Germans forces fight fiercely to hold the line against Soviet forces near Riga, Latvia in World War Two. A map of Baltic States. German infantry advance behind Panther tanks past abandoned equipment. A German Panther commander wearing headphones. Guns and artillery being fired. An enemy plane being destroyed by antiaircraft fire. A Soviet T34-85 tank destroyed by pointblank fire from a German tank. German Pz.III Beobachten, Panther and Tiger tanks advance. Ppanzerfaust, recoilless anti tank weapons and mobile machine guns in action. German Pz.IV tank fires. Soviet positions on Latvian coast being bombarded by German naval forces. Smoke rises due to explosion. A soldier on a tank looks through binoculars. German infantrymen ride on advancing Geman StuG III mobile assault guns. German armored cars fire on a village. A village in flames. Soviet tanks in flames. A soldier smokes a cigarette. Panther tank driver.
Adolf Hitler delivers his first speech as Chancellor of Germany, in 1933. People in Berlin Sportpalast auditorium applaud. He is at a podium and speaks into a microphone. Nazi Party flags in the background. Nazi stormtroopers stand in front of the podium. People applaud after listening to his speech. People sing national anthem. Close up of Hitler. (Opening English slate states January 30, 1933, but that date is incorrect. Hitler was appointed Chancellor on January 30, 1933, but delivered this speech on February 10, 1933.)
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler speaks at a rally of the National Labor Service (Reichs Arbeit Dienst) in Nuremberg, Germany. The RAD flag flutters from flagpole. It depicts a shovel with two wheat sheaves at its base. Several flag poles are seen topped by the RAD symbol with swastika embossed on the shovel . State Secretary of Labor Service, Konstantin Hierl, in RAD uniform, introduces the RAD members drawn up in military formation. He salutes Hitler, who proceeds to address the RAD members, who all hold shovels. Several RAD individuals call out their home provinces. Drummers play. The RAD members recite an oath of allegiance, and then march and sing.
German troops enter Austria. Newspaper headlines about earlier discussions between Hitler and Kurt Schuschnigg, the Chancellor of Austria, who unsuccessfully resisted the Anschluss. A sign reads 'state border 65'. German troops along with artillery advance forward towards the city. They cross a bridge and enter. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler in a car. A flag of the Nazis. Civilians gather at Heldenplatz . Hitler addresses the people. People around the Statue of Archduke Charles of Austria on the Heldenplatz . The civilians listen to him. A close up of Hitler addressing people. The civilians cheer. An unidentified aircraft in flight. Hitler and his party members look up in the sky. The soldiers parade and Hitler reviews the parade.
Meeting with Petain, Laval, and Franco in France October 24, 1940 during World War II. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler meets with Prime Minister of France Phillippe Henri Petain, French politician Pierre Laval, and Spanish Head of State Francisco Franco in France. Petain gets out of car and shakes hands with Foreign minister of Germany Joachim Von Ribbentrop. Petain crosses train tracks and shakes Hitler's hand. They are being photographed. Hitler on train with a leading member of the Nazi party Hermann Goering and military officers; Hitler laughs. Train moves past a saluting officers at Hendaye station, close to French-Spanish border. Town signs. Hitler and officers at a platform as they await arrival of Franco. Spanish train pulls up and Franco gets off and he and Hitler warmly shake hands. Hitler salutes down line of Spanish officers and Franco salutes German honor guard. Hitler and Franco board a train.
Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser calls for a strike in Cairo. A large crowd cheers the President in Cairo as he makes a public appearance following his seizure of the Suez Canal. President Nasser speaks into a microphone. Deserted streets in response to Nasser's call for a strike protesting the twenty-two nations foreign ministers' conference in London. Thirteen year old Denis Prioti of Massapequa, Long Island had been invited to Egypt as Nasser's personal guest before the Suez seizure and returned for a letter of good will. Denis Prioti shakes hands and talks with President Nasser. Delegates arrive at the conference in London. U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dallas in discussion with other officials. Delegates seated around a table in conference.
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