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A U.S. soldier examines a crematorium and a gas chamber at Natzweiler- Struthof camp in France during World War II.

Natzweiler-Struthof (or Natwiller-Struthof), a German concentration camp and extermination camp, in France used by the Nazis for political prisoners from Belgium and France during World War II. A U.S. soldier examines urns used for ashes of victims. A crematorium, blood stained coffins and a gas chamber at the camp. An examination or experiment procedure table with indented fluid drains, that drains into a sink below.

Date: 1944, December 2
Duration: 2 min 14 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675073872
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler re militarizes the Rhineland, Germany and denounces the Locarno Pact.

German Chancellor Adolf Hitler reoccupies the Rhineland and denounces the Locarno Pact in 1936. The signing of the Locarno Treaties in London, England in 1925. Officials arrive at the building where the Locarno Treaties are to be signed. Chancellor Hans Luther of Germany affixes his signature to the Locarno Treaty assuring peace to all the principal countries of Europe. At the head of the table in the center are Stanley Baldwin and Sir Austin Chamberlain, leaders of the British Delegation. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles on 7th March 1936 by sending German military forces into the Rhineland demilitarized zone along the Rhine River in western Germany. Mobilized German troops march over the Hohenzollern bridge in Cologne, Germany. The troops march along a road. Cologne Cathedral in the background. A German crowd cheers as the German soldiers parade. Swastika banners hang from buildings. German troops parading in Dusseldorf. The troops on horseback and horse-carriages pass along narrow streets of Dusseldorf. Parading troops are cheered by a crowd in Frankfurt am Main. German troops parade in front of a building during a wreath laying ceremony followed by Chancellor Hitler and other Nazi officials. Newspaper headlines about Hitler denouncing the Locarno Pact. A government minister with press. French Prime Minister Albert Sarraut at a microphone reassures the security of France. Belgium soldiers march along a street.

Date: 1937
Duration: 2 min 50 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: French
Clip: 65675075154
Lord of Admiralty Churchill speaks to Britain's stronger position during World War II, during a speech in London.

A speech by British Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill in London, England during World War 2. He states that Britain is in stronger position than it was at the start of the war. He says that fate of Holland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Poland and Austria will be decided by the victory of Britain and French Republic.

Date: 1939, November 27
Duration: 1 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675075695
The U.S. Army Signal Corps in War and Peace. Descriptions and demonstrations of VT (proximity-fused) munitions

Opening scene shows troops of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne Division engaged at Bastogne, Belgium, during the Battle of the Bulge, in 1944, during World War II. They advance through fires and set up defenses in buildings, firing rifles from apartment windows. Outside, riflemen fire from behind a concrete barrier. Closeup of one firing his M1 Garand rifle. Glimpses of infantry firing mortars and walls falling to mortar fire. Gun crews firing heavy field artillery pieces, some under camouflage nets and others in the open. Intervening slate reads: "VT." and introduces postwar discussion of Signal Corps-developed proximity fuse, using animated cartoon. Shows how it proximity shells increase their explosive envelope compared to regular time fused munitions. U.S. Army gunner fire a number of proximity shells that burst above ground targets in the distance. A cartoon shows the proximity fused munition being used by a fighter aircraft. A Republic P-47 fighter plane is seen firing VT munitions from guns in its wings. Aerial bombs falling. A line of VT bombs exploding above ground.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675075813
An armored convoy of U.S. Army 113th Cavalry Regiment advances towards the Belgian border.

U.S. 113th Cavalry Regiment in Belgium during World War II. An armored convoy including M8 armored cars and M5A1 light tanks advances towards the Belgian border. A sign board on a street reads: 'Rumegies'. A jeep and M8 passes in the foreground.

Date: 1944, September 3
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675076513
USAF Aviation Cadets attend classes in Preflight school at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas.

View of Aviation Cadet barracks at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.. Two soft drink machines near the front entrance have a sign on them reading: "Top Tigers." A two-blade propeller tops a vertical steel shaft protruding from an aircraft propeller hub set on the lawn. A single prop blade also sticks up from the lawn. Cadets double-time out of the barracks and along the walkways. They are followed by eight Cadet officers who walk in a single line, led by their Cadet Colonel. The cadet officers take up positions at the head of the other .cadets who are in a block formation according to height, with the tallest in the front rank and shortest in the rear. The cadet colonel gives marching orders to the group and leads them in a march to a training building.The cadets then enter the building in single file, removing their hats as they come under cover. Next they are seen seated in a classroom where an Air Force Lieutenant, instructor, describes an aircraft radial engine, with the help of a cutaway training aid. Another group of cadets is seen in a classroom where an Air Force officer is pointing at a map of China. An instructor places silhouettes of a Soviet MIG 15 fighter aircraft on a projection glass. A cartoon about preventing oversupply is seen on projection plate of an overhead projector. Other charts projected deal with: Components of Air Power; the M1911A1 45 caliber semi-automatic pistol; and personal characteristics. Closeups of cadets, including a foreign exchange cadet from Belgium, who steps to the front of the room to speak to the cadets. One cadet stands to ask a question.

Date: 1950
Duration: 2 min 57 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675077920