Invasion of Belgium and the Netherlands by Germany on 10th May, 1940. Belgium: Nazi troops enter Belgian border crossing with armor and infantry, and invade Belgium. Netherlands: German Ju 52 trimotor transport aircraft carry paratroopers who jump over Rotterdam, Netherlands. They land and move against defenders on the ground. Defenders surrendering under white flags. German aircraft bomb parts of Rotterdam and cause a large conflagration at Rotterdam Port. Fires burning in Rotterdam. civilians leaving areas of fire carrying belongings. (World War II period).
Crown Princess Beatrix of Netherlands, on visit to Los Angeles, California. She stands with others in a courtyard as U.S. and Netherlands National Anthems are played over speaker system. Flags of the U.S. and Netherlands are displayed. The Princess holds large bouquet of flowers, that she gives to attendant as she moves to a small stage with microphones, where she is interviewed. One microphone carries letters KNX.
Ambassadors from Netherlands and Belgium in the United States. Official from Netherlands speaks about the German attack. He states that Germany has violated all norms. Netherlands is resisting the attack in its full power. Belgium ambassador talks about the German attack and the strategies to defend Belgium made by King Albert I of Belgium.
The Netherlands Carillon in Virginia, United States. The Netherlands Carillon at Arlington National Cemetery. Rows of bells in the Netherlands Carillon. The bells chiming inside the carillon. A man playing keys at a console to chime the bells rhythmically.
Communist newspaper, De Waarheid (The Truth) is seen behind a broken display case in window at the Felix Meritis Building (Keizersgracht 324, 1016 EZ Amsterdam, Netherlands), Keizersgracht, Amsterdam, site of the headquarters, Communist Party of the Netherlands (CPN). Bicycle parked in front of the broken window. Police stand on sidewalk beside a bookstore where its plate glass window has been broken and displays destroyed. An injured man holds his bleeding head as he talks to companions. An ambulance pulls up to curb. Several bicycles in front of the Felix Meritis building. Police pull rioters out of the building and arrest them. (World War II period).
A traditional Christmas parade in Amsterdam, Netherlands. St Nicholas (Known as Sinterklaas or Sint-Nicolaas in the Netherlands) seated on a horse and people stand by the side of roads and cheer for him. Honor guards accompany Sinterklaas on horseback. Queen Wilhelmina, Princess Juliana, her children (Beatrix, Irene and Margriet) and husband Prince Bernhard look out from the window of the Royal Palace (Koninklijk Paleis Amsterdam Postbus 3708 1001 AM Amsterdam The Netherlands). A Dutch man holding his daughter. Prince Bernhard smokes a cigar besides Queen Wilhelmina. A mascot dressed as Zwarte Piet (a blackface companion of Sinterklaas) distributes special Sinterklaas-themed sweets to children. The Dutch royal family meets Sinterklaas. Zwarte Piet talks to Princess Irene. The procession moves on streets and Saint Nicholas presents gifts to young children in the crowd.