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German artillery firing and Allied prisoners of war taken during Italian campaign.

Italian campaign in World War 2. German gunners firing Krupp 17 cm Kanone 18 guns (one labeled "A" and the other "B"). Captured American prisoners of war (POWs) climb down from a truck. Next, large numbers of Allied POWs, including Americans, British, and British Colonial troops, are seen marching along a road. Film focuses on several captured Indian soldiers.

Date: 1944
Duration: 42 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675045014
German forces defend against Allies following invasion at Nettuno, Italy, in World War II

German soldiers moving through brush, in area of Nettuno, Italy, during World War 2. One carrying an MG 42 machine gun over his shoulder. Allied artillery shells bursting over mountainous wooded area nearby. German soldiers running over rugged hilly terrain. Allied shell bursting on a road. German soldiers firing from behind a natural hill. Officer signals to stop firing as several British soldiers surrender with arms raised. They are quickly searched for weapons, as another Allied shell lands only yards away from them and the camera. The British prisoners of war (POWs) being escorted down a hillside. Others, including one wounded, being escorted up a hill to be questioned. A german Krupp 17 cm Kanone 18 gun in camouflaged position on mountainside. Soldier gives signal to commence firing. German radio operator wearing headphones and communicating at a site near battlefield. German Kanone 18 gun firing from clump of trees. Shells exploding in distance. German soldiers holding their ears as guns fire.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675045015
Allies suffer losses at Nettuno, Italy, during World War II

Map shows West coast of Italy and principal cities. Scenes of British and American armor destroyed during the Allied invasion at Nettuno, Italy. A sign on roadside reading, "Gefangenen-Sammelstelle" (Prisoner assembly place). An American prisoner of war (POW) soldier smoking a cigarette. One with arm in sling. German medic bandaging minor cut on hand of a British soldier POW and attending to another. American soldier prisoners in an open field and in a prison courtyard. They look up at contrails from Allied and German airplanes in dogfight at high altitude. German antiaircraft battery firing at Allied bombers overhead. Bombs exploding nearby. Closups of the German gunners. Black flak clouds fill air above.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675045020
Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers the news about victory of Allies over Normandy to the French people in France.

Activities of Allied troops during the invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. A swastika sign on an animated map shows German occupied area in France and as a target for Allied troops to invade. American, Canadian and British troops prepare for the invasion. French soldiers of democracy board boats and leave the shore of England. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and South African Prime Minister Jan Christian Smuts wish luck to Allied troops boarding a landing craft. A map shows Allied landing on Normandy coast. Supreme Allied Commander Dwight D. Eisenhower delivers the news about the victory of Allies over Normandy which is broadcast to the French people. A radio operator and towers shown. French people listen to Eisenhower's speech. A man gives the news of Normandy invasion by Allied troops on a microphone. People applaud. Streets in London. People of London read newspapers stating 'Allied invaded in France'. Aircraft on the ground. Airborne paratroops board the aircraft. A general talks to the troops during the airborne operation. The aircraft in flight. Ships underway at sea. The navy and the air force blast Normandy shore positions.

Date: 1946
Duration: 5 min 22 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045256
Scenes from Allied invasion of Europe during World War II.

Activities of Allied troops during invasion of Rome and invasion of France in Europe during World War 2. An animated map of Italy illustrates belligerents and battle lines. U.S. troops entering Rome. Buildings and streets in Rome. U.S. Army General Mark Clark shown. Russian troops proceeding from the East. Lines of Soviet Army troops marching. Russian Marshal Zhukov at a desk, reviewing battle maps. Views of Joseph Stalin smiling. Allied landing craft approaching the Cherbourg Penninsula during D-Day invasion of June 1944. American B-26 aircraft of the 9th Air Force flying over battle field and drop areas. Formation of B-26s painted in D-Day white stripes. Gun camera footage from Allied aircraft strafing German aircraft on the ground and in the air in lead-up to invasion. U.S. paratroopers dropping from C-47 aircraft. Close-up views of paratroopers jumping out of aircraft. On the ground, U.S. soldiers crawling in fields, taking up positions, and advancing while receiving and returning fire from enemy Germans. Some American troops firing a mortar on the ground. Supreme Allied Commander, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, together with British Field marshal Bernard Law Montgomery and British Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Teddar, at a conference table with key staff.

Date: 1944, June
Duration: 3 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045257
Destroyed buildings, wrecked vehicles and damage after the "Easter Rising" in Dublin Ireland

Destruction in Dublin, Ireland after the "Easter Rising" or "Easter Rebellion" armed uprising of 1916, attempting to establish an independent Irish Republic, without British rule. People stand outside a destroyed building. Rubble on the ground. The Daniel O'Connell Monument on O'Connell Street. Buildings along the sides of the street. The General Post Office, which served as rebel headquarters for the Irish Republicans. Lots of vehicle and pedestrian traffic. Wrecked vehicles and furniture outside a damaged building. British soldiers guard the building. Damaged buildings of the Irish Workers Union and Liberty Hall. A man holds an Irish War Newspaper published by the rebel Irish Republic. Headline (during World War I) reads, "How the Germans conquered England."

Date: 1916, April
Duration: 1 min 50 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675045913