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Underwater pipelines,petroleum casks and electrically operated fire lines are revealed off coast of England soon after World War II

Britain reveals and demonstrates operation of a literal fire wall off the cliffs of Dover that had been set up to stop a potential German invasion of England. With World War 2 in Europe recently ended, Britain demonstrates the underwater pipelines and petroleum casks that would have generated a fire line to stop German invasion troops, ships and aircraft. Demonstration of the defenses: Large smoke column rises. Electrically operated fire lines are set on fire along coast line to burn forces of any incoming invasion. British Army soldiers near a line of mines, inland, that served as a second line of defense. A mine area is exploded for demonstration.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1945, July 9
Duration: 1 min 11 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072721
German civilian Matthias Gierens is hung until death for murdering a downed American flier in Germany in World War 2.

German civilian Matthias Gierens, a 37 year old railroad worker, is hanged in Rheinbach Germany for the August 15, 1944 murder of a downed American flyer, who was later identified as U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lieutenant Lester E. Reuss, from Forsythe, Montana. Reuss was the navigator on U.S. Army B-17 bomber #42-31183 which was downed by German aircraft after it attacked the Airdrome at Wiesbaden, Germany. Gierens and three other German civilian men, Peter Kohn, Peter Back, and Matthias Krein, were convicted on June 2, 1945 in Ahrweiler, Germany, for the murder of the American airman after his parachute landing near Priest, Germany. The trial was the first Allied trial in Germany of civilians charged with a war crime. Military police are seen escorting Gierens toward the gallows in a prison yard in Rheinbach. A German Catholic priest performs the rites. U.S military officer reads charges as Gierens is readied for execution (the officer is possibly Lt. Col J.V. Roddy, of San Francisco, who was in charge of the hanging). Trap door opens and Gierens is hung. The U.S. Army executioners were Master Sgt. John C. Woods, a former Texas State executioner, and Staff Sgt. Thomas Robinson, of Bronx, New York. Witnesses present included seven U.S. Lieutenant Colonels and one British officer, a number of Military Police, news correspondents, and photographers.

Location: Rheinbach Germany
Date: 1945, June 29
Duration: 37 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072726
Large crowd gathered around the Arc de Triomphe for Victory in Europe day celebration in Paris, France (WW2)

Victory in Europe Day celebration in Paris, France during World War II. Crowd gathered around the Arc de Triomphe for Victory in Europe (V-E) day celebration. Aircraft in flight over Arc de Triomphe. People wave French flags. American, British, Russian, Chinese, and French flags grouped under the Arc de Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France). Crowd march on a street. They sing and wave flags. Damaged buildings in the background. Vehicles move through the streets. French honor guards stand around tomb of World War I Unknown Soldier.

Location: Paris France
Date: 1945, May 8
Duration: 2 min 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072728
Large crowd gathered at Trafalgar Square to celebrate Victory in Europe day in London,England at the end of World War II.

Victory in Europe Day celebration in London, England at the end of World War II. Crowd gathered watches two Norwegian soldiers seated on top of a monument waving flag of Norway. American soldiers walk holding American flag. Men gather beside an “Evening News” van. Flags flutter in wind atop a building. French cosmetics company Bourjois advertisement unrolls from building which reads 'Bourjois Creators of Fine Perfumes and Toilet Soap'. Crowd gathered at Trafalgar Square for Victory in Europe (V-E) day celebration. They hold British flags in Trafalgar Square (Trafalgar Sq, London WC2N 5DN, United Kingdom). Children seated on shoulders of their parents. View of the Big Ben in London.

Location: London England United Kingdom
Date: 1945, May 8
Duration: 2 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072733
Crowd gathered on street,children eat ice cream and celebrate V-E day in London,England during World War II.

Victory in Europe Day celebration in London ,England at the end of World War II. Soldiers walk through roads. Some soldiers ride bicycles. Group of soldiers stand near a vehicle alongside a road. Traffic moves through a street. British flags flutter in wind atop buildings on either side of the street. Baby sleeps in a pram. Large crowd of civilians gathered on street to celebrate Victory in Europe (V-E )day. Children eat ice cream. Soldiers lined up on a street. Woman rides a horse cart.

Location: London England United Kingdom
Date: 1945, May 8
Duration: 1 min 24 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072736
Large crowd gathered in front of Buckingham Palace gateway to celebrate V-E day in London, England during World War II.

Victory in Europe Day celebration in London, England at the end of World War II. Large crowd of civilians gathered at Buckingham Palace to celebrate Victory in Europe (V-E )day. People stand in front of Palace gateway. People hold British flags. Trees in the background.

Location: London England United Kingdom
Date: 1945, May 8
Duration: 1 min 23 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675072737
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