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German spectators attend ice show in bomb damaged Berlin Sportpalast (WW2)

Nazi German administration organized an ice show for the war weary populace in the Berlin Sports Palace or Sportpalast (Ehemaliger Standort Sportpalast Berlin, Potsdamer Str. 172B, 10783 Berlin, Germany) in World War II. A woman ice skater is seen figure skating on the large ice rink of the Berliner Sportpalast. The stadium is roofless from bomb Allied bombing since January 1944. The narrator calls it "burned out." The steel skeleton of the roof supports is visible. The stadium seating is filled with spectators dressed in warm clothing. Some also use blankets. The audience includes many German soldiers in uniform, on whom the camera focuses during the film. German figure skater Lydia Veicht performs some spins to complete her performance, as the audience applauds enthusiastically. The audience clapping their hands. A man and woman perform next, dancing together on the ice. Finally, a troupe of women skaters perform on ice.

Date: 1945, January
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675078942
War correspondents and actor Edward G. Robinson in France soon after Allied Invasion of France in World War II

War correspondents in France after the Allied Invasion in World War 2. War correspondents swim and bathe in a French river. Correspondents including Ralph Moss, Huey Broderick, Joe Priestly and actor Edward G Robinson standing by the riverside and smoking cigars. The correspondents outside a large, stone, Normandy Barn where actors and actresses put up shows to entertain troops. A banner at the entrance reads: 'Normandy World Premier'. Robinson talks and acts for the camera.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 28 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675020913
Young French workers in occupied France learn German, manufacture aircraft and visit a city in France during World War II.

France under Nazi rule during World War II. Young French workers at a German ammunition factory. The workmen attend classes to learn German. A woman instructor teaches them German. The workmen take notes. The instructor uses a black board to give instructions. She calls a student to write in German. Workers in an aircraft manufacturing plant. The men in protective gear work at various machines and use various equipment. They work on a semi-assembled aircraft. The workers tests the landing gear of aircraft. Men read a poster in French regarding a visit to the city on Sunday. Buildings on a street. Soldiers walk along as a tram passes on the road. From captured German newsreels.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Portuguese
Clip: 65675021918
Signs on a board at beachhead in Cherbourg Peninsula, France, several days after Allied invasion of France in World War 2.

Signs on a board at beachhead in France. "Water point", "Collection and clearing station" indicated by the signs. United States military policemen directs vehicular traffic on the beach. Heavy traffic on the beachhead. United States soldiers carrying full field packs walk on the field.

Date: 1944, June 12
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675027642
General Charles De Gaulle addresses the people of France,French officers and guards in France.

General Charles De Gaulle addresses the people in France. The French guards stand in a line. Several people around watch. The General and the other officers move. General De Gaulle stands on a raised platform and speaks to the people. Several microphones on the platform. The officers around the platform. The crowd listen to the General. Few people with umbrellas. Several people hold flags. The general moves towards the French guards. Other officers look on.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: French
Clip: 65675054760
Thousands of Nazi soldiers surrender during invasion of France by Allied forces during World War II, France.

Scenes of destruction and death in France, during World War 2. Film begins showing heavy smoke from burning military vehicles and tanks. Closeup of a dead German soldier. German soldiers pulling a dead soldier from the turret of a destroyed tank. A dirt road with a knocked out German tiger tank and other destroyed vehicles along its sides. Destroyed trucks and debris in a field. Bodies of dead German soldiers laid out on a field. German prisoners of war (POWs) marching under guard along the side of a road, past a dead horse and broken wagon on the other side. A dead German soldier lying atop the dead horse. A dead German soldier curled up in a ditch, like he was taking a nap. Closeups of German POWs marching past the camera. Two more dead German soldiers on the ground. More closeups of marching German POWs and Many in a field guarded by an American Military policemen manning a heavy machine gun. Closeups of POWs, many very young German soldiers, and some older and seasoned. Some captive German officers preserving semblance of military bearing and others appearing glad to be done with fighting, They are being searched and processed in open containment areas. A German soldier with a white cloth surrendering to an American soldier, who removes his steel helmet revealing a young man wearing glasses. More closeups of German prisoners of all ages and ranks. More views of POWs being marched to the rear as American troops walk past them headed toward the front. POWs being herded into a field.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060106