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German view of the beginning of the the Battle of the Bulge in World War II

Beginning of the German counterattack into Belgium, during winter of 1944-45 of World War 2. Opening scenes show German artillery barrages by Grille (Cricket) self-propelled artillery firing 15 cm sIG 33 infantry guns. This is the beginning of German Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt's Ardennes Counteroffensive (aka the Battle of the Bulge) in December, 1944. German trooops riding on Jagdpanzer IV tank destroyer moving forward in Ligneuville, South of Malmedy, Belgium. German infantry walk past a knocked out tank on their way toward the front, where smoke rises ahead. They pass burning American armor and vehicles destroyed by the German Luftwaffe (Air Force). Sounds of artillery fire are heard. Closeup of one soldier carrying an MP44 7.92 x 33 mm (7.92 Kurz) caliber assault rifle. The German infantry move along a ditch parallel to a burning column of U.S. armor and vehicles on the road, where it was wiped out by German aircraft. A United States 3" anti-tank gun abandoned at the roadside. German soldiers retrieve American cigarettes from a knocked out U.S. tank, and share them. At TC:02:00 the German gunner with a belt of ammunition around his neck, is Hans Tragarsky aka Walter Armbrusch. (His image is well known but his identity is subject to debate.) German troops relax as they smoke cigarettes. A group of German soldiers sharing cigarettes, atop a Stug III tank destroyer. A German army Type 82 Volkswagen Kübelwagen drives past detritus of combat, near a village church. Glimpse of damage in City of Antwerp from a German rocket.

Location: Malmedy Belgium
Date: 1944, December
Duration: 2 min 17 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044521
Soviet counter attacks against German forces in Poland, during World War 2

Soviet forces break through German lines on Eastern front during World War II. An animated map with arrows showing Soviet forces counterattacks against German forces in region from Warsaw and 100km South, to Radom. Soviet artillery and rocket batteries firing. A formation of Soviet Ilyushin II-2 Sturmovik aircraft in flight. Bomb explosions and smoke shrouded battlefield. Soviet artillery fired. Views of burning buildings. Dead German soldiers and wrecked German artillery. Soviet tanks and infantry advance through dense smoke. Heavy Soviet guns fire and resultant explosion in distance. Soviet and Polish soldiers embrace in front of Polish National flag. Polish soldier salutes the flag with two-finger salute.

Location: Poland
Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Russian
Clip: 65675044603
U.S. President Herbert Hoover and the First Lady meet disabled war veterans on the White House lawn.

U.S. President Herbert Hoover and the First Lady Louise Henry Hoover arrive to meet disabled war veterans on the South lawn of the White House. They circulate among and speak to disabled war veterans seated in wheel chairs.The President and Mrs. Hoover speak with disabled veterans, many of whom had lost limbs, as nurses bring them forward in wheel chairs, to meet the President and First Lady. They meet a war veteran lying on a stretcher. A man with crutches meets the President and the First Lady.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1930
Duration: 47 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675044619
Dixie Democrats held convention to revolt against the civil rights plank of the Truman-Barkley ticket in Birmingham, Alabama.

Dixiecrat democrats of the States' Rights Democratic Party at convention in Birmingham Alabama (after rejecting civil rights for African Americans in platform of the 1948 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia Pennsylvania). People in favor of continued racial segregation enter the building of 'State Rights Democrat' along with flag of United States to revolt against the civil rights plank of the Truman-Barkley ticket. William Henry Davis "Alfalfa Bill" Murray, a vocal proponent of racial segregation, is seen and flags behind him include a confederate flag. Dixie Democrats (The States' Rights Democratic Party) hold their own convention. Banners of states of Alabama and Mississippi in convention hall, with representatives who abandoned the democratic convention at Philadelphia. Fielding Lewis Wright, Democratic politician, and Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, stands among Democrats. Governor James Strom Thurmond of South Carolina speaks and denounces racial integration efforts by the federal government and says that the country is on the path of being a totalitarian state. Strom Thurmond gets the State's Rights Party nomination for President of the United States.

Location: Birmingham Alabama USA
Date: 1948, July 19
Duration: 1 min 41 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044993
Workers place explosives to blast rock as rock crashes into valley in Bristol, Virginia.

World's largest blast in Bristol, Virginia. View of mountains. Workers place explosives at a rock. They cast lines for an explosion. People at blast site. A man in an operating room to blast the rock. Rock crashes into the valley near South Holston Dam. Rock explodes and smoke clouds rise. View of the blast site.

Location: Bristol Virginia USA
Date: 1948, July 19
Duration: 51 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044996
Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi attend the formal dinner as an orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta plays at the dinner.

Prime Minister (PM) of India, Indira Gandhi visits United States for better understanding and friendship between the two countries. Orchestra plays musical instrument at the formal state dinner hosted by U.S. President Ronald Reagan at the White House. President Reagan speaks about seeking clear understanding between the two countries. He raises his glass to PM Gandhi. PM Gandhi extends thanks for the invitation, hospitality and delightful evening given by President Reagan and first lady of U.S. She raises a toast towards President and speaks to other member of government to join them. A concert on the South Lawn given by the New York Phiharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta. President Reagan thanks Zubin Mehta for the beautiful musical evening. Zubin Mehta, First lady of the United States and PM Indira Gandhi stand beside President Reagan.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1982, July
Duration: 7 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045035
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