German soldiers bring their equipment and bicycles as they leave an airfield in Germany for Liberec, Sudetenland (Czechoslovakia) prior to World War II.. German medics walk toward a Red Cross Ju-52 plane (with Swastika emblem on the empennage). A Ju-52 plane taxiing. German medics and soldiers crowd near the aircraft. Transport planes flying over an airfield and after landing. Aerial view of Liberec. A group of Ju-52 transport planes approach and then landing on airfield. German soldiers unload supplies and materiel from the aircraft. A group of German aircraft in flight over Liberec.
Sudeten Germans welcome Luftwaffe Commander-in-Chief and Reichsmarschall Hermann Göring and German troops into Reichenberg (today Liberec), Czechoslovakia prior to World War II. Liberec civilians crowd Adolf-Hitler-Platz (nám. Dr. E. Beneše 1/1, 460 59 Liberec, Czechia ?) and watch German troop parade with warm reception. Nazi Swastika banners adorn buildings in Liberec. Hermann Göring addresses the crowd on stage. The Nazi Germany Reichadler (Imperial Eagle) emblem is on display behind Göring. German troops stand at attention in front of the stage. German troops and band in military parade on the streets. Feet of Wehrmacht soldiers marching. Liberec civilians cheer and perform the Hitler salute. Hermann Göring and other military officials join the parade. Hermann Göring visits an airfield in the afternoon. Luftwaffe officers salute and talk to Göring. Göring with a bewildered expression. Ju-52 planes with Nazi Swastika markings landing and taxiing on airfield. Göring and other officials watch the planes. A group of Ju-52 planes on the ground. German soldiers run while pulling a wagon. They march in a single file in front of Göring. Civilian perform the Nazi salute to arriving troops. Göring nods and talks to Sudeten German boys and girls. A woman pins a corsage of flowers on a German soldier’s chest. A soldier speaks to Göring. German soldiers stand in front of bicycles in the airfield. Göring bids good-bye to a Sudetenland official and leaves in a staff car. Göring waves from departing car. Göring arrives in Karlovy Vary (Karlsbad/ Carlsbad), Czechoslovakia. Crowds gathered at the city center and the (likely Muehlbrunn) colonnade to welcome Göring. Karlsbad civilians perform the Nazi salute to welcome Göring. Göring’s guard clears out the way for Göring and other officials. Göring and other Nazi officials board a car. Göring inspects the Luftwaffe and airfield. Göring and a German soldier salute to each other. Göring holds his Luftwaffe Generalfeldmarschall baton while inspecting his troops. Göring speaks to the Luftwaffe and soldiers in attendance. Wehrmacht soldiers form a line.
Wrecked British ships in the English Channel after the Battle of Dunkirk during World War II. Flag of Nazi Germany at Dunkirk Beach. Corpses in water as waves wash onto beach.
Togolese Prime Minister and President Sylvanus Olympio raises his fists during a celebratory motorcade in 1961. Newly independent countries in Africa and Asia celebrate their independence. Sign reads “Proclamation de L’Independence du Togo 27 Avril 1960”. Sylvanus Olympio speaks to the Togolese people after his election as president. The flag of Togo is raised. Togolese women raising their hands. The United Nations seal. An African delegate speaks to the United Nations (U.N.). The host and narrator shows a map of Europe to the audience. He points to Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia on the map. He also points to other Eastern European countries such as East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary that fell under Soviet influence after World War II.
Animated map showing the Rhineland region in Germany, Strasbourg (Strassburg), the Ardennes, and Netherlands in World War II. Night scene of rockets being fired as the German Army launched a major offensive through the Ardennes, starting the Battle of the Bulge. German Army fire Nebelwerfer rockets at night. Rockets hit enemy targets. German officer signals the artillery to fire. A heavy gun barrel is seen recoiling as it fires. German artillery crew firing field pieces. German soldiers in trench watch Allied positions being shelled. German troops firing an anti-aircraft gun hidden under branches of foliage. German soldier with camouflaged helmet. Captured United States Army soldiers walking by the Siegfred Line. Dragons Teeth antitank barriers are seen in the background. German soldiers riding on Stug III Ausf. F tank destroyers and half tracked vehicle (Sd.Kfz.251) pass by on muddy road. The captured American prisoners of war are made to march with their hands over their heads. German soldiers carrying Panzerfaust anti-tank weapons while marching in mud up to their ankles. Others carry MG 42 machine guns and belt ammunition. American helmets scattered on the ground. Dead Allied soldiers after the surprise German attack in the Ardennes.
A scene from the beginning of the invasion of Poland during World War II. A single wide moving shot of a large formation of German army troops marching through the Polish city of Chorzow (German name Konigshutte), which bordered Germany. The street is packed with civilian men, women, and children who raise their hands and cheer, some with Nazi salutes, welcoming the German soldiers because many citizens of that area considered themselves half German or "Volksdeutsch." A few soldiers at the front of the column can be seen smiling as they press their way through the cheering crowd.
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