German civilian refugees move along snow covered roads carrying their belongings in various vehicles near Aachen, Germany during World War II. An oxen drawn cart carry belongings as a Jeep drive past in the opposite direction. Other civilians flee with bicycles and prams. A German woman smiles as she pushes her bicycle. A child rides her bicycle. The woman’s bags are seen hanging on her bicycle handle.
German civilians with ox carts carrying their belongings flee the frontline near Aachen, Germany during World War II. Civilian refugees and various vehicles move along snow covered road. A dog is seen crossing the road. Men leading oxen carts carrying belongings along snowy road. Other civilians trail behind the oxcarts on foot. Some German civilians are seen pushing bicycles.
German Aeronautical research facility in Stuttgart, Germany before World War 2. German technicians opening doors on top of aircraft engine test room. Propellers run on high speed during engine tests. A technician opens door. A large machine that runs engine tests. Technicians operating test consoles. A Tacho Waage speedometer measures engine test speed.
Tsar Nicholas II of Russia mobilizes ten million men on the Eastern border during the early stages of World War 1. The Tsar inspects Russian troops and consults with his uncle the Grand Duke Nicholas. Russian troops and the military band march. German Kaiser Wilhelm II, and the king of Wurttenberg step from a car in Germany. Officers and civilians gathered around. The Kaiser reviews soldiers in Germany. The Crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany readies to command an army. Field Marshall August Von Mackensen, readies to fight the Romanian Army.
America and Europe during post World War 1 period of 1920s Sketches: American workers in factories. The U.S. President Warren Gamaliel Harding converses with a friend. President with other officials signs a paper. President Harding dies and the Nation mourns. Pallbearers carry coffin of the President. Sketches depict the various scandals under the Harding administration, including the Tea Pot Dome scandal. Vice President John Calvin Coolidge becomes President. Several sketches of the President . Sketches of rich people in America. People in a car. Automobiles driven out of a Ford factory. Sketch of the workers building a road. Various labor saving electrical devices. Sketches depict a housewife relaxing and people becoming better off economically. Ordinary people gamble on the stock market. Various pictures of American farmers suffering, as demand for food falls in the wake of World War 1. Economic and financial crises affect Germany. Hyperinflation and riots occur in Germany. The unrest gives rise to future leaders like Adolf Hitler in Germany and Benito Mussolini, in Italy.
World War 2. Britain (United Kingdom) and France declare war on Germany. German infantry carrying Panzerschreck antitank weapons. British troops mobilizing for war. Sign reads "A Call to Arms." Groups of new recruit British soldiers marching in large columns, including soldiers from Great Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa. British Queen Elizabeth class battleship with other warships. Animated map showing units of British fleet blockading Germany at Suez, Malta, Gibralter, the English Channel,and the North Sea. Adolf Hitler and German General staff make war plans. Animated map shows European countries around Germany. Ice skaters near Windmills in Holland. Farmers harvest grain. Bicyclists in Netherlands. Radio towers broadcast Nazi propaganda. Joseph Goebbels. Hitler denying intent to harm other countries. German military planners identify Norway as a target. Map shows German U-boats using Norwegian fjords. Map shows British fleet at Scapa Flow, and blockading ships in range from Norway. April 9, 1940, German army enters Copenhagen as Danes watch. German freighters in Norwegian ports smuggle troops and war materiel. German warships proceeding up Norwegian fjords, carrying troops and equipment. German Ju-87 and Ju-88 bombers and Me 109 aircraft in flight. Ju-88 over treetops. Junkers Ju-52 trimotor aircraft carrying German soldiers. Quislings seize power in Norway. View of Vidkun Quisling. Nazi posting up rules for citizen residents of Oslo Norway.
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