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German forces invade Poland September 1, 1939, in onset of World war II.
Invading German infantry are seen advancing at a slow pace into Polish regions bordering Germany. They carry weapons and supplies on pack horses. Austrian troops and Mountaineers ascend hills and mountains on the Southern flank. Views of residents happily welcoming the invading troops in former German areas (West Prussia, Poznan, and Upper Silesia). Women and children throw flowers to German troops riding in a Sd.Kfz. 11 special motorized vehicle (Sonderkraftfahrzeug) towing an artillery piece. They throw flowers at German soldiers in a Sd.Kfz. 231 8-Rad armored personnel carrier. A group of mostly women and children waver enthusiastically from the front of what looks like a school building. Another group of welcoming residents includes several men in military uniforms. They wave as mounted German troops and horses pass. A local man tears down a Polish street sign. Crowds watch and cheer a passing German Panzer IV Ausf E with a short-barreled 75-millimeter gun. German officers riding in open staff cars are surrounded by cheering crowds as they make their way with difficulty through the throng. Crowds give Nazi salute and call out "Sieg Heil." German troops march with difficulty through the center of the crowds.
First motion pictures obtained covering the German attacks against Poland in 1939, at start of World War II
First scene shows a German sentry walking past Heinkel He-111 bombers parked on an airfield. German soldiers stripped to their waists leave their tents on sandy soil and carry bombs over their shoulders. Other soldiers grapple with a heavy wooden box of ammunition. Camera pans over a line of parked Junkers Ju 87 (Stuka) dive bombers. Closeup of bomb mounted under a Ju-87. German airmen look over maps before departing on a bombing mission. Line of parked He-111 bombers in background. German airmen don flying gear and proceed to their aircraft. They enter through hatch in botton of the fuselage. Ground crewmen crank an engine on a bomber to start it. It then taxis out for takeoff. Several Stuka dive bombers take off in a loose formation. View from beneath as an He-111 bomber flies over the camera position. More Stuka dive bombers flying in formation above the airfield. Formation of He-111 bombers in formation overhead. View of pilot inside a bomber as it flies over a river. Large formation of bombers overhead. View from cockpit of aircraft engine and propeller during flight. View of bombardier inside a bomber, looking through his bomb sight. Downward view through his canopy. View through window in one bomber of another beside it in formation. Downward view from bottom canopy of land below a bomber. Some bombers in flight in mist. Smoke rising from bomb strike. More He-111s in flight. More smoke rising from bombings. Smoke beginning to obscure everything.
"Tale of a City" Polish citizens evacuate, scavenge on horse carcass, fire cannon at Luftwaffe during aerial bombing of Warsaw by Nazi Germany in WW2
Coat of arms of the city of Warsaw, the capital of Poland. Aerial bombing of Warsaw by German Luftwaffe during the invasion of Poland in World War 2. German soldiers fire artillery. People run for safety in devastated streets of Warsaw. A building in Warsaw lay in ruins. Soldiers and tanks rolling through country after Dunkirk. Warsaw in smoke during aerial bombings by German Luftwaffe. A burned car on street in Warsaw. Polish citizens evacuating as streets of Warsaw in smoke from German aerial bombings. Dead horses in Warsaw street. Polish man cuts horse carcass for meat. Horse skeleton after being scavenged by hungry Poles. People evacuate from burning Warsaw Radio building. German occupying forces enter Warsaw. In Rakow, near Warsaw, Polish and German officers, including Polish officer Kutrzwea and Colonel Aleksander Praglowski along with General Johannes von Blaskowitz sign the surrender of Warsaw in a railroad car on 29 September 1939
German troops advance and rebuild bridges in Bromberg, Poland (Bydgoszcz Poland) during World War II.
German invasion of Poland during World War II. German cavalry and infantry units advance across Bromberg, Poland (Bydgoszcz Poland). Soldiers on motorcycles advance. Soldiers crawl on the ground in a wooded area. Tanks roll across an area. German troops enter a city. German population welcome them. A man removes a Polish sign from a wall. Tanks and troops advance across an area. Damaged bridges across a river. German soldiers rebuild wrecked bridges. German soldiers in carts and tanks move across a bridge.
Mayor of Gdynia in Poland, surrenders to the Germans and German troops march in the city.
Germany invades Poland. German soldiers on streets in Gdynia, Poland. The Mayor of Gdynia surrenders to the Commander of the German troop. Soldiers stand in front of food grain sacs. Troops march in the city with rifles in their hands. German battleships fire at Polish enemy and clear the bay of Danzig, Poland.
British prosecutor Shawcross presents crimes by Nazi leaders during Nuremberg Trials; scenes from Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact signing
Trial of Nazi leaders for war crimes in Nuremberg, Germany soon after the end of World War 2. British Chief Prosecutor Hartly W Shawcross presents count no 2, crimes against peace involving wars of aggression in violation of international treaties and agreements. A document reveals Adolf Hitler's plans to occupy Poland. Footage showing Soviet Leader Joseph Stalin and Germany's Joachim Von Ribbentrop as they sign non-aggression pact between Russia and Germany on August 23, 1939 (also called the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact). Germany prepares to occupy Poland as Pope Pius XII and President Franklin D Roosevelt appeal for peace just before start of World War II.
