German forces evacuating German civilians from the Eastern Front during World War 2. Baltic Sea convoy officers assist in the evacuation of German civilians from the eastern front, where they are threatened by advancing Soviet forces. German civilian refugees, mostly women, board a ship. Girls talk aboard and a mother feeds her child on the ship. Convoy of warships escorting transports back to Germany.
Latvian aviation volunteers, who serve with the German Luftwaffe, parade in a ceremony, following training, in Latvia, during World War 2. Opening scene shows the Latvian and German flags flanking a speaker's stand. An honor guard of helmeted Latvian soldiers, with rifles, is seen closeup. A German Luftwaffe (German Air Force) officer stands at the podium and speaks, as large number of young Latvian aviation volunteers listen. Then the Latvian volunteers march, passing in review before German and Latvian officers who render the Nazi salute. Closeup of the parading volunteers. (Not all wear wings, presumably, because many will be serving as mechanics, and in other aviation ground support roles.)
German forces defending against Soviet attacks on the Eastern Front in WW2. German officers in the field confer over maps. German infantry walking through mist in a forest. German halftrack Camouflaged with foliage, pulling camouflaged artillery field piece. A halftrack pulling an 88mm Flak gun. Closeup of German soldier smoking a cigarette. German Stug IVs moving through forest. Infantry walking along a dirt road interspersed with Stug IV tank destroyers camouflaged with foliage.German soldiers carrying MG 42 machine guns. German tank camouflaged in branches and foliage. Tank destroyers and infantry armed with panzerfaust, to combat Soviet armor. A Soviet tank hit and smoking across a field, and two more burning on a dirt road. An MG34 machine gun. German infantry hunkered down in woods. A lone Soviet tank speeding along a dirt road, as a German soldier, armed with panzerfaust, watches while lying in grass. Explosion as tank is ostensibly hit by panzerfaust. Shell striking Soviet tank. Closeups of several knocked out Soviet tanks. German soldiers examine wrecked Soviet T-34 tank and SU-100 tank destroyer. German Luftwaffe Junkers Ju-87 dive bomber aircraft flying low overhead and then bombing a building near Warsaw. Close up views of Ju-87 Stuka dive bombers in flight during dives. Spectacular explosion following a strike by Stuka.
United States Army and British forces conduct airlift operations in Europe during World War II. They airlift paratroopers from England to Arnhem Netherlands. Large number of Allied transport planes at a British airfield in England loaded with weapons, artillery and equipment. The planes and gliders take off one after the other. Fighter aircraft accompany transport planes guarding them from Luftwaffe. View from ground in town in Belgium as a mass of many Allied aircraft fly over towns of Belgium towards Holland's border. Large number of paratroopers of the Anglo-American Army jump from the airplanes. Sky is filled with paratroopers descending. Paratroopers quickly arrange themselves and start their operation. Soldiers fire mortars and rifles at the enemy.
United States Army and British Army airlifts paratroopers from England to the border of Holland during World War II. British and American transport airplanes and gliders land near Arnhem Holland (Netherlands). Soldiers, tanks and guns supplies offloaded and soldiers begin fighting with the enemy. Soldiers of Dutch Army aid the Allied forces. Allied soldiers rescue injured soldiers and advance towards enemy lines. Allied soldiers meet with Dutch Resistance or Dutch Underground Army members wearing identifying armbands. Group of German Army prisoners is seen including many young boy soldiers. Allied landing draws attention of German units allowing U.S. Army units to cross border into Germany. American soldiers near a bridge and crossing into Germany. They pass near railroad station at Roetgen Germany. Nazi German prisoners use horse carts and bicycle transport while being led away under Allied guard.
A crowd of civilians in Luxembourg cheer as the Allied forces enter and advance into Luxembourg. Prince Felix arrived with the Allied forces taken on shoulders by the crowd. He waves his hands towards the crowd. (World War II period).
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