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Men disassemble a torpedo in Belgium in World War 1

Mix of civilian and military men (one wearing a Belgian side cap with tassel) hold torpedo that is laying on pedestal. Men move torpedo. They unscrew its tail to open it and they place the tail on the ground. They unscrew a cover over the bomb inside. Men stand with torpedo and its tail.

Date: 1916
Duration: 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675025849
The German volunteers gather and practice drills; and cattle confiscated for the army in Europe during World War 1.

German volunteer soldiers demonstrate rising man power in Europe during World War I. The German volunteers gather and practice in drills for marksmanship and shooting. The German volunteers carrying rifles, practice for firing. An officer reviews troops. The troops learn to march. The German military personnel herd cattle through the streets of a town, for use to feed soldiers. Sides of beef and large wheels of cheese are distributed to soldiers. The soldiers eat the beef. Some German soldiers in France or Belgium distribute food and drink to hungry children of the enemy who gather near them.

Date: 1916
Duration: 2 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675071211
Street scenes, Antwerp, Belgium at end of WW2.

Street scenes in Antwerp Belgium at end of World War II show the façade of Antwerp Central Station (Antwerpen-Centraal, Koningin Astridplein 27, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium). The Boerentoren, or “Farmer’s Tower” (Boerentoren, Schoenmarkt 35 2000 Antwerp Belgium), in Antwerp city center. Trams on the street. Pedestrians pass by the Hôtel Métropole ( Leysstraat 27/29, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium). A streetlight in front of the Hôtel Métropole. The Het Steen (Steenplein 1, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium) medieval fortress of Antwerp. Belgian civilians visit a park. A horse-drawn cart and some automobiles move on the road in Antwerp city center. The two uneven gothic towers of the Cathedral of Our Lady (Groenplaats 21, 2000 Antwerpen, Belgium) are seen in the background.

Date: 1945
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080044
Flame projector is the latest instrument used by French troops, France, in World War 1

On the Western Front flame projector is the latest instrument used by French troops in WWI. French troops demonstrate a flame projector, also called, flame thrower. Flames come out of the instrument.

Date: 1916
Duration: 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675025508
United States troops move against German counterattacks, Belgian civilians flee during the Battle of the Bulge (WWII)

Allied troops move against German counterattacks in Belgium and Western Germany during World War II. United States troops move along a muddy road in Belgium. Incendiary explosion. Tire on fire from incendiary. A soldier looks at wrecked American military jeeps and ruined buildings. Heavy smoke rises from a pile of wreckage. Fleeing civilians walk on the road on foot. Some of the civilians bring bicycles. Belgian Roman Catholic priests wearing Cappello romano hats are seen moving with the group. African American motorized infantry moving into Belgium. An African American soldier smoking cigarette on passing truck. Soldiers in the Ardennes Forest. A soldier plants M1 anti-tank mines in the Ardennes. He places a mine in a hole in the ground. The soldier covers the mine with a pile of dried leaves. Soldiers setting up roadblocks and covering tanks with foliage for camouflage. An M3 Stuart light tank is covered with hay to disguise as a haystack. United States soldiers carefully search the field for Nazi paratroopers. A soldier finds abandoned parachute equipment and white snow cape. Soldiers inspect passing trucks at an intersection between Bastogne and Martelange in Wallonia, Belgium. Belgian civilians fleeing a German advance on Highway 15. American Military Police personnel diligently searching for disguised German soldiers to prevent infiltration. A Military Police officer inspects a Belgian man’s identification paper. Military Police personnel questions a driver of a Jeep. Soldiers digging a dugout. Soldier with an M1917 Browning Machine gun. Artillery crew firing a M101 105 mm Howitzer. A pile of shells stands beside the Howitzer. An officer gives out orders to fire over telephone. Howitzer Motor Carriage M8 tanks firing in the Ardennes. A soldier inspects with binoculars. Infantry troops moving across a field and village. Soldiers firing rifles from behind a stone fence. A soldier deposits a charge into a basement window, followed by explosion. Soldier fires bazooka in haze. Soldiers looking up to the sky searching for air support. Allied bombers flying over Belgium. British Royal Air Force bombers dropping bombs over a road junction as seen from bomb bay view.

Date: 1944, December
Duration: 2 min 49 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080038
Charles Lindbergh acclaimed by large crowd in Brussels, Belgium after flying from Paris following his transatlantic crossing

Crowds gather to welcome aviator Charles Lindbergh in Brussels, Belgium. Lindbergh arrives at Brussels after flying from Paris, following a reception after completing his solo transatlantic flight. Crowds outside the Paris Hotel de Ville (Place de l'Hôtel de Ville, 75004 Paris, France) during Lindbergh’s tour. Lindbergh motorcade arriving in the center of Brussels. 'Spirit of St. Louis' plane in flight, from Paris to Brussels. Brief view of Evere airfield, Brussels, Belgium. View of crowd packed into Great Place (Grote Markt, 1000 Brussel, Belgium) in Brussels. Charles Lindbergh, standing on balcony of Brussels Town Hall (Grand Place 1, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium) waves his hat to the cheering crowd.

Date: 1927
Duration: 41 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675074469