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Solemn ceremony honoring dead, at the Luitpoldarena during the Nazi Party 6th Congress at Nuremberg
A "Totenehrung" ceremony, honouring dead, held during the 6th Nazi Party Congress at Nuremberg, in 1934. The Luitpold Arena is seen filled with Nazi SA ( Sturmabteilung) and SS (Schutzstaffel) troops in precise formations, leaving only a wide pathway to the Ehrenhalle war memorial. Three figures are seen walking side-by-side along that path. View from behind guards standing at the Ahrenhalle, as the three persons approach. Three huge banners with swastikas are seen in the far background. Camera continues moving left, to behind a military band playing a slow dirge. Suddenly another camera from an elevated position, focuses upon the three persons approaching the Ehrenhalle. Soon they are recognizable, as Adolf Hitler, flanked by SS leader, Heinrich Himmler (in Black) and Viktor Lutze, head of the Sturmabteilung (SA). They pause on the terrace. From camera position, behind them a huge memorial wreath is seen on the terrace, as well as flames and smoke rising from open cauldrons, lining the Ehrenhalle terrace walls. Hitler, Himmler, and Lutze, all render Nazi salutes. Closeup of a stone swastika. The three principals turn and begin walking away from the Ehrenhalle, as soft strains of "Ich hatt' einen Kameraden" are heard. SA troops are seen with their banners tilted down, in salute to the fallen. The principal trio continue their walk along the path. The SA raise their banners, and a cadre of their buglers are seen as they sound in unison. Adolf Hitler stands at principal speaker's atop the main grandstand (Ehrentribüne) overlooking the scene. Units of SA begin to march towards and around the dais. Himmler seen on a lower dais to left of Hitler, and Lutze, likewise to his right. Huge Swastika banners form a backdrop. Spectators in a gallery above and behind the assembled troops. The marching continues, uninterrupted. Hitler standing with arms folded. Marchers snaking along as they reposition themselves closer to the speaker platforms. Closeup of Lutze, and of Hitler, with Rudolf Hess, close to his left. SS troops in black uniforms, begin to march, starting with their band. Glimpse of Himmler at their head. View from high above the field, shows the SS troops formed up in the walkway, their black uniforms contrasting with the white of the path. Closeups of the largest swastika banners and of German eagle sculptures. Buglers sound a call. Closeup of Lutze, saluting and presenting the SA troops to Hitler. He and they render three "Sieg Heils." Hitler speaks, and is hailed. Closeup of Hitler speaking. Glimpse of SS troops, now filling the pathway in front of the dais. Views of the entire scene from various locations as Hitler is speaking. More hails from the assemblage. Hitler concludes his remarks with a "sieg heil," and the troops respond. SA gunners commence firing an artillery field piece, as Hitler walks among SS units, shaking hands with their leaders. He does the same with SA troops and leaders.
Combat fatigued U.S. soldiers are interviewed and sent for treatment in the Training and Rehabilitation Center, Italy.
Psychiatric procedures for United States soldiers in combat areas during World War 2 suffering stress following trauma of battle. Battle scenes: Strong and courageous soldiers sent for fight. They attack enemy and fire rifles from hidden places. Smoke rises. They face danger in battle day after day. View of wounded, burned and dead soldiers in battle. Strongest soldiers of the army maneuver over field. Soldiers seated facing the stress of combat and become psychiatric casualties. Chart depicts fighting front and its three levels: division, army and base. Soldiers are sent to battalion aid station and back to clearing stations for treatment. Medical van brings the wounded soldiers and psychiatric casualties to battalion aid station. One officer checks the ID card of soldiers. ID card reads: '1st battalion, 168 infantry regiment, yes incurred in Italy'. Chart shows training and rehabilitation center (T& R center) near clearing station. Soldiers reach to training and rehabilitation center. A Sign of 'Training and Rehabilitation Center'. Combat fatigue cases are reconditioned by battle training. A psychiatrist interviews a soldier suffering from reactive depression and asks about troubles and feelings faced by him when he got wounded. After interview soldiers are send to clearing center. Soldier enters into tent at camp. They take rest, make social contacts with other soldiers, write letter, get shaved and eat food. Two days later, soldier is re-interviewed about improvement after relaxation in training center. He shows improvement and is encouraged. Recovered soldiers fill the artillery outside the tent near training center. (Modern equivalent - PTSD or post traumatic stress disorder treatment)
Colin Kelly III, son of America's First Combat Hero of WW2, enters the United States Military Academy at West Point.
The Registration Day at the United States Military Academy at West Point. Colin Kelly III, son of America's First Combat Hero during World War 2 enters the United States Military Academy (Colin Kelly Jr who was shot down in his B-17 three days following Pearl Harbor, after bombing the Japanese Cruiser Natori. He remained at the helm long enough to permit his crew to bail out. His own parachute did not open after his bail out). On the Registration Day officers inspect the new cadets. Colin gets the regulation hair cut. A tailor takes measurements. Officers inspect as the new cadets march past.
Several scenes of public demonstrations by Russian citizens in Petrograd during World War I
Scenes of unrest in Russia during World War 1. Crowds of Russians, disappointed with the war, their government and the general state of affairs, demonstrate in Petrograd, during the so-called February Revolution immediately preceding the beginning of the Russian Revolution. Some carry banners reading "Freedom and Equality, and similar slogans. (This event triggered the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II and formation of a Provisional Government.) In another sequence, a huge mass of Russians, mostly women, move through a street in Petrograd on International Women's Day, May 8th, during a period of labor strife and unrest. In final sequence, Russians are seen packed together on a warm day, possibly listening to a speaker. (These may be brief scenes from the July Days uprising, in Petrograd, When a peaceful demonstration by half a million people, was put down by armed troops resulting in some 700 deaths.) (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Venezuelan baseball pitcher Alex Carrasquel plays in New York, 1939
This Spanish language newsreel clip highlights Alex Carrasquel -- the first baseball player from Venezuela to play in the U.S. major leagues. He played in New York on July 4, 1939, the day before Venezuela's Independence Day. Title cards read: "Especially for Venezuela. The great pitcher Alejandro Carrasquel plays in New York on the eve of the Venezuelan patriotic day." Shot of Simon Bolivar statue in New York's Central Park with 'Simon Bolivar El Libertador' written under it. Huge crowd at Yankee Stadium in New York to watch July 4 doubleheader between New York Yankees and Carrasquel's team, the Washington Senators. (NOTE: This crowd was mainly there to see the Yankees honor Lou Gehrig, their Hall of Fame first baseman, who had just been diagnosed with ALS.) Carrasquel (#14) pitches to Yankees in second game, gives up run-scoring triple, tags out another runner trying to reach first base. Carrasquel speaks to crowd through microphones in ceremony at home plate. Shot of Venezuelan flag on pole outside a building (Venezuelan embassy?). Men and women gathered at a cafeteria. Sign in large white letters reads 'Venezuela.'
A teenaged couple steals a bag from an unlocked car in a parking lot
A teenage boy smoking in a parking lot, accompanied by a girlfriend. The young man opens car door and steals a bag before walking away with the young woman. View of punch time clock in guard shack. A line chart showing the number of “Petty Larceny” cases committed each day of the week. Line chart showing the number of “Auto Theft” cases committed for each month, peaking in November. A line chart, with an analog clock beside it, illustrating the number of burglary cases committed for every hour of a day. A line chart, with an analog clock beside it, illustrating the number of “Preventable Crime” cases committed for every hour of a day.
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