United States Secretary of State, Dean Acheson, British Prime Minister Anthony Eden, and French Foreign Minister, Robert Schuman, meet in the British Foreign Office, in London. The three powers meet to discuss the future of Germany and also the Far East situation.
Soviet war strategy against German invasion during World War II. Home of Russian musician Tchaikovsky converted into museum and his symphonies. Home and portrait of Leo Tolstoy in Russia. Dead bodies of Russian men and also some women and children dead civilians lie on snow covered grounds following a massacre by retreating German forces. Russian citizens cry and mourn the atrocity and loss. Russian children abused and mass murdered by German forces. Russians tortured and killed by Germans. Russians swear their oath to fight against Germany and take revenge. City of Leningrad attacked by German Army.
The Anschluss (Annexation of Austria by Germany) in 1938. Austrian civilians parade, celebrating the annexation, in town of Villach. They crowd around a German marching band, and render the Nazi salute as a German color Guard and troops march along a town street. Troops stack their gear in military manner and relax together. Several pose with an older Austrian woman.
The Anschluss (Annexation of Austria by Germany) in Linz, Austria, 1938. Air is filled with falling paper swastika confetti. Several German warplane aircraft are seen overhead. Young men march in street past the Philipp Hotel. View of Dreifaltigkeitssäule or the Holy Trinity Column (Dreifaltigkeitssäule, Hauptplatz, 4020 Linz, Austria) honoring plague victims. German officers converse with local citizen in town square. People gather at base of an obelisk topped with an eagle. Adolf Hitler stands in an open car and acknowledges cheering crowds as he enters the Adolf Hitler Platz (Hauptpl., 4020 Linz, Austria). Later, at night, Hitler stands on a balcony in the din, looking over the tumultuous activities.
Animated map shows France, Germany, and England during World War II. An arrow points to Marseilles. Paratroopers of Airborne Infantry prepare to jump from flying aircraft. Parachutes on paratroopers descending from aircraft. Allied amphibious ships land on the coast of the French Riviera. Barrage balloons are seen. View of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. French Forces of the Interior (FFI) waves the French flag in Paris. Free French troops and guerrilla men and women stand at attention. View of Rue de Rivoli and the Louvre Museum. French forces engage with German troops in street fighting. A French guerrilla shoots a German soldier. M4 Sherman tanks, trucks and other vehicles moving in the streets of Paris. A French man throws a grenade out from his window. A German soldier on fire escapes from burning vehicle. A French couple seizes weapons from an unconscious German soldier. French civilians with rifles sit behind sandbags. French Second Armored Division moving towards Paris. French civilians welcome the arrival of the French Second Armored Division at Montmartre. Marshal Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque talking to another soldier. A tank in front of a fence written with “Bois Charbons” (“Charcoal”). French Second Armored Division and German forces engage in street fighting. A woman grabs her son, taking him inside their house. French men watching the street fighting. French Second Armored Division M4 Sherman tank firing on the street. A machine gun of the French Second Armored Division. Thick smoke from a building. German soldier with white flag. German troops captured in Place de la Concorde. German troops raise their hands while being searched. Civilians cheer and hug each other. A soldier receives kisses from women. General Charles de Gaulle enters the city. A sign reads 'Avenue des Champs Elysees'. People buying newspapers on street. Children play in liberated France. Men and women singing the La Marseillaise is heard from the background. (World War II period).
United States enters World War I. A map of Europe. Belgian refugees along a road in Europe. Damaged buildings and an explosion occurs. Men aboard a German U boat at a port. An American ship underway at sea. Docks being strafed by Germans and smoke rises. Cars carrying President Woodrow Wilson leaves for the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. Woodrow addresses the Congress and declares war against Germany. People in the streets as they carry banners and American flags. The United States Capitol.
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