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German battleship SMS Schleswig-Holstein bombards the Westerplatte fort in the port of the Polish town of Danzig (Gdansk)

Wide views of the German training ship SMS Schleswig-Holstein as it sails into the Polish port city of Danzig (Gdansk), beginning the German invasion of Poland in World War II. The Deutschland class battleship had been stationed close to the harbor since August 25th under the pretenses of a ceremonial visit, but 225 German soldiers were hiding belowdecks. In the morning of September 1st, the battleship fires on the fortified Polish munitions depot on the Westerplatte Peninsula, the first shots of World War II. Views onboard the Schleswig-Holstein of German sailors firing guns and Captain Gustav Kleikamp looking on through binoculars. After the bombardment, a white Polish surrender flag is visible flying from a building onshore. A "Westerplatte" peninsula sign and the ruined walls of the Westerplatte fort are shown from onboard a boat in the port of Danzig. German and Polish officers discuss surrender terms. German soldiers distribute cigarettes to battle-weary Polish Navy prisoners of war.

Date: 1939, September 1
Duration: 1 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675080839
Soldiers prepare and pack various material and supplies for delivery over Papua New Guinea (WW2)

Troop carriers drop supplies for troops at war over a lake in Papua New Guinea during World War II . Various material and supplies being prepared for delivery. Wheel barrow parts dropped from planes. The parts are then reassembled for use. Barbed wire dropped with the supplies. Soldiers organize and pack mails for the troops in sacks. Soldiers wrap Gelignite between two sand bags for minimum damage during drops. Rations packed in neatly stacked cartons. Soldiers prepare and pack ammunition for machine guns and mortars, as well as grenades for delivery. A soldier packs medical supplies into boxes. Two soldiers wrap the packed supplies in cloth. Another soldier attaches a parachute to the medical supplies.

Date: 1944
Duration: 3 min 4 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675020561
German soldiers fire artillery on the Lake Ladoga front in Russia (WW2)

German soldiers fire artillery on the Lake Ladoga front in Russia during World War II. Soldiers fire from behind barricades. Machine guns fired. Smoke from explosions. Destroyed Russian war materiel scattered over the terrain. Soldiers examine charred Russian heavy tanks. A General shakes hands with soldier with four tank destruction badges on his sleeve.

Date: 1943
Duration: 1 min 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675020587
German antiaircraft and fighter aircraft defend material in North Africa and capture British pilot

A map shows French Tunisia in North Africa, during World War 2. A ship at a Tunisian port. German and Italian soldiers transfer boxes from the ships to waiting trucks. Soldiers roll and align barrels. German soldiers load and fire an antiaircraft gun. A German fighter plane defends material stockpiled in North Africa. Smoke due to bombardment by the aircraft. A truck on the road. British aircraft is downed and British pilot captured. Axis soldiers folding up the parachute of the British prisoner of war. The captured British pilot near the wrecked British aircraft.

Date: 1942
Duration: 1 min 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Portuguese
Clip: 65675020598
German and Soviet tanks clash on the Eastern Front.

Soviet airplanes in flight over German positions on the eastern front during World War 2. German soldiers fire machine guns at aircraft. Smoke from bombardment. Bombing in the fields. German soldiers run for cover. A clash between Soviet and German tanks and a Soviet tank is destroyed by German tanks. Soviet tanks and German tanks during battle. Soldiers fire antiaircraft guns and artillery including closeup views firing a light field howitzer. A destroyed U.S. tank (from lend-lease program). Closeup of gaping hole in tank. Destroyed Soviet tanks. A demolished Soviet train in flames. (World War II period).

Date: 1943
Duration: 3 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Portuguese
Clip: 65675020612
An institution for young girls in Spain.

A town nestled among hills in Spain. A woman under a tree. Teenage girls descend the steps at a Spanish educational institution or boarding school, during World War 2. Girls salute during the morning assembly. Flags are hoisted. Young women stand around the flag post. Girls seated in groups at tables for breakfast. They sit outside and sew. Outdoor activities in the playground. A group of girls on a path in the forest. They kneel before a Christian religious cross. (World War 2 period.)

Date: 1944
Duration: 49 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Portuguese
Clip: 65675020616