Snow-covered hills at Berchtesgaden. Inside a building, Hitler plans Operation Barbarossa (invasion of the Soviet Union) with his General staff. Among others present are, General Heinz Wilhelm Guderian; Colonel General Franz Halder and Colonel General Ludwig Beck. Animated map shows planned offensive against the Soviet Union and thence through the Caucauses and into Mideast oil fields. Further grand schemes are illustrated. Ocean supply lines needing to be choked off at Murmansk, Russia, and in the Mediterranean are diagrammed. German U-boat bases are shown on the map. View of a U-boat displaying skull and cross bones on conning tower. U-boat reinforced concrete pens. Map showing U-boat missions.
Japanese soldiers in Shanghai, China occupying the International Settlement following the attack on Pearl Harbor, in World War 2.. Japanese military trucks loaded with soldiers enter the north end of the Bund passing by the British Consulate. Japanese flag flutters from the top of the HSBC headquarters. A Japanese guard stands at the entrance to the HSBC headquarters next to a sign in Japanese and English that the premises have been occupied. Japanese Marines march on the street. Buildings along the side of the street. A soldier hands out warning notices writing in Chinese to a crowd of Chinese people explaining the occupation. The very end show Japanese troops in Kowloon shelling Hong Kong Island which is visible in the background.
Invasion of Manila, Philippines by Japanese troops during World War II. Japanese troops arrive at a shore. They fire rifles and machine guns. Smoke in the foreground. Damaged buildings and a church. Japanese tanks and infantry advances through jungles into Manila.
Landmarks and activities of people in Manila, Philippines before World War II. Aerial view of the city. Buildings and houses along the sides of a street. Mountains in the background. Towers of San Agustin Church in Intramuros and the Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila. Cyclists, horse-drawn kalesas, and pedestrians on a street in Quiapo district. The towers of San Sebastian Church. Filipino civilians attend a Roman Catholic mass. A plaque reads “Roman Catholic Cathedral of Manila”. Nuns and civilians walking outside a church in Manila. Old Filipino woman shielding herself with a fan. A Filipino woman holding her son. Church bells ring. Monuments in Manila. Bonifacio Monument or Monumento (596 Monumento Rotonda, Caloocan, 1401 Metro Manila) in Caloocan, Philippines. People on the streets around the Rizal Monument (1225 Roxas Blvd, Ermita, Manila, 1000 Metro Manila).
German ground and air offensive in Kharkov in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic during World War II (also spelled Kharkiv). German airplanes attack Kharkov from a Greek base. German Junkers Ju 87 airplanes in flight over a target area. Dive bomber dives toward target. View from gunner position inside Ju 87 as it attacks target area. The airplanes fly in formation overhead. A German bomber drops bombs over the target area. View of German soldiers on ground using a sighting device. Smoke rises due to bombardment and firing in the area.
German ground and air offensive in Kharkov in the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic during World War II. German field artillery and troops attack Kharkov. Soldiers advance on the battlefront. Destroyed buildings along the sides and debris on the streets. Smoke rises from the buildings. The soldiers advance on a street. Two German soldiers raise the German flag on a building. The Germans capture the city.
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