German prisoners of war led away by the U.S. soldiers capturing Coblenz during World War 2. German soldiers come out of a gate with their hands raised followed by an American soldier. German soldiers led away. U.S. soldiers try to break down a door. A German lady comes out of a building and a U.S. soldier points out the way to her. A soldier enters the police headquarters at Coblenz. German prisoners of war led away by United States soldiers. A German soldier with a paper in his hand. German soldiers walking and seated with their hands above their heads. American soldiers smiling.
German prisoners work in United States, in a Prisoner of War (POW) camp in World War 2. Wooden houses of American officers and prisoners at a camp in United States. A sign reads 'Prisoners of War at work do not approach'. The prisoners work.
U.S. Army soldiers and U.S. war correspondents in France shortly after the Invasion of France by Allied forces. A war correspondent walks on a Normandy beach. Many triangular beach obstacles with mines attached to them placed there by German forces and slave laborers. A French family poses outside a house. A young girl poses and smiles. U.S. troops advancing to attack at the St. Lo line. Views of the city of Valognes. Military vehicles and U.S. Army soldiers pass by destroyed buildings in Valognes. A U.S. war correspondent walks on city streets. Correspondent seated at the edge of a fountain with Allied flags in the background. HE signs an autograph for a young boy.
Former American war correspondents visit Amsterdam, Netherlands to mark the 25th anniversary of Allied invasion of Europe in World War II. A sign on a building reads 'Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky' (NH Collection Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Dam 9, 1012 JS Amsterdam, Netherlands) in Amsterdam. Two correspondents carry a pink wreath with the Dutch flag as others follow them. Two men hold the wreath together as a “de Bijenkorf” truck pass by. The reporters place the wreath at the National Monument war memorial (Dam, 1012 JL Amsterdam, Netherlands) in Dam Square, designed by J.J.P. Oud, opposite the Hotel Krasnapolsky. A photographer takes photos of the event. Correspondents and their wives talking. A correspondent draws a sketch of the National Monument, its Obelisk visible in the drawing. The reporter draws the sketch of the National Monument from his notebook as some people watch him. The Obelisk of the National Monument near Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky.
Series 'Why We Fight' episode "Prelude to War" depicts the battles during World War II. United States soldiers parade on street lead by a band. Japanese bombing attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. The London Blitz with buildings destroyed and burning. The Eiffel Tower in Paris with Nazi flag flying atop it. German troops marching into Paris, through the Arc de Triomphe. Japanese warplanes bombing shanghai, China, in 1937. Chinese residents running for shelter. Glimpse of German "Schwerer Gustav" 80 cmrailway gun firing during German offensive against Soviet Union in 1941. German forces entering Czechoslovakia in 1938. German mounted troops entering France in 1940. Heavy guns firing. German ships en route to Norway 1940. German Ju-52 aircraft flying low over trees. Montage showing rapid succession of war scenes, including heavy guns firing, smoke rising, explosions, an aircraft shot down and crashing straight down, German armor on the move, German Ju-52 aircraft dropping paratroopers into Holland and one flying over Athens, Greece, with Mount Lykabettus in the background. More of the same with Narrator mentioning Belgium, Albania, Yugoslavia, and Russia (where citizens are seen digging anti-tank trenches and fortifications). Cavalry charging across a field. A German tank rolling forward. A German Dornier Do-17 bomber taking off, and bombs falling.
Actions of Italy leading up to World War II. Animated map shows Japan and the Sea of Japan on world globe. Benito Mussolini gives a speech. Italian troops invade Ethiopia. Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie addressing the League of Nations. Ethiopian native leaders and tribal soldiers gather with Emperor Selassie and pledge allegiance to him and Ethiopia at a rally against the Italian invasion. Ethiopian fighters with spears and bare feet battling well-armed Italian soldiers in vain. Newspaper heading reads 'Mussolini invades Ethiopia'. Italian aircraft drops bombs on Ethiopia. President Franklin Roosevelt in his speech denounces the Italians invading Ethiopia, noting that civilians including women and children "were being ruthlessly murdered with bombs from the air." Animations depicting the rapid speed at which the earth can be traveled by air compared to formerly by ship. Thatch roofs huts being burned by Italian soldiers in Ethiopia. Similar scenes of civilian dwellings being burned by Japanese forces in Manchuria circa 1931. Mussolini, Hitler, and Goering meeting and discussing plans over a map. The three leaders are seen smiling and laughing. Camera view from low near Hitler's feet showing Adolf Hitler raising his hand in a Nazi salute. Brief scenes of fire burning through buildings in a war torn city; German forces digging ditches or foundations; Civilians waiting in line for food relief; children putting on gas masks and raising rifles while in prone position during a training exercise; dead bodies of war victims in China.
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