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United States troops engage German forces at Saint Vith, Belgium, in World War II

Activities of United States troops in St Vith, Belgium, during World War 2. Destroyed road signs of St Vith and Malmedy. Smoke rises from knocked out German armor, burning.. View of burning 12 SS Panther tanks and destroyed German equipment. Destroyed vehicles from a German convoy contain captured American supplies. A destroyed car in which narrator says a German spy attempted a getaway. U.S. soldiers of an Intelligence and Reconnaissance platoon, from the 423rd Infantry Regiment, are seen after infiltrating 18 miles through enemy lines to reach American forces at St. Vith. They are being debriefed by another soldier. American anti-aircraft guns fire at attacking Luftwaffe aircraft all along the front. American soldiers watch the aerial activity. A U.S. soldier lying on the ground, after being struck by a 90mm unexploded anti-aircraft shell that fell back to earth and killed him. (He was a member of Service Company, 83rd Infantry Division.) Sky literally filled with contrails from Allied and German aircraft engaged in dogfights overhead.

Date: 1944, December
Duration: 1 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044526
Farmers protest against taxation as police tries to suppress them in Le Mons, Belgium.

Belgian farmers protest against taxes in Le Mons, Belgium. Farmers on tractors arrives in the city. Traffic on road. Farmers carry banners and tires with slogans about relaxation of taxes written on it. Protesters gather in front of the government Province Office. They throw vegetables and anything handy at the police. Police throws water at them. One young farmer lying on the road to stop a truck. Two girls on road, police throws water at them through hoses. Pile of tires burned on the road.

Date: 1963
Duration: 1 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046644
Ambassadors from Netherlands and Belgium speak about the German attack on their territories during World War II.

Ambassadors from Netherlands and Belgium in the United States. Official from Netherlands speaks about the German attack. He states that Germany has violated all norms. Netherlands is resisting the attack in its full power. Belgium ambassador talks about the German attack and the strategies to defend Belgium made by King Albert I of Belgium.

Date: 1940, May 15
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044331
Emperor Hirohito welcomes King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium for their visit to Japan

King Baudouin of Belgium, Queen Fabiola, Belgian Foreign Minister Henri Spaak and 11 members of the Royal Belgian Court arrive on a SABENA plane in Tokyo Haneda International Airport (4-3 Haneda-Kuko, 2-Chome, Ota-Ku, Tokyo 144, Japan). Line flags of both Japan and Belgium flying above airport terminal. Japanese Emperor Hirohito welcomes King Baudouin. King Baudouin shakes hands with the Japanese Crown Prince Akihito and his wife, Crown Princess Michiko. Japanese Prime Minister Hayato Ikeda, Foreign Minister Masayoshi Chira and members of the Japanese diplomatic corps can be seen welcoming the King and Queen of Belgium. Crown Princess Michiko welcomes Queen Fabiola. A line of Japanese honor guards welcome the King and Queen of Belgium. The royal motorcade drives away from the tarmac.

Date: 1964, January 20
Duration: 39 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078608
German invasion of Holland and Belgium, and the formal Dutch surrender during World War II.

The German assault on the Netherlands and Belgium during World War II. An animated map depicts the German campaign to capture Liege (Luttich) in Belgium, and Holland. German invasion of Holland and the Dutch surrender. Soldiers in prone position fire guns as they advance in a field. They run across a road, cross the Meuse (Maas) and the Albert Canal in boats. Soldiers come ashore and take cover. Smoke due to explosions. Tanks in a field. Bomb damaged buildings and bridges. Troops advance on tanks. A map of Holland depicts Rotterdam. A bridge in the city. Shops on the streets. Soldiers fire guns. German officers. Troops advance in vehicles over a bridge. Tanks on the streets. German soldiers march Belgian and Dutch prisoners of war. The Church of Saint-Pierre de Jandrain in Orp-Jauche, Wallonia, Belgium. Deserted streets in the city. German officers in cars. An officer greets the soldiers. German officers discuss a map and strategize during a meeting. Soldiers march with their belongings.

Date: 1940
Duration: 3 min 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675021739
German propaganda film about the battle of Belgium commencing 10 May 1940, in World War II

Film opens with date: 10 May 1940 (date of the German invasion of Luxembourg, Holland, and Belgium, in World War 2). Huge precise formation of German soldiers is shown. Alternating closeups of individual soldiers and camera pans across the formation. Animated map shows Germany, Belgium, France and Holland, plus Rein River, City of Lille, and Paris. It shows positions of English and French armies, ostensibly attacking from France, across Belgium and Holland, toward the German Ruhr region (but actually moving to repulse the German offensive). Belgian troops advancing on motorcycles past sandbagged buildings. The French border being opened followed by many French military vehicles, including trucks, trailers, artillery pieces, and some French Lorraine 37 tracked vehicles. A steam locomotive pulls a boxcar troop train. French and British Expeditionary Forces seen on the train. Many of the Allied soldiers sit in its doorways with their legs dangling. A French Char B1 heavy tank rumbles along a road. French light tanks. More views of Allied troops, including French Colonials, marching through towns and villages. Closeup of the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force, General the Viscount Lord Gort, with another British Commander. British troops in armored personnel carriers. British troops participating in Battle of France seen marching as someone is heard singing in background, about "washing day on the Siegfried line." Several British self-propelled heavy guns in motion. German army engineers detonating a charge followed by large explosions.

Date: 1940, May 10
Duration: 4 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675028009