A animated map showing the gradual German invasion of Flanders through the Ruhr Region during World War II. On the map, German forces reach northern France and encroaches Dunkirk in the Northern French coast, causing the Battle of Dunkirk. A Heinkel He 111 in flight. A German Luftwaffe soldier unloads bombs from the aircraft to bomb Dunkirk. More bombs fall from a Nazi Heinkel He 111 bomber to Dunkirk. Dunkirk in smoke from bombing. Stuka Junkers JU 87 fighters slightly angle downward to begin dive bombing. Aerial point of view (POV ) of Dunkirk from Stuka Junkers JU 87. German pilot pulling down the center stick, controlling the speed and prevent further descent. Pilot's face as he aims down to Dunkirk and unloads a bomb to the English Channel to attack warships and transport. Side view of flying Stuka Junkers JU 87. Ships sailing in the English Channel.
United States soldiers cross a mined river in Germany during World War 2. German prisoners assist small group of US infantrymen in crossing the river. A United States soldier directs a military vehicle to park. Soldiers cross a bridge. Two United States soldiers into brush at side of road to hide. German locals meet United States soldiers arriving in Murnau am Staffelsee, in the Oberbayern Region of Bavaria, Germany. United States soldiers follow a tank inside Murnau am Staffelsee. In the Murnau am Staffelsee town square, United States infantrymen apprehend more German prisoners.
United States Army Sherman M4 tanks and other military vehicles move across Bavarian countryside during World War 2. POV moving down road as the tanks go through the Oberbayern region of Bavaria. The Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain, can be seen from afar. Some United States soldiers walking nearby.
Trucks driving on Burma Road to China. A caravan of camels travels to China through rough, snowy mountain terrain. British and American army trucks driving up mountainous terrain of the Burma Road during World War 2. Animated map showing two important military supply routes used by the Allied forces- the Burma route and the Iran land bridge (also known as the Persian Corridor). An animated depiction of an Imperial Japanese soldier superimposed over map of Asia, dominating the region. United States General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz discuss strategy together. Japanese soldiers march with Japanese flag during 1942 invasion of China. An Imperial Japanese Army Mitsubishi G3M1 Model 11 Land-based Attack Aircraft bomber in flight. POV through bomb bay door as Mitsubishi G3M1 drops bombs. Explosion from bomb as seen from ground. British Field Marshal General Harold Alexander holds a map. United States General Joseph Stilwell, while smoking a cigarette, discuss with Chinese colleagues. Animated map depicting Burma Road takeover by the Japanese. A United States airman, belonging to the First American Volunteer Group (also known as the Flying Tigers), hops on a Curtiss P-40 fighter. A group of “Flying Tigers” Curtiss P-40 fighters take off from airfield.
Saddam Hussain addresses the Iraqi National Assembly (al-Majlis al-Watani), consisting exclusively of Saddam Hussein’s own fellow Baath party members, as the military president of Iraq. From his speech, Saddam Hussein highlights the importance of the National Assembly’s decision-making for the good of Iraq, the pride of being a democratic country with “democracy as a pillar of Iraq” and how they can face the local, national and regional issues long related to their country’s history.
German invasion of Brussels after the German Empire declared war on Belgium in World War 1. Belgian Army cavalry respond to German attack in Louvain (Leuven). Fallen tree in the middle of a road. German artillery bombing of Louvain (Leuven). Military officials at the observation point as German First Army attacks Louvain. Railway gun aiming. Railway guns firing at Louvain. Explosions in the battlefield. Belgians evacuate from attack by the German First Army. Louvain in ruins. German soldiers marching into Brussels. German soldiers marching at the Grand Place or Grote Markt (Grand Place, Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region 1000), the central square of Brussels.