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Actions of Germany and Russia at the beginning of World War II

Events leading to start of World War 2. Contingents of German army troops and black uniformed SS (Schutzstaffel) troops parading past Hitler on reviewing stand in German city. Hitler youth at a rally in a stadium. Hitler addressing an open air assembly, shaking his fist, yelling about the might of Germany in an animated fashion. Women holding signs reading: "Down with War and Fascism," and "Aid the Allies." 1939 edition of the New York Times carries headline about Nazi pact with Soviets and of Estonia giving Moscow air and sea bases. Views of Soviet leaders, Joseph Stalin, Vyacheslav Molotov, and General Boris Mikhailovitch Shaposhnikov, preparing to meet with German foreign minister Joachim von Ribbentrop for signing of Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact agreeing to non-aggression between Germany and the Soviet Union. Von Ribbentrop descending from his airplane for the meeting. Scenes of German attack and invasion of Poland, September 1, 1939. Vehicles carrying German troops on the move. German Stuka, Ju87 dive bombers peeling off in dives and dropping bombs. German He-111 bomber in flight. Many explosions and collapsing buildings and destruction depicted. Soviet T-26 Twin-Turret Cavalry Tank seen moving through snow as it crosses Polish frontier, on September, 17, 1939. Soviet troops charging into Poland in the snow. The two forces meet in central Poland. Newspaper cartoon of the time shows Hitler and Stalin politely addressing each other in deprecating terms. Soviet icebreaker opening the way for German warships. German submarine making way on the surface, ostensibly from a base in Murmansk, and firing at a surface ship with its 88mm deck gun. A French fighter plane spinning towards earth and pilot parachuting. Narrator speaks of French Communists sabotaging electrical systems on the aircraft. The plane burning on the ground. German troops marching along the Champs Elysee, with the Arch of Triumph in background. German troops firing artillery at Soviet forces. Wooden buildings burning. German soldier taking a prisoner.

Location: Poland
Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 36 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064330
Life under Soviet domination in Eastern Europe following World War II

Legislators entering a hall in Czechoslovakia, in 1948. Inside,an image of the Small Coat of Arms of the Republic of Czechoslovakia (1920) dominates the scene. New scene shows Gustav Husak, acting Prime Minister, delivering an address urging support for the Communist Party. The next sequence shows violent Communist-led demonstrations, as armed trade unionists riot in the Prague streets, attacking the offices of the political opposition. Police attempt to restore order. On February 25, 1948, the communists achieve a Czechoslovak coup d'état. On February 27th, Czech President, Edvard Benes, receives a delegation including communist Premier Klement Gottwald and the 12 new members of the cabinet, at the Presidential Palace. He is seen signing documents accepting the communist cabinet. Change of scene shows Czech Foreign Minister, Jan Masaryk, giving a speech rejecting the change. (He remained in office, but died under suspicious circumstances on On March 10, 1948.) View of Masaryk in his casket. Mourners at his funeral.The Czech Parliament Building with flag at half staff. President Benes seen strolling, using a cane, accompanied by his wife, Hana Benes, in the garden of their summer home, Benesova vila, in Sezimovo Usti. Narrator notes that he refused to sign a new constitution drawn up by the communists. He died of natural causes at his villa on September 3, 1948. Scenes of his funeral and of him in his casket. Views of Benes' state funeral, with mourners lining the streets. View of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Narrator describes circumstances using Churchill's term "Iron Curtain." A communist parade in an Eastern European city. A person who was roughed up on the street. View of East German uprising in 1953, being suppressed with Soviet tanks. Uprising in Poland in 1955 being put down by local police and Russian soldiers. Polish musicians playing and examples of Polish political cartoons permitted under relaxed communist rule.

Location: Czechoslovakia
Date: 1955
Duration: 2 min 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675064332
American workers load treasures of Egyptian King Tutankhamun onto USS Sylvania at the Navy Station in Norfolk, Virginia.

Ancient Egyptian archaeological artifacts at the Navy Station in Norfolk, Virginia. Treasures of Egyptian King Tutankhamun (King Tut) being loaded on USS Sylvania. They are on loan from Cairo Museum for a five city U.S. tour. American workers move crates and baskets with the help of small transport vehicles aboard the ship. Heavy structure being lifted by cranes. Archaeological treasure packed in wooden boxes.

Location: Norfolk Virginia USA
Date: 1976, September
Duration: 2 min 39 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675064347
American workers off-load treasures of King Tutankhamun from USS Sylvania at the Navy Station in Norfolk, Virginia.

American workers off-load loaned Egyptian treasures of Egyptian King Tutankhamun from the USS Sylvania at the Navy Station in Norfolk, Virginia. Treasures of Egyptian King Tut seen being off-loaded in boxes, from USS Sylvania. American workers place boxes in small transport vehicles. Men strap the boxes carefully. Heavy structure being lifted by cranes. Archaeological treasure packed in wooden boxes, on loan from Cairo Museum for a five city United States tour.

Location: Norfolk Virginia USA
Date: 1976, September 2
Duration: 2 min 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675064348
USS Sylvania at the Navy Station in Norfolk, Virginia and American workers load boxes aboard the ship.

American workers load treasures of Egyptian King Tutankhamun (King Tut) onto USS Sylvania at the Navy Station in Norfolk, Virginia. USS Sylvania docked at the Navy Station. Cars parked in the foreground. Crowds standing next to the ship watch. A van with 'North American' written on it, drives past the workers. American civilians and workers work aboard the ship carrying the King Tut treasures on loan from Cairo Museum for a five city tour in the USA.

Location: Norfolk Virginia USA
Date: 1976, September 1
Duration: 1 min 51 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675064350
American workers load ancient Egyptian artifacts onto USS Sylvania with the help of cranes and forklifts in Norfolk, Virginia.

American workers load treasures of EgyptianKing Tutankhamun (King Tut) onto USS Sylvania at the Navy Station in Norfolk, Virginia. American workers load wooden boxes onto cranes. The wooden boxes being lifted by forklifts and placed on platforms. A worker drives the forklift. Large wooden boxes of Egyptian King Tut Mask's treasure being loaded on the ship with the help of cranes. A worker fastens a box with a rope. An official with papers in hand gives directions to the workers. The treasures are on loan from Cairo Museum for a tour of five U.S. cities.

Location: Norfolk Virginia USA
Date: 1976, September 1
Duration: 2 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675064352
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