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German Operation Barbarossa invasion of the Soviet Union is successful at first but then fails to defeat the Soviets

German forces overrunning Soviet cities and towns during Operation Barbarossa of World War II. View of the city, Pskov, on the Veilakaya river. A steel bridge is seen and city across it with smoke rising. German troops marching in loose formation over a bridge in Novogorod. Views of German armor and troops entering Soviet cities of Brest-litovsk, Minsk, Mogilev, and Vitebsk. View of German Panzer III tank heading toward the camera as it enters a narrow street in Smolensk. Animated map shows progress of these German advances and highlights German forces under German Field Marshal Gerd Von Runstedt attacking deep into the Ukraine. Headline on Chicago Daily News reads: "Nazis Claim Knock-out Victory" with subtitle line reading,"Moscow line cracks." Other newspapers reflect conviction that Soviet forces face imminent defeat by Germany. Slate shows communique issued by the German High Command, stating: "The issue in the East has already been settled. Smolensk is the last halt on the road to Moscow." More views of marching German troops. A battery of Soviet artillery firing from a snow-covered field. Animated map shows German forces movement close to Moscow and Foreign diplomatic representatives being moved from Moscow to city of Kuibyshev. Hitler speaking on October 3, 1941, saying "This enemy is broken and will never rise again." Animated map depicts 500 thousand square miles of Soviet territory occupied by December, 1941, and compares it to the entire west central United States encompassing the states of : South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Glimpse of fires raising much smoke in agricultural area of the Soviet Union, destroyed industrial plants, and huge numbers of Soviet citizens under German occupation. Destroyed Soviet armor, aircraft and artillery pieces. With winter coming on, views of German forces in rain gear moving slowly through cold rainy weather. Some walk beside horses and other ride on horse-drawn caissons along with artillery pieces. Segments of film show contrast between the German military strategies. The German forces would plunge deep into enemy territory and create an area of conquest. This is illustrated by a slate bearing Adolf Hitler's statement that, "A single blow must destroy the enemy, without regard for losses, a gigantic destroying blow." An animated map reminds the viewer of the success of this approach by the Germans in Poland, France, and the Balkans. German Generals seen planning the same "Blitz" approach against the Soviets. Film shifts to the Soviet strategy, showing their military planners idea of defense in depth, with multiple lines of successively stronger defense, taking advantage of the great size of their territory. Views of Soviet troops on the move. View of Shells knocking out a German tanks. Panzer III tanks advancing. Panzer VI tanks completely covered by German troops catching rides. Soviet field artillery and machine guns firing in cities, forcing German soldiers to leave their vehicles and seek them out. Soviet cities bombed out and burning, limiting the ability of armor to navigate in them. Montage of battle scenes cities of Rostov, Kharkov, Kiev, Kursk, Smolensk, standing in the way of the Nazi blitz into the Soviet Union. Battles being waged in cities. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)

Date: 1941, June
Duration: 5 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675065793
German Operation Barbarossa on the Eastern front in World War II.

View of the city, Pskov, on the Veilakaya river. A steel bridge is seen and city across it with smoke rising. German troops march in loose formation over a bridge in Novogorod. Views of German camouflaged tank (with shrubbery) and other armor and troops entering Soviet cities of Brest-litovsk, Minsk, Mogilev, and Vitebsk. View of German Panzer III tank heading toward the camera as it enters a narrow street in Smolensk. Animated map shows progress of these German advances and highlights German forces under German Field Marshal Gerd Von Runstedt cutting deep into the Ukraine. Headline on Chicago Daily News reads: "Nazis Claim Knock-out Victory" with subtitle line reading,"Moscow line cracks." Other newspapers reflect conviction that Soviet forces face imminent defeat by Germany. Slate shows communique issued by the German High Command, stating: "The issue in the East has already been settled. Smolensk is the last halt on the road to Moscow." More views of marching German troops. A battery of Soviet artillery firing from a snow-covered field. Animated map shows German forces moving close to Moscow. Foreign diplomats are moved from Moscow to the city of Kuibyshev. Hitler speaking on October 3, 1941, saying "This enemy is broken and will never rise again." Animated map depicts 500 thousand square miles of Soviet territory occupied by December, 1941, and compares it to the entire west central United States encompassing the states of : South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Fires raging in agricultural area of the Soviet Union. Destroyed Soviet industrial plants, and huge numbers of Soviet citizens under German occupation. Views of destroyed Soviet armor, aircraft and artillery pieces. As season changes, German forces are seen in rain gear moving slowly through cold rainy weather. Some walk beside horses and other ride on horse-drawn caissons along with artillery pieces. Segments of film show contrast between the German military strategies. The German forces would plunge deep into enemy territory and create an area of conquest. This is illustrated by a slate bearing Adolf Hitler's statement that, "A single blow must destroy the enemy, without regard for losses, a gigantic destroying blow." An animated map illustrates the success of this approach by the Germans in Poland, France, and the Balkans. German Generals seen planning the same "Blitz" strategy against the Soviets. Film shifts to the Soviet strategy, showing their idea of building stronger defense, as they fall back, taking advantage of the great size of their territory. Views of Soviet troops on the move. View of Shells knocking out a German tanks. Panzer III tanks advancing. Panzer VI tanks completely covered by German troops catching rides. Soviet field artillery and machine guns firing in cities, forcing German soldiers to leave their vehicles. Soviet cities bombed out and burning, with debris and obstacles limiting the ability of armor to navigate in them. Montage of battle scenes cities of Rostov, Kharkov, Kiev, Kursk, Smolensk, all thwarting the Nazi blitz into the Soviet Union. Battles being waged in cities. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)

