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War-weary German soldiers returning from Budapest, during World War II

Map of Germany and Poland, with major cities marked. A German SdKfz 251 half-track armored personnel carrier (APC) enters a town in Germany, during World War 2. It is carrying about a dozen war-weary German soldiers that the narrator says just came from Budapest. They step down from the APC in front of a building displaying a sign identifying it as a refreshment hall for fighters back from Budapest, complements of the Waffen-SS. They receive hot cups of coffee (or some suitable refreshment). One soldier sits on a rock, eating a hot meal, in front of a sign telling vehicles to halt and report here. The weary fighters are mostly unshaven and a number have minor wounds covered by bandages. One has an eye patch. They converse and appear glad to get a rest. They board a bus. Others ride away in the back of an open truck. The road appears wet and icy. A large body of water is seen in the background.

Date: 1945, February
Duration: 52 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675027911
Comparison of Japanese Scout 95 seaplane and United States Curtis SOC in Japan (WW2)

A World War II U.S. army war training film on Identification of a Japanese Scout 95 seaplane and United States Curtis SOC seaplane in Japan. Japanese Navy scouting 95 seaplanes in flight. Other planes flew nearby. High altitude view of the city. Animation shows the structure and the working of the plane. The prominent features of the plane are shown. Silhouette of plane from all angles. The wings and tail of the plane are described through the animation. Information about the pontoon of the plane. The plane consists of two cockpits. The comparison between United States Curtis SOC and the Japanese Navy Scout 95 is made. The wings compared which are almost the same. The difference lies in the open cockpit of the Japanese plane and the covered cockpit of the United States plane. The difference in the tail pattern is shown. The Japanese plane consists of a smaller tail.

Date: 1943
Duration: 7 min 14 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675027949
The routine life in Hong Kong shadowed by the Chinese communists after their takeover of Mainland China

View of Victoria, British Hong Kong, as the population awaits possible challenge from Chinese Communist forces only several miles away. Victoria Peak is seen in the background. A Chinese man purchases copy of the Hong Kong Standard newspaper from vendor holding sign that reads: "Reds Offer Diplomatic Relations." British troops march with their packs, as they prepare for possible defense of the Crown Colony. Hong Kong police check persons entering at the border. British troops prepare artillery positions. British Comet Cruiser tanks maneuver. British Mk XVI Supermarine Spitfire aircraft with engines running on airfield. A flight of four Spitfires in formation over the city.

Date: 1949, October 17
Duration: 1 min 27 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028000
The Battle of Białystok–Minsk at outset of German Operation Barbarossa against the Soviet Union in World War II

German Operation Barbarossa in World War 2. Aerial view from inside Adolf Hitler's Ju 52 transport aircraft, of the city of Minsk, Belarus, below. Hitler silhouetted in profile, inside the aircraft, against the aircraft window. View from window as the airplane taxis to parking place. Closeup of enthusiastic German troops cheering Hitler, as he descends steps from the plane. General Field marshal Von Block greets Hitler, Inside German headquarters, Von Bock points to a large map and briefs Hitler on the military situation and operations. Animated map depicts miliary movements from Bialystock to Minsk and then further to Smolensk. German armor is seen pursuing Soviet forces, who have left buildings burning in scorched earth retreat. German troops firing light field artillery (10.5 cm leFH 18 leichte FeldHaubitze) and advancing through smoke over rough terrain. They flush Soviet defenders out of their fortifications. Brief view of destroyed reinforced bunker. Panzer light and medium tanks and move at high speed along roads, cross bridges and waterways and close a ring around Minsk. German and Soviet armor confront each other at close range. As the Germans fire, some soviet vehicles abandon the roadway to escape. German tanks continue to roll, raising clouds of dust. Tanks fire across open fields of grain. Smoke rises from shell strikes. German gunners set up and fire batteries of mixed field artillery including light, medium and heavy guns. Infantry moving house to house in villages. View from behind German gunners firing a maching gun from partially protected position. They duck for cover as enemy round flies close overhead. Soviet prisoners double-time marching along a road.

Date: 1941, June 22
Duration: 5 min 14 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675028007
German propaganda film about the battle of Belgium commencing 10 May 1940, in World War II

Film opens with date: 10 May 1940 (date of the German invasion of Luxembourg, Holland, and Belgium, in World War 2). Huge precise formation of German soldiers is shown. Alternating closeups of individual soldiers and camera pans across the formation. Animated map shows Germany, Belgium, France and Holland, plus Rein River, City of Lille, and Paris. It shows positions of English and French armies, ostensibly attacking from France, across Belgium and Holland, toward the German Ruhr region (but actually moving to repulse the German offensive). Belgian troops advancing on motorcycles past sandbagged buildings. The French border being opened followed by many French military vehicles, including trucks, trailers, artillery pieces, and some French Lorraine 37 tracked vehicles. A steam locomotive pulls a boxcar troop train. French and British forces seen on the train. Many of the Allied soldiers sit in its doorways with their legs dangling. A French Char B1 heavy tank rumbles along a road. French light tanks. More views of Allied troops, including French Colonials, marching through towns and villages. Closeup of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force, General the Viscount Lord Gort, with another British Commander. British troops in armored personnel carriers. British troops marching as someone is hear singing in background, about "washing day on the Siegfried line." Several British self-propelled heavy guns in motion. German army engineers detonating a charge followed by large explosions.

Date: 1940, May 10
Duration: 4 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675028009
Ruins of the Canal du Nord in France. French and British officials and Generals visit war torn sites

Opens with camera panning over debris filled Canal du Nord and then continuing along and up its concrete sides to the top. British troops walk along the high ground above the opposite side of the damaged canal. Next, Commander of British forces, Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, and French Premier, Georges Clemenceau, step from their respective automobiles, and walk together in a war torn area in France, during World War 1. Other officials and military officers join them. Closeup of British Field Marshal Sir Julian Byng, Commander of the Third Army, conversing with another General officer and then with a French priest Other officers stand behind him and a dog sits on the ground, nearby. Premier Clemenceau with a French General speaking to French women in a city. A civilian official (wearing a black mourning armband) joins them. Next, Haig and Clemenceau are seen walking together toward an honor guard of French soldiers, drawn up in formation along the roadside. The proceed to a contingent of British troops, including a military band, standing in formation. Haig and Clemenceau walk through the ranks inspecting the troops. They are next seen as Marshal Haig introduces British General Sir Herbert Plumer to Premier Clemenceau. French soldiers stand at attention in the background. Views of different officers and officials conversing, including Field Marshal Sir Julian Byng speaking with General Plumer. The statesmen and Generals then visit the damaged former German headquarters. Sign above the building reads:”Kommandantur.” The building is pockmarked by shell and bullet holes. Clemenceau leads the party exiting the building. Debris covers the front steps. Clemenceau and Haig return to the same car, saying farewell to others in the party. An officer places a carriage robe over the French Premier’s legs, and they drive away. Next scene is on the outskirts of Ypres, as the remains of a damaged hospital are demolished by British Forces after it was deemed dangerous and unusable due to German shelling.

Date: 1918
Duration: 4 min 39 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675028106