Jews in Dombrowa, Poland during World War II occupation by Nazi Germany. A man waving his hands. Other men and women standing near the man. All of them wear Star of David patches on their clothing, with the word "Jude" (Jew). The garment factory workers are seen at work. The interior of the factory. Jewish women working in the factory. A woman stitching clothes on a sewing machine. Another woman seated beside her, working.
Jews in Dombrowa, Poland during World War 2, following occupation of Poland by Germany in 1939. Jewish citizens gather on a street in Dombrowa. All of them wear the star of David patch or badge on their clothing to identify them as Jewish in the German-occupied city. Close-up views of Jewish men, women, and children in the town. Men discussing amongst themselves. Buildings along the side of the street.
A film on the reconstruction of Europe after World War II. Past events show German Chancellor Adolf Hitler addressing the German soldiers for the destruction of the cities. Corpses piled up in a Nazi concentration camp in Europe, victims of Nazi atrocities. Ropes, cords, and whip that had been used for torture of atrocity victims are seen hanging on a wall. Bodies of children dead following attacks by Japan. View of crematorium ovens in a Nazi camp, with bones in doorway of an open oven door. Bones piled up in a concentration camp. A crucifix of Christ standing amidst church ruins. Hitler youth seen playing drums at a Hitler youth rally. Close up of Adolf Hitler giving hail sign to a group. Close-up of uniform of a German Nazi officer and uniform of an Imperial Japanese officer. Image of German General Gerd von Rundstedt and slate on screen displaying some of his words spoken at the beginning of World War 2, advocating for mass destruction of Germany's enemies and systematic malnutrition and starvation of the oppostion. Views of starved infant and toddler age children in hospital beds under care of physicians following rescue and liberation. Several of the infants are crying.
Reconstruction of Europe after World War II. In Axis countries like Germany, children who suffered through war in Europe are seen gathered together on the street, many German boys and girls looking sad and hungry. Rubble of destroyed houses and buildings. Citizens walk through debris. Group of children lick metal pans laying on the ground and scavenge for food in a pile. Other people living in poverty are seen scavenging for food in trash cans and dust bins. A woman scrapes a trash can with a spoon and eats while a boy looks on. A riot and mayhem among citizens seeking relief and food. Faces of upset citizens, with many looking scared, sad, and angry. Sick, starved infant child lying in bed.
A documentary film titled 'The Netherlands' on the geography and the people in the Netherlands. The map of Europe. The map outlines Netherlands. Germany and Belgium also located on the map. Another map locates North and South Holland. Windmills in an area. A man and woman walking on a street with children. The woman with a child in a stroller. Traffic passing on the street. Buildings along the sides of the street. A steam boat underway on a river.
Opening scene shows Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg. Newspaper swirls into the image, with headline announcing their assassinations. Glimpse of railways guns firing. View of a ship's bow as it sinks beneath the ocean, is covered by newspaper headline announcing the sinking of the RMS Lusitania, by a German submarine. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson at his desk. Newspaper headline reads: "U.S. Declares War !!" U.S. soldiers marching in Washington, DC, with U.S. Capitol building in background. Newspaper announces: "Yanks are Coming!" American General John Pershing on horseback leading a contingent of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). American troops going "over the top" (charging out of their trenches) in France during World War 1. Troops firing French 75 artillery pieces at point blank range. A formation of Allied Airco (de Havilland) DH9 aircraft in flight. Bombs bursting near trenches on the front lines. Renault FT-17 tanks accompanying American infantry on the Western Front. Persons playing roles as employees in the Department of Labor when they served as the War Labor Administration in World War 1. Women in the War Labor Administration working with long paper rolls of personnel records. Women in various war effort endeavors including airplane and arms manufacturing. Men working in a wartime steel plant. Marchers and a band demonstrating for the rights of workers to organize. People celebrating the at the end of World War 1, by gathering in the streets, throwing tickertape, dancing in the streets and waving effigies of the Kaiser. Stern view of the U.S. Army Transport Ship, President Grant filled with American soldiers returning from France at the end of the war. Lettering on stern reads, "U.S.A.T. President Grant" (The ship, AP-29, was originally the German ocean liner Konig Wilhelm II, and seized from Germany on 6 April 1917.) Views of United States soldiers returning home, disembarking, and assembling on a wharf home on American soil. Department of Labor persons assisting returning soldiers and prospective employers. Views of workers on farms, and in factories.
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