German troops fight the Allied forces in the Netherlands during World War 2. Animated map locates Arnhem and Nijmegen in the Netherlands. German troops fire at British parachutists and gliders as they descend from their transport aircraft. Afterwards they pursue and engage those who made it safely to the ground. Scattered Allied equipment, dead bodies and downed gliders. Burning gliders. Allied aircraft shot down and crashing. British prisoners of war seated in a group in a meadow.
Excerpt from "The Netherlands -- A Country Claimed from the Sea." Map of Europe outlines the Netherlands including North and South Holland. Windmill near a water canal. Dutch man and children in native costumes. A busy city street. Dutch men, women, and teenagers on bicycles along with various cars and road traffic passing by. Vehicular traffic. View of a canal. A large steam ship passes under a canal bridge and after passing under, it erects its main smoke stack that had been pulled down or retracted to clear under the bridge.
Farms, dikes, and canals in the Netherlands. View of a dike in a Dutch village. An animated map shows flow of Rhine River and its connected smaller rivers in the Netherlands. A windmill in a farm. View of farmlands. Holstein Friesian cattle and sheep graze in farm.
Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands visits Curaçao in the Dutch West Indies for a month. Her mother Queen Juliana bids farewell to Princess Beatrix. Princess Beatrix boards a KLM Douglas DC-6 “Prinses Marijke” (PJ-DPM). A huge crowd welcomes Princess Beatrix on the Curaçao International Airport (known at the time as “Dr. Albert Plesman airport”). Princess Beatrix climbs down a KLM airstair. The Governor of the Netherlands Antilles and other leaders welcome her on the airport. Princess Beatrix and Dutch Antilles leaders leave in an open car. Princess Beatrix waves to crowd gathered to welcome her.
Map of the Netherlands with town of Hertogenbosch highlighted. Infantry move through the town of Oisterwijk, Netherlands, transported in "Kangaroo" armored personnel carriers of the 1st Canadian Armored Carrier Regiment. They are followed by armored vehicles of Squadron B,15th (Scottish) Reconnaissance Regiment. 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division Commander, Major General Sir Collin Muir (Tiny) Barber consults with two of his commanders at a river crossing in Moergestel (He is good-naturedly called "Tiny" because he is the tallest officer in the British Army. One of the officers with him may be Major Gordon or Major Mills.) British troops set up a battery of artillery and fire at German positions. British troops cross a canal in boats, while Churchill tanks and bren guns provide supporting fire. Soldiers climb the canal bank and proceed toward town of Boxtel. Several columns of the British 2nd Army proceed towards Hertogenbosch. A British Sherman tank firing. Buildings on fire due to bombardment. British forces employ a flame-throwing (Crocodile) Churchill tank. Members of the 15th (Scottish) Reconnaissance Regiment rescue civilians trapped in an air raid shelter. Fire and smoke rises. British tanks enter the town of Hertogenbosch. Liberated citizens come from hiding after the battle. (World War II period).
Gliders are retrieved by TCC C-47s in Eindhoven, Netherlands during World War II. Animated map of Eindhoven. Gliders at Eindhoven, Netherlands. Men are in operation to overhaul the plane. 9th Troop Carrier Command C-47 lands. General P.L. Williams inspects the military operation. Men prepare for picking up gliders. Gliders are towed and ends of the ropes are tied to gliders and C-47's. A man gives signal for take off of C-47. Men use the gliders pick up device. Glider is ready for pick up. C-47 pick the glider up and flies with glider.
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