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Aerial bombing by German forces of Dunkirk and the English Channel at the Battle of Dunkirk during WW2
A animated map showing the gradual German invasion of Flanders through the Ruhr Region during World War II. On the map, German forces reach northern France and encroaches Dunkirk in the Northern French coast, causing the Battle of Dunkirk. A Heinkel He 111 in flight. A German Luftwaffe soldier unloads bombs from the aircraft to bomb Dunkirk. More bombs fall from a Nazi Heinkel He 111 bomber to Dunkirk. Dunkirk in smoke from bombing. Stuka Junkers JU 87 fighters slightly angle downward to begin dive bombing. Aerial point of view (POV ) of Dunkirk from Stuka Junkers JU 87. German pilot pulling down the center stick, controlling the speed and prevent further descent. Pilot's face as he aims down to Dunkirk and unloads a bomb to the English Channel to attack warships and transport. Side view of flying Stuka Junkers JU 87. Ships sailing in the English Channel.
Refugees loaded in trucks flee from Northern France and Belgium.
Refugees flee the German Army from Northern France and Belgium. A family with young children loaded in a truck. Buildings in the background. Several people stand on a street.Trucks loaded with people pass by. Women seated in a truck. Men smoke. Shops on the streets. Men sit in a carriage as they leave the town.
Refugees flee with their belongings from Northern France and Belgium.
Refugees flee the German Army from Northern France and Belgium. A family walks along a farm. A man carries the belongings on a hand cart. A woman with a child and an old woman walk along the farm. An old man with an umbrella. Men ride bicycles. Trucks on streets. People carry luggage on trolleys. Several people stand on a street. Women walk with bicycles. People loaded on trucks. Refugees wrapped in blankets on the road.
Refugees carry their belongings and flee from Northern France and Belgium.
Refugees flee the German Army from Northern France and Belgium. Men walk with their belongings. Several people stand on a street. Men ride bicycles. Young boys stand on street. A woman walks with a bicycle. Several civilians stand in front of their houses. Wrecked buildings in view. People carry their belongings on a cart.
The City of Paris, France, before and after the Nazi invasion of 1940, and America preparing for World War II
Views of Paris in the late 1930s, prior to World War II. The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile (Arch of Triumph). The Tuileries gardens (Jardins des Tuileries) with bed of tulips in full bloom in foreground. The Eiffel Tower (la tour Eiffel). The fountain of River Commerce and Navigation at the Place de la Concord, Paris, with the Madeleine church (L'église de la Madeleine) directly behind, the Hotel de Crillon,barely seen at left, and its twin building, the French Naval Ministry, opposite, on the Rue Royale. People strolling and shopping on the Boulevard Haussmann. Awning of Les Deux Magots café and patrons seated at tables outside, in the Saint-Germain-des-Prés area of Paris. People relaxing in the Tuileries gardens, with Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel and Musée du Louvre in background. An artist at work, seated at a bench in the foreground. The west facade of Notre Dame Cathedral. Parisians looking at posters, reading in parks, visiting bookstores. Sign directing visitors to the Congres des Ecrivains (Congress of Writers) held at Maison de la Mutualité conference center at 24 Rue Saint-Victor, 5th arrondissement of Paris, France.in June, 1935. Several writers seated at a table with others standing around. Closeup of three. Closeup of British writer, Aldous Huxley, wearing eyeglasses. Two writers conversing. Scene shifts to Paris at night. Car traffic on streets of Paris at night. Illuminated sign at Moulin Rouge cinema theatre, topped with illuminated arms of a windmill. Lighted sign of nightclub, Le Rat Mort, in Place Pigalle. Interior of a Paris nightclub with sophisticated clientele. French entertainer musician playing a guitar. An official posting an announcement called "Counseil de Revision," calling for conscription (military draft recruitment) of citizens for military service. Parisians preparing defenses in the city, in front of the Eiffel Tower. Man deep in a trench preparing a shelter. Men carrying sandbags up a ladder to protect a national monument. Copy of the New York Times newspaper annnouncing the German attack on Poland. Copy of New York Daily News announcing fall of Holland. The New York World-Telegram paper announcing capitulation of France. German Panzer II tanks and motorcycle troops entering Paris. German infantry marching through the Arch of Triumph, on the Champs-Élysées. A Frenchman wiping his eyes as he watches the occupying troops. Hermann Goering with other officers riding in an open car along a Paris street. Closeup of Arch of Triumph. Adolf Hitler, accopanied by staff, looking at the Eiffel Tower. Nazi flag flying from the tower. Closeup of Hitler looking around. The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in Academic garb, at the University of Virginia commencement ceremony, in Memorial Gymnasium, on June 10, 1940. (FDR's son Franklin Jr. was among the graduates assembled, from the UVA Law School). Roosevelt expresses American sympathy and support for nations invaded by the Nazis. American street scene. Women preparing gifts intended for France. A poster showing a French soldier, entitled: "Le Paquet Au Front." American draftees in training at an army post in the U.S. Smoke billowing from American industrial facilities. Workers at an American shipyard. View of warships under construction at the yard. A Huge gun barrel being moved on special rail dollies, in a U.S. arms factory. U.S. Navy F4U Corsair Production Line during World War II. M3 Lee medium tanks being manufactured in U.S. factory. Closeup of finished one being transported via transverse crane. M4 Sherman tanks moving on flat rail cars. A speeding steam locomotive pulling freight cars. Martin PBM-5 Mariner in flight over an Atlantic convoy carrying war materiel to the United Kingdom. Sailor wearing headset, standing near depth charges at stern of a ship. British Naval Ensign flying from mast of a ship.
Destruction in coastal northeast USA from the 1944 "Great Atlantic Hurricane" (First example of a named hurricane in the US)
Views of The Great Atlantic Hurricane lashing at northeast United States areas (after having already hit the North Carolina Outer Banks), and views of the aftermath and early cleanup following the storm. Regions shown include Atlantic City, Long Island (where it came ashore as a category 3 hurricane on September 15, 1944), New York City suburbs, and parts of New England. High surf flooding boardwalks and coastal cities. Trees bent over and snapped in high winds. People walking with difficulty in the high winds. Streets of towns submerged in water. Coastal docks destroyed and large boats scattered high onto shore areas. Trees, poles, and wires downed over roads and homes. Entire homes moved off of their foundations and placed down the street. The "Great Atlantic Hurricane" was the first example of a named hurricane by the Miami Hurricane Warning Office, which later became the National Hurricane Center. The name was meant to reflect the hurricane's size and intensity.
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