Destroyed buildings in a war-battered town in Germany during World War II. Explosions from bursting artillery shells are seen behind the battered houses. More artillery shells burst in a field; a destroyed house stands in front of the battlefield. Smoke covers the field as more shells are fired. Artillery shell explodes beside a damaged house. Closer view of houses bombarded by artillery shell attack. Thick clouds of smoke cover the destroyed village. Explosion of white phosphorus and high explosive shells in the village streets. Aftermath of artillery shell attack on destroyed village.
United States bombers attack Tobera Airdrome, an Imperial Japanese aerodrome located near Rabaul, Papua New Guinea during World War II. Aerial view of Tobera. A thick pillar of smoke and explosion rises from Tobera. Shadows of multiple aircraft are seen on aerial view of Tobera Airfield. Aerial view of the coast of Keravat, near Tobera Airfield. A group of bombers in flight. Five United States Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers flying away.
Professional cyclists compete in 1942 Circuit de France, organized by the Vichy influenced La France Socialiste newspaper, in Paris. This was a Nazi German effort to continue the Tour de France during World War II. Large crowds gathered to watch the cycling event on the streets of Paris. Cyclists moving under a banner “La France Socialiste”. Men sitting on top of stone columns. Cyclists carry their bicycles while climbing up stone steps in Montmartre. Cyclists continue their journey after reaching the top of a hill. A spectator whistles. Cyclists hold their bicycles and hurriedly climb down stone stairs. Cyclists carry their bicycles and climb up the stairs leading to the Sacré-Cœur Basilica (35 Rue du Chevalier de la Barre, 75018 Paris, France), the summit of Montmartre and the highest point in Paris. Spectators witness the cycling competition in Montmartre. Two competitors riding bicycles on cobblestone street. Cyclist crosses the finish line. Children from the crowd cheering. The winner of the race is François Neuville.
A skiing competition in the High Tatras Mountains, Slovakia, during World War II. A skier walks with his skis. Nazi German soldiers are present in the event, some are also participants. A Nazi official pushes a uniformed man to ski. Skiers skiing downward, passing by a log cabin. Skier slips in front of a house. Men cheering as they sit on top of a tree. Spectators watch skiers skiing down the mountain. A radio announcer speaking into a Telefunken radio microphone. Men skiing down a snowy slope. Skiers compete in slalom down the range. Skier slips during slalom race. A man holds a telephone handset to his ear. Man skis down during heavy snowfall.
German Nazi Joseph Goebbels gives The Sportpalast speech (Sportpalastrede) or Total War speech at the Berlin Sportpalast in Germany during World War II. The Sportpalas (now demolished, erected at Potsdamer Straße 172) decorated with Nazi Swastikas. Banner on the wall reads “Totaler Krieg- Kürzester Krieg!”. Japanese officials in attendance. A high-ranking Nazi German military official. Spectators stand up and clap in unison. Women are also present in the crowd. Joseph Goebbels speaks in the podium. Joseph Goebbels extorts the crowd to participate in the war effort. Crowds perform the Nazi salute as they cheer on Goebbels’ speech. A woman, dressed as a nurse, gives the Nazi salute.
German women work in factories to contribute to the Nazi war effort during World War II. A Nazi Bekanntmachung (“Notice” in English) posted on a Morris column. Sign reads “Kartenstelle” (“Card site” in English). Women war production workers receive their Meldung (“Report”) before they begin to work in factories. A woman writes on her Meldung. Door sign reads “Sichtungsstelle” (“Sighting Point”). Women sorting mail. A woman writes on a piece of paper while reading a Meldung. Large crowd of German women head to work in factories. German women work in factories. Men operating lathes on factory floor. Women assembling smaller components. Women operating Flott drill presses. Woman inspecting munition shell casings. Woman puts munition shell casing into a press and then rolls it down conveyor belt.
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