British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain makes a speech at Heston Airport in London, England after returning from a meeting with Adolf Hitler in Berchtesgarden, Bavaria. A Lockheed aircraft with Prime Minister Chamberlain on board taxis at Heston Airport. News cameramen await the arrival of the Prime Minister. Chamberlain steps from the aircraft and shakes hands with British Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax. His aircraft is surrounded by officials, well wishers, and members of the press. He struggles through the crowd intermingled with English Bobbies (police) and speaks to the crowd. Police then escort him to a waiting car. The car is soon surrounded by people. It drives away past well wishers who line the roadway. Police control the onlookers.
Visitors view inside the Museum of History of Science, in the Old Ashmolean Museum on Broad Street, Oxford, England. Exhibits seen include: New Universal Silver Microscope developed by George Adams in 1761; Chemical glassware used in the Ashmolean Laboratory during 1790 to 1820; Telescopes of early times; Boyle's first air pump; and a picture of its inventor, Robert Boyle.
American Nazi organization office in New York City, prior to World War II. Members of the organization talk to each other in the office. An official talks over a phone. American and Nazi flags in the background. A man takes a look at German-American pamphlets and newspapers.
Victory Day celebrations in Paris, France after World War II. Wounded American soldiers at U.S. 48th General Hospital, upon hearing the news about World War II, dance with nurses.
Victory Day celebrations in Paris, France after World War II. Entrance of U.S. 48th General Hospital in Paris. Wounded American soldiers with nurses in a hospital compound. Soldiers reading news of Germany's surrender. A soldier shows newspaper with headline 'Nazis Reveal Surrender To Western Allies, Russia'.
German workers build a replacement for damaged bridge over Vistula River, in Dirschau (Tczew), Poland, during World War II. View of original 19th century bridge destroyed by Polish sappers. Construction of an alternate bridge. Germans weld parts of the new bridge. Workers work on the by-pass bridge. Tower of original bridge seen in background.
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