A reception at the German Embassy (P.º de la Castellana, 4, 28046 Madrid, Spain) in Madrid, Spain during World War II. Axis and satellite diplomats attend the reception. Officials and diplomats arrive at the reception with their wives. They discuss amongst themselves. Generalissimo Francisco Franco, the Caudillo of Spain, greets the guests and shakes hands with several of the dignitaries.
A group of visitors view the Medieval armor and weapons on display in the Royal Armory Museum (La Real Armeria, Royal Palace of Madrid, C. de Bailén, s/n, 28013 Madrid, Spain) in Madrid, Spain. A guide takes a group of visitors for a tour inside the Armory. Guide shows ancient books on display behind a glass case. Visitors view Medieval and Renaissance armors and weapons on display. Many of the artifacts show evidence of damage inflicted in actual armed combat. Armor of knights and horses is shown, along with various weapons.
From captured German newsreels in World War II. The Columbus Monument (Plaça Portal de la Pau, s/n, 08001 Barcelona, Spain) in Barcelona, Spain. Spanish officers and dignitaries arrive at the monument. Falangist youth in uniform stand at the foot of the statue. Officers and uniformed Spanish Falangist youth lay a wreath on the Columbus Monument commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus. The Falange youth perform a Nazi-like salute after laying the wreath. A large crowd gathered around to watch the event. Guards around the monument. The monument statue and column. The Spanish officers review a parade. Dignitaries greet the visiting officers.
U.S. Generals at U.S. Army Headquarters at Fort Santiago in Manila, Philippines in 1939. Boat at a beach and Fort Santiago in the background. General Grant in his office at Fort Santiago with General Staff Officer Colonel Edward de Armond
Civilians and soldiers rush to clear debris and look for survivors in a town in Spain after it was bombed during the Spanish Civil War. Debris and rubble of damaged houses. People clear out the debris. Soldiers in what appear to be Republican uniforms assist civilians in combing through the wreckage and looking for survivors. They rescue trapped men and a trapped child from the debris. A man runs with a rescued girl and puts the child into a car for medical assistance. Concerned and upset citizens show grief and anguish on their faces. View of a poster or wall painting that shows gorilla arms painted with Nationalist flag markings, reaching toward a frightened woman dressed in a formal dress. The gorilla arms show the arrows symbol seen on the flag of the Falange Española Tradicionalista y de las Juntas de Ofensiva Nacional Sindicalista (FET y de las JONS). A concerned looking woman holds a young child in a blanket. Debris, furniture, and belongings scattered among the rubble. Another child is rescued by a group of people, but does not appear to be alive.
The Monasterio de El Escorial in the town of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain, about 45 kilometres northwest of Madrid. Dome of the El Escorial (Av Juan de Borbón y Battemberg, s/n, 28200 San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Madrid, Spain), the historical residence of the King of Spain. A carriage outside the palace, men remove dry leaves from the road outside the palace with large brooms. A stone emblem of a ruler and a statue of a man. Interiors of the palace. Murals on walls and ceilings. Furniture in rooms inside the El Escorial.
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