Date: 1941
Duration: 7 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675041523
Robert Wadlow, tallest boy in the United States at 7 feet 8 in., walks along the sidewalk with a group of people in Kansas City

Robert Wadlow who is 16 years old and stands 7 feet 8 inches is the tallest schoolboy in the United States. Robert Wadlow poses with two men at the steps of a building. Wadlow takes a walk along road surrounded by a group of people.

Date: 1934, March 5
Duration: 25 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675060548
Walter Mondale travels during the United States Presidential elections campaign of 1984 in the United States.

The United States Presidential elections campaign in the United States. Democratic candidate Walter Mondale gives a speech during the campaign at the 1984 Democratic Convention in San Francisco, California, in July 1984. Mondale supporters holding banners. Picture of young boy Walter Mondale with his family. View of men in a bread line during the Great Depression. President Franklin D Roosevelt seated in a car talking to farmers or possibly CCC workers. Still photos of Walter Mondale elected captain of the football team in his school days. Still images of Mondale with Hubert Humphrey. Mondale with his wife and three children. He spends time with his family playing and dining outdoors. He chops wood and cooks food on a barbecue grill beside a lake. Footage of Mondale speaking while Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Children and Youth. Mondale speaking with a group of children. A girl typing on a computer keyboard. View of an early computer screen or CRT screen as data runs along the screen. Closeups of wide eyed boy and girl children looking up and watching something. Pollution at a Superfund site. A fence and sign warning of a contaminated area. Broken barrels and chemical toxic waste sludge in a superfund area. Mondale and Jimmy Carter together on stage at the Democratic Convention of 1976, holding up their hands as as he became Carter's running mate for Vice President. Supporters at the convention cheering in 1976. Mondale meeting with world officials including leaders of China while signing an agreement. Mondale meeting with other world leaders in Vienna, Austria to discuss human rights issues with the government of South Africa. Mondale at Camp Davis assisting President Carter in negotiating the peace deal between Israel and Egypt. He is shown with Jimmy Carter, and with Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin. Walter Mondale traveling all over the United States during run up to 1984 election. Mondale and his running mate, Geraldine Ferraro on stage as his supporters cheer the two running for President and Vice President in 1984. Monale telling a crowd, "I want to be President of the United States."

Date: 1984
Duration: 8 min 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044170
Industrial air pollution, kansas City, United States.Views of smoke and pollutants coming from various industrial plants

Smoke and air pollution from melting furnaces or cupolas, at steel and nonferrous foundries in area of Kansas City, United States. Smoke rising from scrap metal reprocessing plants. Dust swirling near ground and emitted from the top of Grain mills and storage elevators. Smoke, with particulates and noxious gases, emanating from petroleum refining facilities near the center of Kansas City. View of pollution coming from rock quarry and crushing operations. Smoke rising from asphalt and concrete batching plants. Smoke pouring from high stacks at a cement plant. View from airplane flying through some of the smoke. Aerial view of smoke plume, from cement plant, extending many miles downwind. Smoke and fumes from chemical plants in the Kansas City area.

Date: 1967
Duration: 3 min 22 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072633
Indiana Hoosiers wins a basketball match against Kansas Jayhawks held in Kansas, United States .

A basketball match between Indiana Hoosiers and Kansas Jayhawks for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) crown being held in Kansas City, United States. A crowd in a stadium. A banner reads: 'Kansas NCAA Champs'. The match in progress. Kansas’ Dean Kelley takes the ball. The crowd cheers and applauds. Indiana wins the match.

Date: 1953, March 19
Duration: 1 min 25 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077109