June 1940 : German paratroops jump from planes. Paratroopers descend via parachute and land invasion forces in Narvik, Norway. German mountain troops and marines on the ground. Soldiers release supplies from parachutes. German soldiers march across the terrain. They advance, look over a fjord, and enter a city. Explosions from bombardment. Soldiers fire machine guns. The town of Narvik. (World War II period).
5 June 1940 during Battle of France: German reserves including trucks, soldiers and tanks enters the French city of Merville. The troops cross a bridge over the River Somme. German tanks and infantry cross the bridge and then fire at French positions. Smoke due to bombardment. A French tank is hit. French soldiers surrender with the tank and are taken prisoner by the Germans. A French tank on fire.
5 June 1940: German Luftwaffe airplanes start and take off. The planes in flight. The aircraft machine gun. Aerial view of Paris. The planes drop bombs over the city of Paris. They bombard railway yards, train tracks, hangars, buildings and areas used for air operations. German fighters fly in formation. Pilots in the cockpits. (World War II period).
German hostages at the Hotel Lago Di Braies-Brai near Dobbiaco, Italy. German Pastor Martin Niemöller (or Niemoller) with soldiers on the snow covered hotel porch. He leans against the balustrade smoking a pipe. Snow and trees in the background. General Holder, former Chief of Staff of the German Army sitting in a chair looks out of hotel window. German hostages, liberated by the U.S. Fifth Army from the Hotel, walk around in the snow on hotel grounds. Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia, shows his number which was worn at all times and the cross sewed on his jacket back. French politician Andre Leon Blum, German businessman Fritz Thyssen, President of the Reichsbank Hjalmar Schact, Austrian politician Kurt Schuschnigg and Lt. Colonel Stevens chat with 88th Division soldiers. Military vehicles on the street. (World War II period).
Trial of Marshal Henri Philippe Petain and other French officials in Paris, France after World War II. A crowded court room. French Military Commander General Maxime Weygand testifies on witness stand. Marshal Petain seated with another French officer. A man addresses the court. Reporters take notes. Marshal Petain stands and addresses the court. French politician and lawyer Paul Reynaud asked to take the witness stand. He takes the oath and testifies. Reporters click photographs.
Trial of Marshal Henri Philippe Petain and other French officials in Paris, after World War II. All rise as the Court President enters the courtroom. French General Bergert is called to the witness stand. He comes forward, takes the oath and sits. Prosecutor Mornet addresses the court. The Court's President takes notes. American officers at the trial.
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