The Germans capture Paris in June 1940 during World War II. 1939: British troops march with French troops during the French National Day parade. The troops and tanks parade before the Arc De Triomphe on Champs Elysees. The German Victory Parade on Chams Elysees after the fall of Paris. German Field Marshal Fedor von Bock and Field Marshal Georg von Kuchler review the German troops. Civilians watch the parade. Aerial view of the parade.
The Germans launch an attack on the Maginot Line during World War II. The French defense against the Germans. Air squadrons drop bombs over target areas. German Junkers Ju or Stuka dive bombers in flight over the Maginot Line. They dive bomb the target areas. Smoke due to the explosions. The Stukas bomb single bunkers. French soldiers fire antiaircraft guns and heavy artillery. Soldiers cross the river in rafts. They come ashore and fire guns and flamethrowers. They crawl and advance through fields. The first line of defense is broken. Soldiers build a bridge and fire artillery. Troops advance on the river bank.
The German invasion and occupation of France during World War II. The ancient German city of Strasbourg is in German hands. The Reich War Flag raised in the town. Views of the Strasbourg Cathedral. Civilians watch as German tanks advance on the city streets. The German invasion of Metz. Soldiers march through the city streets and past a bridge. German armored vehicles on streets beside Metz Cathedral, also called St. Stephen's Cathedral in Metz (Cathédrale Saint-Étienne de Metz). Civilians watch as Germans take over. German soldiers on horses and on foot. German soldiers holding several young French children and talking to them.
The German invasion of France during World War II. German troops capture the huge fortress of Verdun during Battle of France. German infantrymen march through Verdun. Smoke due to explosions and bombardment nearby. A German Commander examines the Fort de Marre. Various views of bombed works on the Maginot Line, including ouvrages, casemates, shelters, observatories, blockhouses, and armored cloches. German officers and soldiers stand beside a gun fortificaiton and discuss war strategy. German tanks and personnel carriers advance quickly on a road.
Hitler Youth in Germany during World War 2. They hook up a glider and tow it up a tall hill, where they help one of their members take his place at the glider controls. Then they release the glider and push it down the steep hill where it takes off. They watch the glider in flight over the hills. The glider flies over tents at the Hitler youth camp. The pilot lands the glider nearby.
Hitler Youth in Germany during World War 2. Boys are seen with boats on a lake. They pay out a line fastened to a glider designed to look like a German Lufthansa flying boat. A boy tows the glider out to the center of the lake using a rowboat. Person in the glider cockpit closes its hatch. On shore, the tow line is seen being rolled up rapidly on a wheel driven by a motor, causing the towed flying boat glider to gather speed across the lake, until it breaks from the water and soars into the air. The glider seen in flight, and then making a graceful landing on the lake.
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