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German troops on the firing line at the Eastern Front during the First World War.

German troops man a firing line on the Eastern front in World War I. Opening scene shows German army officers and soldiers in a trench. They all wear cloth hats, except for one soldier wearing the new 1916 model steel helmet. They don't seem too concerned about possible enemy fire. An officer stands up, relatively exposed, and points out directions. Several soldiers lean forward in the trench, next to one manning a 1916 model MG-08/15 machine gun with wooden gunstock and a pistol grip (Maschinengewehr 08/15).The principal gunner is suddenly struck by an enemy bullet and falls back from the line. Two other soldiers seize the machine gun before it can fall from its position. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)

Date: 1916
Duration: 17 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675045955
Tsar Nicholas II with a priest and other officials. Fallen soldiers are brought for burial, in World War I.

Russian officials along with Tsar Nicholas II arrive at a field cemetery on the Eastern front during World War I. A priest accompanies them as they walk. The officers and soldiers walk into a fenced area where fallen soldiers, in uniform, are laid out. soldiers unload more war dead from wagons and place them on the ground. Some houses are seen in the background. In a different setting, war dead, with some snow on them, are laid out on the ground. Tsar Nicholas II and officers are seen proceeding on horseback, ahead of marching troops. Snow covered fields in the background.

Date: 1916
Duration: 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675045957
German infantry, armored cars, half-tracks, and motorcycles approach a flaming town on the Russian border during WWII.

German troops battle in a town on the Russian border during World War II. A map of the Eastern Front in the European Theater. Wrecked military vehicles on the road. German infantry, armored cars, half-tracks, and motorcycles approach the flaming town. The convoy enters the town. Burning buildings. Soldiers in half-tracks. Troops marching. Soldiers near a stream. They mount camels and proceed through a grain field. Smoke due to explosions and charred buildings in the town.

Date: 1942
Duration: 2 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675021771
Kaiser Wilhelm II visits the front and meets the German troops in the European Theater.

Kaiser Wilhelm II visits the German troops on the front during World War I. Kaiser with the troops. The area covered with snow. Men wearing warm clothes. Trees in the area. Kaiser discuss with the officers. He gets into his car. Soldiers walk.

Date: 1916
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045960
A German convoy advances as troops capture a burning village on the Eastern Front during World War II.

German SS (Schutzstaffel) troops advance on the Eastern Front during World War II. A map depicts the Eastern Front. A German convoy including trucks, half-tracks, and artillery moves up on the Russian front. Camouflaged trucks, soldiers seated in half-tracks camouflaged with foliage. Panther tanks and infantry of 5.SS Wiking advance as artillery is fired. A German officer gives orders as soldiers load and fire artillery. Russian Prisoners of War (POWs) are marched to the rear. Officers and soldiers strategize using a map. An SS soldier fires an MG42 machine gun that is rested on another's shoulder. Soldiers amidst heavy firing and smoke from explosions. Soldiers in camouflaged helmets. A burning village is captured. Tanks and half-tracks advance into the village. Soldiers with guns cross a field, fire machine guns and artillery. An officer looks through binoculars. Bomb damaged and burning buildings.Soldiers among the ruins and rubble. Soldiers examine burning Russian tanks. Smoking tanks. German troops in discussion, drinking water and resting.

Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675021774
German medium bombers Heinkel He 111 in flight and on bombing mission at the Eastern Front

German troops at the Eastern Front during World War II. A map illustrates Eastern Prussian-Lithuanian border and movement of German troops into Daugavpils, Kaunas, Brest-Litovsk and Grodno.. German troops fire artillery. Smoke arises due to fire. A view of a damaged building. A German soldier runs. Troops roundup all Russian prisoners. Prisoners march in a group. German medium bombers Heinkel He 111 in flight during a bombing mission. A pilot wearing a helmet in the cockpit. The bomber drops bombs. Smoke arises doe to explosion. Russian prisoners march. The bomber drops bomb on the target.

Date: 1941
Duration: 1 min 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675047140