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German tanks, troops and cavalry advance for the Invasion of Poland in 1939.

Invasion of Poland, 1 September 1939: German tanks, troops and cavalry on the move. They advance towards Poland. Soldiers on tanks. Horsemen advance through fields. Soldiers march on a road. Soldiers on horses. Soldiers lift a barricade on the border to let the troops pass. Soldiers on motorcycles in a field. Enemy fire through the trees. Soldiers jump out of the motorbikes and lie low in the field. Fire in prone position.

Date: 1939, September 1
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675020756
German forces invade through rural areas of Poland and enter Warwaw on October1, 1939, in World war II.

Invading German advancing into rural Polish regions in 1939. Trucks, motorcycles and infantry follow along the path of a shallow river bed and ford it over rocks near the remains of a wooden bridge. German troops riding in an Sd.Kfz. 11 special motorized vehicle (Sonderkraftfahrzeug) towing an artillery piece, make their way through shallow water. Another military vehicle moves across remains of a destroyed steel bridge in the background. Closeup of smiling German soldier and his comrades, all shouldering M42 machine guns, as they enter the city of Warsaw on October 1, 1939. German infantry march into the city through smoke and debris to parade for Adolf Hitler on October 5, 1939 (not seen). In the background the twin towers of All Saints Church dominate Grzybowski Square. Mounted officers lead marching infantry along a Warsaw street. Views of German soldiers receiving newspapers as they proceed deeper into Poland. They read them as they march informally. Closeups of German infantry making their way in the company of horse-drawn wagons carrying troops, supplies, and towing artillery pieces. Staff cars, trucks, and motorcycles move over dirt roads near piles of debris.

Date: 1939, October 1
Duration: 2 min 12 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675065315
German troops invade Poland during World War 2.

Sound track of Adolf Hitler speaking to the Reichstag on September 1, 1939, about Poland and Danzig, and the invasion of Poland during World War II. Views of German armored columns, Horse cavalry, motorcycle troops, and infantry, on the move and crossing border points into Poland, where they take up positions and commence firing on Polish positions. Hermann Goering, Minister of Aviation and head of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) speaks about the invasion and extols the virtues of the Luftwaffe. Views of several kinds of German airplanes in flight, including Messerschmitt bf 109.

Date: 1939, September 1
Duration: 2 min 56 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675047348
Abandoned war equipment and Polish prisoners of war during the Invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939

The German viewpoint of events during the Polish Campaign in Poland. A map of Poland shows Kutno and Warsaw. Abandoned war equipment and Polish prisoners of war. Damaged tanks and other war equipment in a water body.

Date: 1939
Duration: 1 min 53 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675032089
German invasion of Poland and Denmark at start of World War II

Adolf Hitler addressing the Reichstag, meeting in the Kroll Opera House makes fun of an April 1939, letter from President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Hitler reads a list of countries that FDR asked him not to invade. As he drones on through the extensive list, it becomes comical and the Reichstag member burst out in laughter. Next heavy guns are seen firing and formations of German Junkers JU-52 airplanes flying overhead as narrator cites September 1st 1939 and the German invasion of Poland as start of World War 2. Motorized German forces, and infantry are seen rushing across the landscape. German 17 cm Kanone 18 guns are seen firing. Formations of German JU 87 Stuka dive bombers in flight and Heinkel He 111 bombers dropping bombs on Poland. Bombs exploding and devastation on the ground with buildings burning and collapsing. Aerial view of Polish city being bombed. Huge number of disarmed Polish Army prisoners of war walking along roads. German troops marching into Copenhagen, Denmark in 1940

Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 16 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058659
Liberation of Warsaw by the Soviet Red Army (WW2)

Warsaw is liberated by Soviet troops during World War II. Soviet artillery fire victory salvo to celebrate the liberation of Warsaw in Moscow at night. Aerial view of Warsaw, Poland after its liberation. Smoke rises from destroyed buildings and structures. Shows Hitler and German troops in Poland in 1939 and the final surrender to Germany. Stalin and Russian generals. German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler and his generals in Warsaw during its 1939 siege. Warsaw sign in Polish stands in front of Hitler and his group. German infantry troops firing in prone position. Buildings engulfed in flames as Warsaw held out for 18 days. Civilian refugees panic on the street. Polish garrison, commanded under General Walerian Czuma, officially capitulated to the Germans. German General der Infanterie Johannes Blaskowitz and Generalmajor Bruno Bieler in a meeting inside a bus for signing of surrender. Polish colonel Aleksander Praglowski seen at window of bus during signing. Polish women watch as captured Polish Army soldiers are led to captivity. Polish prisoners of war (POW) gather on a field. The Red Army fight German Wehrmacht troops in Russia. Red Army tank move across the battlefield. Pillars of smoke rises far from the tanks. Howitzers and Katyusha rocket launcher firing at night. Soviet tanks on fire. Rear view of soldiers advancing in smoky battlefield. Devastation in Warsaw after its liberation by Soviet forces. Polish civilians in bombed streets, some holding newspapers. Soviet Marshal Georgy Zhukov uses a compass on a map. Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky of the 2nd Belorussian Front talks to military officers. Marshal Ivan Konev of the 1st Ukrainian Front smokes a long cigarette. View of the Kremlin. Josef Stalin smiles in the Kremlin.

Date: 1945, January 17
Duration: 2 min 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080054