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Attack on Japanese island base and crossing the line ceremony at sea during World War II.

Aerial view of Japanese island base with wing tip of plane in view. Aerial view of two small ships at sea, one of them on fire. Side view of T-6 fighter in flight. Aerial view of entire island followed by closer view showing smoke coming from structure near beach. T-6 airplane lands on aircraft carrier. Water sprayed on deck of aircraft carrier as a U.S. Navy Crossing the Line Ceremony begins. Court of King Neptune assembled on deck. Pollywogs run a gauntlet on deck during hazing ritual as they become Shellbacks. A sailor laughs as he displays the outlandish haircut he has received as part of the ceremony.

Date: 1944
Duration: 52 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675078598
German U-Boat U-967 returns to Port at Toulon, France, after a patrol in May 1944, during World War II.

Opening scene shows the German submarine U-967 returning to Port after a patrol in the Western Mediterranean, in May, 1944, during World War 2. The boat's Captain, Kapitanleutnant Albrecht Brandi is seen in the conning tower, wearing a white cap. Glimpse of the U-boats emblem, a four-leaf Clover superimposed over the numeral 7, is seen on the side of the boat. Closeup of Captain Brandi wearing his Knights Cross with Oak Leaves and swords (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub und Schwertern) awarded during this latest Patrol (in which they torpedoed the U.S. Destroyer, USS Fechteler, on May 5, 1944). Extreme closeup of Brandi. Closeups of several of his officer crewmen. Scene shifts to a pier at the German occupied Naval Base in Toulon, France, Where Kapitanleutnant Brandi receives a large bouquet of flowers and a congratulatory hug and kiss from a young woman. Closeup of Brandi holding the bouquet and smiling.

Date: 1944, May
Duration: 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675078933
First woman astronaut Valentina Tereshkova applauded as she completes space mission.

Women from Moscow University working at drafting tables. Close up of blueprint drawing woman is completing using ruler and pencil on drafting table. Men and women engineering students in classroom at Moscow University in Russia, Soviet Union. A female judge in district court in the Soviet Union. First woman cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova waving to a huge crowd gathered in an amphitheater in the Soviet Union. Valentina Tereshkova walking out of a building in space suit to board a waiting bus at Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Excited women applauding Valentina Tereshkova. Valentina Tereshkova waves from launchpad to crowd below before ascending in elevator. Close up view of female astronaut Valentina Tereshkova adjusting her space helmet. Engineer at control panel. Valentina Tereshkova looking into mirror mounted on the arm of her space suit. Valentina Tereshkova in space suit surrounded by reporters. Photo journalists jostle for space as they take photos of Valentina Tereshkova. Valentina Tereshkova in rocket capsule just before launch. Rocket Vostok 6 carrying Valentina Tereshkova launches. Views of faces of women of various races. Close views of women from all over the world as they watch launch. Distant view of rocket Vostok 6 in sky. Engineers applauding in control room. Women clapping in audience.

Date: 1963, June 16
Duration: 2 min 14 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675079023
German spectators attend ice show in bomb damaged Berlin Sportpalast (WW2)

Nazi German administration organized an ice show for the war weary populace in the Berlin Sports Palace or Sportpalast (Ehemaliger Standort Sportpalast Berlin, Potsdamer Str. 172B, 10783 Berlin, Germany) in World War II. A woman ice skater is seen figure skating on the large ice rink of the Berliner Sportpalast. The stadium is roofless from bomb Allied bombing since January 1944. The narrator calls it "burned out." The steel skeleton of the roof supports is visible. The stadium seating is filled with spectators dressed in warm clothing. Some also use blankets. The audience includes many German soldiers in uniform, on whom the camera focuses during the film. German figure skater Lydia Veicht performs some spins to complete her performance, as the audience applauds enthusiastically. The audience clapping their hands. A man and woman perform next, dancing together on the ice. Finally, a troupe of women skaters perform on ice.

Date: 1945, January
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675078942
German battleship sinks a British steamer, takes prisoners during WW2

A German battleship sinks a British steamer in the South Atlantic Ocean during World War 2. German battleship commander and sailors use binoculars to view ocean. Sailors pulling down flags. Ship commander on a boat being lowered to the ocean. Kriegsmarine battleship firing at the British steamer. Sailors pulling rope. German Kriegsmarine on a boat. British ship listing as it sinks. German navy men return to ship with booty. Sailors load cargo from the British ship. German battleship captain observes the sinking of British ship with binoculars. More sailors return with captured cargo. German battleship fires at British ship until it sinks. Prisoners-of-war captured from the British steamer, consisting of Australian, Asian and African sailors.

Date: 1942, January
Duration: 2 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675079108
American prisoners of war captured by Germans during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II

Opening scene shows large numbers of U.S. Army soldiers taken prisoners in the final German counter offensive of World War 2, known as the Battle of the Ardennes or Battle of the Bulge. German photographer concentrates on African American soldiers in the group, with closeups of many, juxtaposing them with closeups of German soldiers. A German Panzer IV tank passes a hillside where many American prisoners are seated on the ground. A horse-drawn wagon and a Panzer III tank pass the hillside, and then the American prisoners are herded, under guard toward the road below. Scene shifts to German soldiers sharing captured American foods and cigarettes. Several German soldiers in camouflage uniforms. One carries an M34 machine gun with a circular magazine. A dozen German soldiers are seen crowded atop a tank. A tiger II tank (Panzerkampfwagen Tiger Ausf. B) drives through a village. Closeup of crewmen on a tank. One rides astride the gun barrel. Another mans a machine gun. Closeup of another machine gunner atop a tank. Several more Tiger II tanks moving through the village.

Date: 1944
Duration: 1 min 48 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675078947