The Imperial German Army (“Deutsches Heer” in German) leaves for Belgium and France after the German Empire declares war on Russia and France in World War 1. A steam locomotive train moves past a forest, moving slowly beside a crowd of Imperial German troops. German troops march out after the train has come to a full stop. German Army officials greet each other. German Kaiser Wilhelm II shakes hands with a high-ranking military official. German military officials inspect infantry. Kaiser Wilhelm II shakes hands firmly with a German military officer after raising his clenched fist in the air.
World War II German film (“Arbeitskopie” or “working copy”) showing men lifting a Gotha Go-242 transport glider using a hydraulic jack. The port side of German Go-242 glider front fuselage. Two civilian workers place a large hydraulic jack under the nose of the Go-242 aircraft. They raise the Go-242’s nose section about 5 feet off the ground. Two other civilians place a two-wheel under-carriage under the middle part of aircraft fuselage. View of worker's hands as he attaches wheels to fuselage frame. German soldiers push two side-car motorcycles into rear of aircraft with open half of fuselage. Fuselage drops down and closes as seen from the rear half of aircraft. Interior close ups of the position of two motorcycles with soldiers (possibly paratroopers) sitting in seats. A tractor towing the Go-242 glider on airfield.
German soldiers loading Howitzers into a parked Gotha Go-242 transport glider on ground covered with snow. The rear of the fuselage is raised. Soldiers pushing in a World War II 105mm type German Howitzer. Two soldiers inside aircraft use hand pulley to pull in the Howitzer. The soldiers load more Howitzers into the aircraft. Interior shots of Go-242 glider as soldier fastens the just close rear part of fuselage. Soldiers continue to fasten and secure the Howitzer to aircraft deck using cloth straps. Go-242 towed by a small truck from right to left. The aircraft goes past ground camera and then right to left again over snow-cleared runway.
End of World War II in Europe. A map shows Atlantic coast of France. American and German officers facilitate the repatriation of their soldiers at port of Dunkirk. Red Cross workers exchange papers with officers. Officers and soldiers in a boat. The soldiers stand in a group and talk. They stand at a road side. They happily board boats to take them home. German military high command consult and broadcast to the people of Germany about actions being taken to return their troops to their homeland of Germany.
People celebrate as war ends in Europe. Huge crowd gathered on street for Victory in Europe day (or V-E Day). People enter an American Church. Clergy leading worship service inside a church. American citizens in pews participate in prayer and worship. United States President Harry Truman speaks, announcing that the forces of Germany have surrendered to the United Nations. View of U.S. Army and Soviet Army forces meeting at River Elbe near end of World War 2. German Army representative signs surrender document at the Allied Mediterranean Headquarters in Italy. U.S. Army General W.D. Morgan signs on behalf of General Alexander for the Allies. The American flag hoisted in front of a large Nazi Swastika symbol on top of the Nazi Party rally grounds in Nuremberg Germany (Zeppelinfeld). A dead German soldier seen on the ground nearby just before the flag is shown being raised. American forces than detonate an explosion to destroy the Nazi swastika emblem.
Americans celebrate the news of victory over Germany and prepare for continued war against Japan in World War II. Spirited Boeing employees celebrate news of victory over Germany in Seattle, Washington. They wheel out a giant B-29 bomber from an aircraft production hangar with a "On To Tokyo" sign on its side. The Boeing workers stand in a group and wave and cheer. The shining dome of the nation's capitol commands the most attention in Washington DC. All the lights ate turned on in Times Square in New York City and it blazes glory. People of the whole world get crazy with dancing, singing and parties in the streets and celebration drinks on V-E day (Victory in Europe). A man with a pretend Hitler mustache is hoisted in the air. The torch of the Statue of Liberty is lighted in New York.
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