A meeting between German general Erich Ludendorff and Marshal Paul von Hindenburg at Ludendorff’s office in Germany during World War 1. General Erich Ludendorff working from his desk. Marshal Paul von Hindenburg arrives and shakes hands with General Erich Ludendorff. Marshal Paul von Hindenburg takes his seat and begins to listen to General Ludendorff’s report. The two military officials discuss matters, transferring to a desk with a map. General Ludendorff and Marshal von Hindenburg both looking at the map.
Luftwaffe Junkers Ju-52 transport planes take off from an airfield in Germany during World War II. Empennage of the aircraft shows the Nazi Swastika/Hackenkreuz emblem. Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger paratroopers jump out from planes. They open and activate their parachutes as they fall. Animation shows the defining features of a Junkers Ju-52 transport plane. The nose, body, and tail assembly are highlighted. The Vertical Stabilizer and landing gear of the plane are also shown. Three Junkers Ju-52 transport planes eject paratroopers while mid-air. Animation shows the engine, wings, winglet and tail plane.
Luftwaffe paratrooper meeting in Germany during World War II. A Luftwaffe official with points to a diorama. “Fallschirmjäger” cuffband on his sleeve. Other officers listen and watch the diorama. Luftwaffe officials look at each other’s maps. Junkers Ju-52 transport planes take off from an airfield. Empennage of the aircraft shows the Nazi Swastika/Hackenkreuz emblem. Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger paratroopers jump out from planes. They open and activate their parachutes as they fall.
A transport ship carrying released German prisoners of war arrives at a Baltic Sea port during World War II. Crowds cheer the returning prisoners of war and throw flowers at them. Sailors perform the Nazi salute. Women and children waving bouquets of flowers. Prisoners of war crowd the deck of a ship with a Nazi flag. Nazi officials among the crowd welcoming the soldiers home from North Africa. Former prisoners of war disembark from ship one by one. They are holding bouquets given to them. Sign reads “Die heimat grüßt euch” (“Greetings from the homeland”). An Afrika Korps veteran soldier holding a bunch of flowers besides a smiling woman. Girls offering flowers to an Afrika Korps veteran smoking a pipe. Elderly women admire a young veteran. An Afrika Korps veteran cradling a kitten. A woman writes on a notebook at a table with paperwork processing the incoming soldiers. Stamps and wads of cash on the desk. A nurse and a German soldier together. The soldiers board a waiting railroad train. A woman gives a cup of beer to a soldier, through the train window. The soldier drinks it and smile. A soldier with a cast talking to his friend. Soldiers returning to Germany for rest. Railroad train cars filled with smiling, German soldiers who crowd at the windows and wave to family, friends, women and children crowding the train station platform to see them off. Crowds waving at the soldiers as the train leaves the train station.
One man torpedo boats racing across lake in Germany during World War II. Various torpedo boats operated by German Navy (Kriegsmarine) sailors. Water splash from boat. A Kriegsmarine torpedo boat operator jumps from the boat. View of the German Iron Cross military decoration. An officer of the Kriegsmarine is awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross or simply the Knight's Cross (Ritterkreuz).
German military vehicle with four German soldiers sitting in it backs up to rear of open fuselage of a Gotha Go-242 transport glider in Germany during World War II. Rear view of military vehicle backing up as seen from Go-242 fuselage. A small truck towing the Go-242 right to left on a snowy airfield. The Go-242 is towed past the camera.
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