The funeral of German Field Marshal Paul Von Hindenburg at the Tannenberg Memorial, in Hohenstein, East Prussia (11-015 Olsztynek, Poland). Hindenburg on bed. Soldiers on either side of bed. A band plays and soldiers march during his funeral ceremony. They hold flags and guns. The coffin is wrapped in the Nazi flag. Soldiers place the coffin on the bier in Tannenberg Memorial. Adolf Hitler walks past Hindenburg's bier. Hitler speaks from behind a podium. Soldiers lined up behind Hitler. Large crowd assembled at the funeral ceremony.
German military and civilians collaborate to build defenses against Soviet forces in East Prussia, during World War 2. They dig foundations and prepare pill boxes, among other fortifications. German Generals and other officers participate in the manual labor, laying their uniform blouses aside and digging in with the rest of the workers. They are seen preparing wide and deep antitank ditches to trap Soviet armor.
German infantry in East Prussia during World War I. The German soldiers stop by the roadside for dinner. Soldiers prepare for the war on the front. Trees in the area. Soldiers wearing spiked helmets march. Smoke in the background. An officer on a horse on the front. Soldiers on motorbikes. Officers discuss amongst themselves. Smoke arises from firing.
German infantry in East Prussia during World War I. They advance on the front. They move forward under cover to avoid possible detection. Soldiers march. Trees in the area. Soldiers on horses. Houses in the foreground.
German soldiers rest in East Prussia during World War I. Houses in the area. Soldiers wash clothes and hang them on a wall surrounding a statue. A soldier plays piano. Other soldiers stand nearby and listen to the music.
Animated map shows Germany and bordering states of Slovakia, the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, and the area of Memel (Klaipeda) in Lithuania, during advent of World War 2, Under duress, Lithuania ceded Memel to Germany by a treaty, effective 23 March 1939. It was immediately reincorporated into East Prussia. Newspapers being thrown to people gathered in a square. They carry headline: "Memel is Free."Nazi flags flying. Banner reads "We are swept home."border gates are thrown open and people rush through. Trucks full of German troops are welcomed. Formation of German Heinkel He-51 biplane aircraft flies overhead. View from under triple 11 inch guns at stern of the German Cruiser Deutschland. Adolf Hitler standing behind canvas at railing on the deck with officers. A German destroyer coming into port. Hitler transferring from the Deutschland to a pier at Memel. He reviews troops in formation on the pier. The Deutschland in background with her crew lined up on deck. Hitler stands in an open car as it moves off the wharf to streets where people line the sidewalks to wave and salute him. He reviews German troops drawn up in a city square. Police control crowds. Hitler stands at a podium and exchanges Nazi salute with the crowd.
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