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British and Canadian Infantry of 1st Canadian Army capture Kleve (Cleve) Germany during World War 2

Artillery batteries of British and Canadian forces, under command of Field Marshal Montgomery, bombard German positions on the German-Dutch border.British artillery firing BL 4.5 inch Medium Guns and 155mm heavy guns, in an 11 hour bombardment of German positions east of Nijmegen, Netherlands. Snow covers the ground. A British Land Mattress rocket launcher firing a salvo of 3-inch rockets. I Infantry of 1st Canadian Army, under command of General H.T.G Crerar, march toward an area between the Mars and Rhine rivers. They move through forest of the Reichswald, where they encounter Siegfried Line obstacles. British and Canadian tanks using heavy chain mine flails are seen beating their way through mine fields. Infantry in single file silhouetted against a light sky. Canadian Sherman tanks advancing with infantry. One is labeled "Spitfire II." Churchill tanks and heavy vehicles advance, including Churchill AVRE fascine mat-laying vehicles and Churchill ARKs (Armoured Ramp Carriers). Sherman tanks pass, including one named "Diana." British Armor pushing through rain-soaked and partly flooded towns towing BL 4.5 guns. They reach Kleve (formerly spelled Cleve) on February 11, 1945. Roadside sign reads: "Reichs-Grenze"(Border of Germany). Sherman tank of the 6th Guards Tank Brigade firing point blank on city street in Kleve. British troops taking cover behind tank destroyer moving slowly along street. Large number of German prisoners of war being marched to an assembly area. British infantry continuing their advance toward Goch, Germany.

Date: 1945, February 11
Duration: 3 min 30 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675037794
United States Airmen visit the Zeppelinfeld and Zeppelintribüne in Nuremberg, Germany

Activities of United States Airmen in Germany very soon after end of World War II in Europe. United States Army Air Forces Lieutenants visiting the war-damaged Zeppelintribüne, at the zeppelinfeld, in Nuremberg, Germany, 1945. They climb the stairs of the Zeppelintribüne grandstand. Later, the American soldiers look at the remains of the Swastika and Eagle that formerly adorned the Zeppelintribüne, and was blown up by the U.S. Army. One tries to pick up a piece of it. Airmen stand and chat. One Lieutenant helps another to lit up a cigarette. They smoke cigarettes, and pose for a photograph on the field.

Date: 1945, May
Duration: 2 min 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675055957
Trucks loaded with refugees and their luggage drive past through the streets in Ulm Germany.

Mass movement of German refugees in Germany during World War II. Trucks loaded with the refugees and their luggage drive past on streets in region of Ulm, Germany. A group of refugees rests alongside a highway with their luggage. They load their luggage on a truck. A directional board on a street. Second part of clip is from September 13, 1945, again at Ulm: At a railroad train station: German refugees gathered at the station with their luggage. A blond German girl child sits on a suitcase. A German family stands at the door of a boxcar.

Date: 1945, August 28
Duration: 2 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675056111
Nazi criminals are questioned during the Nuremberg Trials in Nuremberg, Germany.

Events related to the Nuremberg Trials held at the Palace of Justice (Fürther Str. 110, 90429 Nürnberg, Germany) in Nuremberg, Germany. German attorneys defend the accused. One by one the accused are cross examined. Rosenberg is examined on the count of high mortality rate among Russian prisoners of war. Joachim von Ribbentrop is questioned about the military pressure on Russian from Germany. Goering is questioned about his knowledge of the policy to exterminate Jews. Speer testifies about negative things Hitler said about Goering in response to Goering's telegram suggesting that Goering took power in April 1945.

Date: 1946
Duration: 7 min 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675050465
Portion of Trial of Nazi war leaders during Nuremberg Trials in Nuremberg Germany. Audio only.

Audio only. Nazi war leaders on trial in Nuremberg Germany. Coverage on how the charges will be grouped. The speaker focuses on three major issues: international situations and aspirations for expansion of Germany between 1943-1945; conquering of Austria and Czechoslovakia, and improvement of military and political positions.

Date: 1946, October
Duration: 1 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675030655
Dead bodies of prisoners at the Leipzig concentration camp killed by the Germans during World War II.

Leipzig concentration camp of the Nazi Germans during World War II. Surviving inmates of the camp talk to Allied military soldiers. Dead bodies of prisoners shot by guards. Dead bodies of prisoners burnt alive. Dead bodies of those who managed to escape the burning chamber and were thrown into barb wires carrying current. German civilians carrying Holy Cross and shovels, moving for the burial of the dead by the orders of Allied military commanders. Russian women freed from a camp, watch from outside the camp.

Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036161