Congress meeting in Tirana, Albania during World War II. Members of the Nazi Germany controlled Congress enter the Royal Palace in Tirana for a meeting of the Congress. Priests seated at the meeting. Officials conduct the meeting. A priest with a rosary. An official speaks into a microphone.
German submarine U-234 following its surrencder and capture by the U.S. Forces in Portsmouth, New Hampshire following Germany's surrender in World War 2. The submarine crew members carry their gear onto a dock. German prisoners stand on the dock while American sailors guard them with rifles. A naval gun aboard a vessel. The crew members exit a U.S. Coast Guard cutter via a gangway. They walk along the dock at Portsmouth. German prisoners walk along the dock. The prisoners carry their gear as they come onto the dock.
German U-boats surrender to United States Forces in the Atlantic Ocean during World War II. Wrecked submarines and ships at a ship yard. Prefabricated submarines at Raymond shipyard in Bremen, Germany. German submarine U-858 underway towards Cape May, New Jersey after its crew surrendered to United States officers in the Atlantic Ocean. Men on the deck of the U boat while underway at sea. Men at a dock. Another U boat U-805 being brought to Portsmouth, New Hampshire after it surrendered to the Americans. Crew of the U boat before being taken to the Portsmouth Naval Prison. The captain of the German U boat.
Allied campaign in Italy during World War 2. Supreme Commander of the Allied forces General Dwight D. Eisenhower emerges from War Room tent, with General Mark Clark, on the central front in Italy. An officer briefs the General. A map of Italy depicts the location of Cassino and Rome. The map depicts the course of the Rapido River and the Allied strategy to drive away the Germans from the area. Allied soldiers fight in the streets and at "Hangmans Hill". British soldiers in combat. British medics try to assist a wounded comrade. Damaged buildings and wounded soldiers. A map of Italy depicts Allied landings at Anzio. An LST ( Landing Ship Tank) beached at Anzio as American and British troops unload. German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel and General Field Marshal Albert Kesselring of Germany. Allied equipment advances in Anzio. German soldier divisions are seen advancing on roads to attack the new Allied threat to their flank. German Luftwaffe fighters seen overhead as they bomb an Allied convoy in a harbor in Anzio. Aerial closeup of German Junkers JU 87 dive bomber aircraft as it dives toward Allied ships. On ship view of Allied navy guns on ships opening fire on attacking Nazi German airplanes. View from beach of may explosions at and near Allied ships in harbor. Aerial view of formation of German aircraft diving toward battle. Closeup view of British antiaircraft gun operator as he sights cross hairs and presses foot control to open fire on German aircraft. Buildings and military vehicles near Allies on beach blown up and on fire during air raid. A DUKW ( amphibious truck ) burns in a street. Allied soldiers fight against the Germans, holding the beach. The Allies lay down an artillery barrage. Dead and injured soldiers of the Allied Army. Ship packed with injured U.S. Army soldiers on the deck moves toward a hospital ship anchored off shore. Allied prisoner soldiers (most American POWs) taken prisoner by the Germans are marched on a street under German guard. In Cassino, Germans continue to hold Benedictine Monastery atop hill in Cassino. Aerial view of American B-27 bomber aircraft as Allied air raid drops bombs on and near the Abbey to drive out the Germans. Bombs impact and billows of smoke rise up. Nearly 543 Allied aircraft bombard the city of Cassino one month later to attack the remaining Nazis. Allied forces prepare for an all out assault. Supply convoys seen moving on roads toward front. British and Polish troops marching toward front. Additional American forces marching. French Expeditionary Corps soldiers taking up positions. Equipment arrives and soldiers being regrouped for the assault. The assault is launched and Allied artillery fire seen lighting up the sky at night with brilliant flashes and explosions on May 11, 1944. Allied commander Field Marshal Harold Alexander looks on as Allied forces push forward on the morning of May 12.
A film titled 'The True Glory' based on Allied invasion and conquest of Western Europe during World War II. Supreme Commander of Allied Expeditionary Force General Dwight D. Eisenhower introduces the film and speaks about Nazi defeat on Western Front in World War II. Animated map shows Germany and surroundings darkened on a world map. Nazi Fuhrer Adolf Hitler giving an impassioned and animated speech. Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels stands with other German officials. German troops parade. Massive columns of German soldiers marching in formation. German men beat drums. Barrel of a naval-type heavy gun firing. Huge explosion on the ground. Views of the German Atlantic Wall defenses including large fortifications and bunkers. German Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, Chief of Staff of the German High Command, inspecting the massive gun emplacements and coastal bunkers.
Allied troops undergo training during World War 2, in North Devon, England. Sign reads ‘War Department - Danger - Keep Out’. Allied troops train on an obstacle course. Troops fire guns in prone position and scale cliffs during the training. Men row a boat in rough sea. In Germany, Nazi Generals confer and plan strategies.
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