NATO assists Netherlands in flood relief operations. Netherlands troops work on dikes. View from inside a U.S. Air Force C-119 aircraft dropping relief supplies, including inflated rafts, over flood threatened areas of Netherlands. Netherlands troops dump material from a truck to reinforce dike. Troops and civilians work on dikes.
Animated map showing American and British paratroops being dropped in Holland toward Eindhoven, Nijmegen, and Arnhem, and British ground forces advancing past Antwerp, during World War 2. British paratroopers seen inside C-47 (Dakota) aircraft as they head for Arnhem, on the Rhine (Rhein) River. Their parachutes fill the sky as they jump from their aircraft. They assemble on the ground, as one of the transport aircraft is seen diving and crashing in the background.The British paratroops move through outskirts of town. Scene shifts to U.S. airborne units landing at Eindhoven, in gliders. One of the gliders flips over on landing. American airborne units joining up with the advancing British ground troops. Views of the undamaged bridge at Nijmegen. The British forces encounter fierce German resistance that prevents their joining with their airborne troops at Arnhem.British troops dug in and firing mortars and small arms at Arnhem. Allied aircraft airdropping supplies to the dug in forces. A supply airplane shot down and crashing. British wounded soldiers being carried on stretchers.
Queen Juliana of the Netherlands celebrates her 40th birthday at the Soestdijk Palace (Amsterdamsestraatweg 1, 3744 AA Baarn, Netherlands) in Baarn, Netherlands. Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld (husband of Queen Juliana) and their daughters, Princess Beatrix and Princess Irene, accompany Queen Juliana. Many children are gathered outside the royal palace to greet the queen with balloons. Some children present helium balloons to Queen Juliana's daughters. Thousands of balloons are set free in the sky. A small child carrying balloon stands in a window. Small boy holds flowers in hands. Queen Juliana watches the balloons in delight. Prince Bernhard smokes a cigar. Princess Marijke (Princess Christina of the Netherlands), the youngest daughter of Queen Juliana, carrying a balloon while standing in a window. A small Dutch boy brings flowers. People lining up to give flowers to Queen Juliana.
French President Rene Coty arrives at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport for a four-day official visit to the Netherlands. An airplane parked on Schiphol Airport (Evert van de Beekstraat 202, 1118 CP Schiphol, Netherlands). French President Coty comes out of the airplane. Pilots saluting. Soldiers and officials gather at the airport to greet the French president. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands welcome President Coty. Flags of France and the Netherlands flying on flagpoles. Dutch people clapping. President Coty seated in a horse-drawn carriage with his wife, Germaine Coty. Rene Coty’s parade in Amsterdam. The carriage drives past on a street. People with small French flags gather along the sides of the street to greet President Coty. Children wave towards the French president. Dutch honor guard standing. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard walking. President Coty waves at Dutch children and adults in front of Garage Ben Maltha in Rotterdam. President Coty waves at people. Prince Bernhard accompanies President Coty.
Anti-communist protestors riot in support of the Hungarian Uprising of 1956, and against Soviet efforts to stop the Hungarian revolution. The crowds demonstrate holding torch light and banners in West Berlin. People set a structure on fire during the demonstration in Paris, France. People outside the Communist Party Headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands demonstrate. The angry crowd throws objects at the Felix Meritis building, located at 324 Keizersgracht, Centrum, Amsterdam, Netherlands, site of the offices of the Communist Party of the Netherlands. Broken glass in a window outside the headquarters offices of the Communist Party of the Netherlands.. The protestors seen people outside the Felix Meritis building.
A documentary film titled 'The Netherlands' on the geography and the people in the Netherlands. The map of Europe. The map outlines Netherlands. Germany and Belgium also located on the map. Another map locates North and South Holland. Windmills in an area. A man and woman walking on a street with children. The woman with a child in a stroller. Traffic passing on the street. Buildings along the sides of the street. A steam boat underway on a river.