German Luftwaffe aircraft bomb England in the Battle of Britain during World War II. German Luftwaffe He-111 bombers in flight. Pilots and gunners in the aircraft. Interior views of cockpit and crew in German He-111 aircraft. Aerial views of the formation of bomber aircraft in flight through clouds and approaching the British coast for a daylight raid. A co-pilot charts the route using a compass. Pilot is seen putting on an oxygen mask with assistance from another crew member as the bombers climb to high altitude. Gunners in their positions. Views of target zone approaching as seen from point of view of German bomber crew members in daytime. Pilot, navigator, gunner prepare for the attack. Aerial view of the target area. The Germans experience FLAK from British antiaircraft guns. Flak bursts near aircraft as seen from inside the German aircraft. "Bombs away" aerial views from the side, and from inside the German aircraft. Bombs descend on the targets. Scene shifts to bombardment at night. The German crew in the aircraft. Using search lights and antiaircraft guns, British attempt to hit the bombers. Multiple views of crew inside He-111 bombers from various angles, including behind nose gunner and bombardier. Flashes and explosions seen on the ground as bombs hit targets in London and elsewhere in Britain during blitzkrieg, or blitz attack.
Fuhrer Adolf Hitler in Berlin, Germany during World War II. Hitler returns to Germany after conquering France. In a Wehrmacht victory parade, crowds cheer as Hitler is driven through the streets of Berlin. Hitler in a convertible. He waves to the crowd gathered on either side of the streets. Nazi German soldiers salute Hitler while civilians cheer for the dictator. Other Nazi officers follow in several cars. Hitler waves, salutes and acknowledges the crowd. A huge crowd gathered outside a building. The Fuhrer arrives and greets the troops. Men, women and children wave to Hitler. The Swastika flag is raised on the building roof. SS troops control the unmanageable crowds. Hitler, Luftwaffe commander Genral Hermann Goring and other Nazi officers survey the huge crowds from the building balcony. Hitler and Goring salute the crowds. Shouting and cheering women and children greet Hitler.
Paris under German occupation during World War II. Pedestrians and cyclists on the streets of Paris. Cyclists on a street. A busy street with cyclists and pedestrians. A tram on the street. A street crowded with pedestrians. A woman in a hat walks among the pedestrians.
German occupied Paris during World War II. The Eiffel Tower. German soldiers read a Nazi newspaper under the Tower. A man types the news in a press. He organizes the newspaper layout and sets the type for the printing press. German officers supervise the process. They approve the print. An officer inspects and approves a final print of the newspaper. Workers print numerous copies of the newspaper. Workers pile up and make bundles of the printed papers. A man takes a bundle for distribution.
A broadcast of the German armistice conditions in Paris during World war II. A column in a Paris city square. Parisians crowd around to listen to a broadcast of the German armistice conditions from a van. French people including men, women and children among the crowd. Pedestrians and cyclists stop by to hear the broadcast. People look concerned and saddened as they listen. Some people cry and express grief as they hear the broadcast. French civilians discuss the broadcast.
The British Royal Marines control a local Arab war in Aden following independence from Britain. Royal Marine Commandos stand around a jeep and discuss a map on a jeep bonnet. Aerial view of the small township of Crater, located in the center of an extinct volcano. Royal Marine tanks advance on a road. Military vehicles including an ambulance. A Commando with a gun and ammunition belts keeps guard. Commandos stand near an ambulance on a road. Marine Commandos in position behind barricades and at check points, seal off the town.
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