German figure skater Lydia Veicht performs at the Berlin Sportspalast in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin Sportspalast stadium is seen without a roof after sustaining damage from Allied bombings in World War II. The steel skeleton of the roof supports is visible. The stadium seating is filled with spectators dressed in warm clothing. Ice skater Lydia Veicht gracefully spins and jumps on ice. A German soldier watches the show with his child. Some of the audience include German soldiers in uniform. Women and men applaud the performance. A man and a woman perform on ice. Soldiers huddled together in a blanket as they watch. A group of figure skaters in short Dirndl-inspired costumes perform a dance on ice.
Animated map showing the Atlantic coast of France in World War II. Allied and German officers facilitate a prisoner exchange at Dunkirk, France. A group of Allied prisoners of war are gathered at a port in Northern France for a prisoner exchange. Red Cross workers exchange papers with officers. An injured prisoner is carried by two soldiers as the prisoners of war board a boat. A boat loaded with German soldiers pulling away from the port. Some of the soldiers wave happily to the camera. Soldiers taking pictures and videos with cameras. German soldiers getting out of boat and celebrating. German officers at staff meeting, with maps behind them. German military officials broadcast to the people of Germany about the repatriation of captured troops back to Germany.
View of Hitler's famous mountain Eagle’s Nest residence, the Berghof, in the Obersalzberg of the Bavarian Alps near Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, Germany. View of the snow covered Berghof as seen below the mountain. Snowcapped Bavarian Alps behind alpine trees. U.S. Army vehicles in front of the Platterhof Gasthaus, known as the General Walker Hotel after World War II, in Obersalzburg, Germany. Some vehicles come and go in front of the Platterhof Gasthaus. 101st Airborne Division soldiers perform a changing the guard ceremony. An officer inspects the troops.
147th Armored Signal Company of 7th Armored Division U.S. Army string wire along road from an M3 half-track in Delitzsch, Saxony, Germany during World War II. Soldiers stringing wire on the roadside from the moving half-track. The soldiers trail behind the half-track. A soldier grabs wire and climbs a local telephone post. A soldier from the ground lets go of the string before looking up, with a German boy behind him. Soldier adjusts wire on top of the telephone pole.
147th Armored Signal Company of 7th Armored Division troops utilize local telephone poles to string wires in in Delitzsch, Saxony, Germany during World War II. The soldiers string wire as they follow a half-track vehicle moving slowly on the road. Young German boys watch the American soldier climb up a local telephone pole. A woman watches the soldier from a window in the background. The soldier strings wires on top of the telephone pole. Cable spool turning as a soldier pulls out wire. The driver of the half-tracked vehicle sitting behind the wheel.
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