View of a wrecked hangar on airfield in Germany, just before the end of World War 2. American flag at half mast in front of the hangar. A U.S. military jeep with a red flag passes the hangar. Several USAAF P-47 Thunderbolts parked at the base including one nicknamed 'Malicious Mary.' Several P-47s land at the airfield.
Views of wrecked (and some intact) German aircraft in a field, in Germany, immediately prior to the end of World War 2, in Europe. Among those seen are German Bf-110 and Ju-88 night fighters. Two American soldiers work on a motorcycle, parked in front of an intact late model Bf-109 fighter.
Victorious German submarine returns home during World War II. German submarine in harbor. German Imperial War Flag on the submarine. Officers and sailors salute. Sailor holds the War flag. Flag of Nazi Germany on a ship. Sailors on submarine roof. Officers and soldiers talk to women soldiers and nurses. Sailors on the submarine and on shore. A sailor distributes letters among the crew. Sailors smoke cigarettes and pipes while they read the letters.
The first phase of German assault on France and the Low Countries during World War II. Animated map illustrates Czechoslovakia and Poland's aggressions against Germany. The map depicts their planned advance towards Berlin. German engineers plan defense strategies. Railroads supply material during the war. Hitler Youth work on the construction of dragons teeth on the Siegfried Line.
Adolf Hitler as Fuhrer of Nazi Germany. Hitler and other German officers in cars pass by through the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin as crowds line the streets with Nazi salutes. German Nazi flags on the Brandenburg Gate. Civilians greet the Fuhrer as his car passes by. Hitler greets Nazi officers in the Reichstag building and shakes hands with several German officials. Officers give the Nazi salute and Hitler salutes the group. Hitler addresses the Nazi gathering. The Parteiadler Nazi party symbol and the Swastika in the Reichstag hall. German troops gathered for the Nuremberg Rally at the Nazi Party grounds in Nuremberg. Montage of scenes featuring German soldiers and armament: Close up view of face of young German soldier; German soldiers march in formation and on roads. German tanks rolling and closeup of tank tread. During battle, German soldiersy take cover in trench and then advance using flame thrower during attack amidst shelling. Very large formation of German soldiers marching around Nazi flags during the Nuremberg Rally. Thousands of German soldiers. The German Nazi eagle symbol. German soldiers with hands raised in "Schwurhand" as they take an oath, possibly the Hitler Oath.
U.S. Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force, VIII Fighter Command operations in Germany during World War II. Gun camera views from 15 April 1944: Captain HL Fogg of the 359th Fighter Group 368th Squadron attacking ground targets, in one of their last combat missions in P-47s. (The unit converted to P-51s in April, 1944.) Captain Fogg strafes a train and an oil well. White smoke arises due to the firing and bombardment. An electric tower. The aircraft in flight over a field.
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