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American soldiers and medics working to rescue soldiers trapped under a wrecked glider in Holland.
U.S. 101st Airborne Division invades Holland, Netherlands during World War 2. United States Army Air Force C-47 Skytrains and gliders in flight overhead. Aerial view of flooded lands in Holland. The gliders come in for a landing on a field. A glider tips forward hard and crashes while landing. U.S. Army soldiers and medics work to free men from the wreckage. A soldier chops a part of the glider to rescue a soldier trapped underneath. An injured man crawls out as the rescuers lift up a nose section of glider with name "Jessie" written on front. A jeep is unloaded from a glider.
U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt addresses the Congress in Washington D.C as he condemns Nazi invasion on Netherlands.
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the Congress in Washington D.C. President Roosevelt strongly condemns the Nazi invasion of Holland and Belgium. He tells the 8th American Scientific Congress that the Americans are shocked by Hitler's attack. He talks about the Germans surrendering. Members of the Congress clap during President's speech. President Roosevelt promises aid to Belgium and Holland. (World War II period).
Amsterdam police attempt to control mobs demonstrating against the Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN)
Anti-Communist crowds demonstrate at night against Communist Party in Netherlands (CPN), following Russian intervention against Hungarian Revolution of 1956. Amsterdam police attempt to maintain order. Scenes of damage to buildings including broken windows and bricks. Crowds of people on the streets. Police on motorcycles and on horseback. A rioter eludes police on sidewalk. Protesters march quietly along wet pavement. Two are seen carrying Rosary beads.
Anticommunist mobs demonstrate against the Communist Party of Netherlands. Rioters attack Party Headquarters in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Communist newspaper, De Waarheid (The Truth) is seen behind a broken display case in window at the Felix Meritis Building (Keizersgracht 324, 1016 EZ Amsterdam, Netherlands), Keizersgracht, Amsterdam, site of the headquarters, Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN). Bicycle parked in front of the broken window. Police stand on sidewalk beside a bookstore where its plate glass window has been broken and displays destroyed. An injured man holds his bleeding head as he talks to companions. An ambulance pulls up to curb. Several bicycles in front of the Felix Meritis building. Police pull rioters out of the building and arrest them. (World War II period).
Flood Control in the Netherlands.Dredging operations that create new lands: Oostelijk Flevoland in Ijsselmeer
Flood Control activities in the Netherlands. Dredges on barges seen at work. The spoils are deposited to create new land masses in the Southeastern portion of the IJsselmeer (Lake) which was created in the past by the damming off of the Zuiderzee, a shallow body of water, from the North Sea. Aerial views of the dredges at work. Views of new lands, dams and locks, part of the Delta Works projects. A building at a dam, with relief tablet inscribed "1956." Mural on a building showing farmer and fisherman shaking hands across the barriers. Views of dams and locks. Aerial views of dredges and spoils being deposited in barges.Map of the operations showing the Ijsselmeer lake and the constructions in and around the new land of Oostelijk, Flevoland.
Queen Juliana opens the Velser tunnel to the public in the Netherlands
The Velser tunnel, a river crossing tunnel under the North Sea Canal in IJmuiden (part of the municipality of Velsen), North Holland, is inaugurated by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. Queen Juliana boards a train with Dutch officials. The train crosses the two-lane Velser tunnel to the other side. School children wave the Dutch flag upon the arrival of Queen Juliana’s train. Queen Juliana cuts the ribbon to open the Velser tunnel to the public. Vehicles begin to cross the Velser tunnel after the inauguration.
