comparing the performance of the German "Panther" and U.S. "General Lee" tanks, and antiaircraft weapons ""Panzerfaust"" and ""Panzer-schredk."" (4) Animated map of Eastern front along Estonian-Lithuanian border. Germ...

  11. Shadow box containing mounted military medals and insignia of a US Army Captain

    1. J. George Mitnick collection

    Decorative shadow box containing military awards, patches and insignia issued to and received by J. George Mitnick by the United States Army for his service in World War II. The box includes insignia from the 65th and 45th infantry divisions, and the 91st Chemical Mortar Battalion, along with a Bronze Star, a World War II victory medal, Army of Occupation Medal, European–African–Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, an American Campaign medal, and a Good Conduct medal. Mitnick, a 27-year-old Jewish American, served as a captain in the 65th Infantry Division, and in the Chemical Warfare Service, 91...

  12. Medal awarded for service in the partisan war and other military actions in Tito's army

    1. Jewish Community in Giessen collection

    Awarded for service in partisian war and for military actions in Tito's army.

  13. Political medal awarded for service in the partisan war and other military actions in Tito's army

    1. Jewish Community in Giessen collection

    Political medal awarded for service in the partisan war and other military actions in Tito's army.

  14. Allied Military Authority currency, 10 francs, for use in France, acquired by a US soldier

    1. Robert I. Kaplan collection

    Allied military currency, 10 francs, issued for use in occupied France acquired by Captain Robert I. Kaplan, a medic in the United States Army, Company D, 110th Medical Battalion, associated with a letter dated June 13, 1944.

  15. Allied Military Authority currency, 5 francs, for use in France, acquired by a US soldier

    1. Robert I. Kaplan collection

    Allied military currency, 5 francs, issued for use in occupied France acquired by Captain Robert I. Kaplan, a medic in the United States Army, Company D, 110th Medical Battalion, associated with a letter dated June 13, 1944.

  16. March of Time -- outtakes -- London, England: Military, political leaders, Downing Street

    805 D 11:51:00 May 1940. British Army mililtary officers enter War Office between Trafalgar Square and Westminister. Dutch officers getting out of car, entering building, talking on steps. Major General Beith (Ian Hay), Director of Public Relations at the War Office, meets with Richard de Rochemont and Maurice Lancaster (mute). 805 E 11:54:17 June 1940. Scenes at No.10 Downing Street, as military and political leaders arrive and depart by car and taxi. Among them, a rear view of Anthony Eden going into No.10. Also shown are Alfred Duff-Cooper, Brendon Bracken, C.R. Atlee, Sir Dudley Pound, ...

  17. Portrait of a military courier created during the Trial of German Major War Criminals at Nuremberg

    1. Edward Vebell collection

    Ink drawing of a British military courier created by 24 year-old Edward Vebell, illustrator and US soldier, from the press gallery during the first months of the 1945 Trial of German Major War Criminals before the International Military Tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany. Ed sat in the gallery for three days and used field glasses to capture the details of the defendant's faces. He had no water, so he had to use spit to create the halftones that add detail and nuance. Ed did 90% of his drawing in the courtroom, seeking to bring intimacy to the historical proceedings. The sketches were published...

  18. Allied Military Authority currency, 2 francs, for use in France, acquired by a US soldier

    1. James Edward Kirkebo collection

    Allied military currency, 2 francs, issued for use in occupied France acquired by Captain James (Jim) Kirkebo, who served in the United States Army from 1940-1945, including combat duty with the Thunderbolt Division in Europe from December 1944-May 1945. The note was printed by the British and Americans for the June 1944 D-Day invasion. Military currency or occupation money was produced for use by military personnel in occupied territories. The notes for different currencies: lire, francs, kroner, marks, schillings, and yen, had similar designs for ease of production. Kirkebo, 19, enlisted ...

  19. Allied Military Authority currency, 1 schilling, for use in Austria, acquired by a US soldier

    1. James Edward Kirkebo collection

    Allied military currency, 1 schilling, issued for use by Allied troops in occupied Austria, acquired by Captain James (Jim) Kirkebo, who served in the United States Army from 1940-1945, including combat duty with the Thunderbolt Division in Europe from December 1944-May 1945. Military currency or occupation money was produced for use by military personnel in occupied territories. Kirkebo, 19, enlisted in the US Army in 1940 and, in August 1942, 2nd Lt. Kirkebo became commanding officer, C Company, 21st Armored Infantry Battalion, 11th Armored Division. In December 1944, Kirkebo's unit lande...

  20. Allied Military Authority currency, 1 mark, for use in Germany, acquired by a US soldier

    1. James Edward Kirkebo collection

    Allied military currency, 1 [eine] mark, issued for use by Allied troops in occupied Germany acquired by Captain James Edward Kirkebo, who served in the US Army from 1940-1945, and fought in Europe with the Thunderbolt Division from December 1944-May 1945. Kirkebo, 19, enlisted in the US Army in 1940 and, in August 1942, 2nd Lt. Kirkebo became commanding officer, C Company, 21st Armored Infantry Battalion, 11th Armored Division. In December 1944, Kirkebo's unit landed in Normandy, defended Bastogne during the Battle of the Bulge, and spearheaded the Allied advance into Germany. Kirkebo rece...