Wreckage and rubble after the Japanese air raid on Canton (Guangzhou), China during the Second Sino-Japanese War. Chinese women soldiers move up a pile of rubble and march to the war front. They climb up a hill and fire at Japanese positions. Girls assembled as an officer instructs them.
Events prior to World War II. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain continues to make efforts to avert war. People gather to pray as the threat of war looms large on entire Europe. A child prays at cenotaph at London, England. People prepared to face air attacks in event of a war.
British preparedness for German Luftwaffe attacks during Battle of Britain in World War 2. A British barrage balloon being inflated. Balloon suspended from ropes floats in air. Balloon attached with a string to a jeep. Barrage balloon in flight as dignitaries look on.
Aftermath of early German blitzkrieg bombings in England during World War 2. King George VI and Prime Minister Winston Churchill inspect air raid shelter after the Germans bombed the city. Crowd gathers to look at the dignitaries. Ruined buildings and debris on street. A car rammed into the debris.
End of World War I. A Great Victory Parade in New York, United States. Soldiers march down Fifth Avenue as large crowd looks on. The Arch at Washington Square with balloons flying in the air held down by decorative pillars erected in the square. A lone man climbs on the Washington Square Arch. Spectators jam the sidewalks. Large crowd fills steps of the New York Public Library.
The German rigid airship Hindenburg on its final flight. Views of the airship flying over Manhattan Island, New York City. Swastika symbol visible on the airship's tail section. The airship descending for landing at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. Views of the passengers in the windows waving to the onlookers on the ground. Explosion and massive fire and smoke consumes the airship. It crashes to the ground in flames and collapses. Rescuers in the foreground run toward the burning wreckage.
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