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The invasion of Poland, Dunkirk evacuation, Second Armistice, and London Blitz during World War II.
'50 Years of Cinematography' depicts the role of military and news cameramen during World War II. Germany starts the War. Invasion of Poland in 1939: German Nazi Luftwaffe bombers in flight over Warsaw. Explosions due to the bombardment. Burning and damaged buildings in the war torn city. Civilians amidst rubble and ruins. Soldiers and civilians look at corpses on a sidewalk. A woman with her child cries. A man walks on a street. Dunkirk Evacuation in 1940: Allied troops evacuated from the Dunkirk coast. Allied troops on ships. Smoke rises from a ship under German attack. Soldiers wade through the water towards waiting ships. Burning ships. The Second Armistice at Compiegne after the German victory in the Battle of France, 1940: German troops stand at attention. German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler, President of the Reichstag Hermann Goering, German Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel and other German officers arrive at the venue. The leaders and officers walk past the soldiers at attention. Hitler gives the Nazi salute. The Blitz, London in 1940-1941: Bomb damaged buildings. Cars and pedestrians amidst ruins and rubble on the streets. A train over a collapsed wall. Civilians in a horse cart. A wrecked bus in a damaged building. Rescue workers among the rubble. Clouds over the city.
German troops advance, French prisoners in a camp, and engineers rebuild railroads and bridges in France and the Low Countries.
The German invasion of France and the Low Countries during World War II. German troops march past a gate. A sign on the wall reads 'Jeanne D'Arc'. The soldiers walk past a statue. Soldiers with war equipment in horse carriages. German officers on horses. Soldiers on motorbikes and on foot. French civilians cheer and salute the Germans. Cologne: French POWs (prisoners of war) marched by the Germans. The prisoners at a camp. French African prisoners play cards, smoke, rest. They receive food from their German captors. The soldiers smile and perform a native dance. German troops and horse carts advance through ruins in a town. German engineers supervise the repair of railway tracks in Amsterdam and other parts of the Low Countries. The soldiers build bridges, railroads, tracks and tunnels. A train with a Nazi flag on the engine crosses over a rebuilt railway bridge.
German artillery, shells and other weapons captured by Canadian troops are displayed on a field during World War I.
Huge numbers of German 7.7 cm artillery field pieces (Feldkanones) and other artillery of various kinds, captured by Canadian forces during a battle in World War 1. Camera pans over the guns, arranged in neat rows by type, in a large storage area. Shells for the artillery are also arranged in rows on the ground in front of the weapons. Also seen on the ground are rows of machine guns. A British officer steps amongst the captured military weapons.
Ruins of the Canal du Nord in France. French and British officials and Generals visit war torn sites
Opens with camera panning over debris filled Canal du Nord and then continuing along and up its concrete sides to the top. British troops walk along the high ground above the opposite side of the damaged canal. Next, Commander of British forces, Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, and French Premier, Georges Clemenceau, step from their respective automobiles, and walk together in a war torn area in France, during World War 1. Other officials and military officers join them. Closeup of British Field Marshal Sir Julian Byng, Commander of the Third Army, conversing with another General officer and then with a French priest Other officers stand behind him and a dog sits on the ground, nearby. Premier Clemenceau with a French General speaking to French women in a city. A civilian official (wearing a black mourning armband) joins them. Next, Haig and Clemenceau are seen walking together toward an honor guard of French soldiers, drawn up in formation along the roadside. The proceed to a contingent of British troops, including a military band, standing in formation. Haig and Clemenceau walk through the ranks inspecting the troops. They are next seen as Marshal Haig introduces British General Sir Herbert Plumer to Premier Clemenceau. French soldiers stand at attention in the background. Views of different officers and officials conversing, including Field Marshal Sir Julian Byng speaking with General Plumer. The statesmen and Generals then visit the damaged former German headquarters. Sign above the building reads:”Kommandantur.” The building is pockmarked by shell and bullet holes. Clemenceau leads the party exiting the building. Debris covers the front steps. Clemenceau and Haig return to the same car, saying farewell to others in the party. An officer places a carriage robe over the French Premier’s legs, and they drive away. Next scene is on the outskirts of Ypres, as the remains of a damaged hospital are demolished by British Forces after it was deemed dangerous and unusable due to German shelling.
Effects of Ford Model T automobiles on American life; scenes of early road and highway development and sightseeing trips
A man driving a 1917 Ford model T roadster along a severely rutted mud-filled street. A 1917 Ford Model T, one ton truck, trapped in mud. Frustrated driver gets out and kicks a rear tire. Road building crews at work with horse-drawn equipment. Road construction with large steam powered machinery. A 1917 model T roadster driving along a new smooth concrete road. Women making purchases at a sidewalk stand and placing them into their Ford Model T sedan. A doctor arrives at house of a patient, in a Ford Model T roadster. Americans driving Ford Model T cars in the National Parks circa 1920s. Cars driving past a giant redwood tree. Man in a Ford Model T stopped beside woods and feeding a bear in a National Park, as a Park Ranger stands nearby. Ford Model T driving through the tunnel cut in the "Wawona" giant sequoia tree, in the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias at Yosemite National Park. A 1918 Ford Model T touring car parked at a picnic site, with family sitting at picnic table nearby. Families with Ford Model T cars, engaged in outdoor activities, picnicking, and gathering wild flowers. Two men making their Model T into a shelter for overnight camping. Family picnicking at a beach; their Model T parked on road above. A man in a 1920s era swim suit carries a basket for a picnic to others in his family seated near rocks. 1920s or 1930s boy and girl children playing on a beach; picking up seaweed; and wading in the surf, near large rocks.
American soldiers advance and fire rifles at battlefield during World War 1 Battle of Saint-Mihiel
U.S. soldiers during the Battle of St. Mihiel grand offensive during World War I. Soldiers seated in a field. Soldiers resting on a battlefield. Trees in the background. A tank moves on a field. Smoke from firing and bombardment on the battlefield in the valley, as seen from elevated camera placement. U.S. Army soldiers advancing. Some of the soldiers lying in prone positions. One begins to fix bayonet. American soldiers firing rifles.
