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A German spy is executed by U.S. Seventh Army in Kitzingen, Germany during World War II.

U.S. 7th Army soldiers, gathered in the Florian-Geyer athletic ground at Kitzingen, Germany, during World War 2. Several U.S. soldiers led by a field grade officer and an Army Chaplain, escort German spy, Richard Jarczyk, from the Provost Marshal's office. Jarczyk had confessed to sabotage and the killing of U.S. soldiers, behind the lines. He is dressed in civilian clothes. An MP jeep is seen parked in front of a soccer net in background. Several buildings visible around the field. A firing squad of eight U.S. soldiers stands in formation. Closeup of Jarczyk standing in front of a wooden post, with his hands tied behind him. The Chaplain appears to be listening to a statement from him. The field grade officer then ties a blindfold over Jarczyk's eyes. He is seen standing alone, in front of the post. Suddenly smoke arises from the pole and Jarczyk falls to the ground. Blood stain can be seen on the post. Officer confirms death by means of a stethoscope. A corpsman and another soldier place a white shroud around the body.

Date: 1945, April 23
Duration: 1 min 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675066608
General De Gaulle reviews a liberation day parade in Paris, France during World War II.

Liberation day parade in Paris , France, marking one year since the liberation of France in World War 2. French soldiers march on the streets of Paris. The Arc de Triomphe. Soldiers march under the Arc de Triomphe. People cheer to celebrate their liberation. French General Charles De Gaulle reviews the parade. Aircraft fly overhead as they pass in review. The aircraft in flight. They leave behind vapor trails.

Date: 1945, August
Duration: 1 min 14 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066614
A film in the United States shows different ordnance like trucks, aircraft, landing crafts being used during a combat.

A film titled 'Trends in Ordnance' about the importance of ordnance and military equipment. Various flashback scenes from the recently ended World War 2: U.S. Army Air Forces aircraft in flight. A bomb bay door opens and bombs drop out. The bombs explode and smoke rises. Trucks with soldiers and tanks advance. Artillery being fired. A technician in a laboratory conducting an experiment with chemicals as various beakers and tubes are nearby. A man works on a drafting table. Ammunition being tested on test grounds. Interiors of an ordnance factory. Battle tanks being built by war production workers on production floor. Bomber aircraft being assembled. Trucks lined up at a factory. A railroad train loaded with military supplies. Aircraft in flight and paratroopers aboard the airborne airplanes. The paratroopers jump and descend. Troops get off a Higgins boat at a beach. A DUKW (amphibious truck), trucks and movers in action.

Date: 1947
Duration: 1 min 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066617
Damaged buildings and displaced civilians in Italy during World War II.

A film titled 'Thunderbolt' about the aftermath of Allied air attacks in Italy during World War 2 . A U.S. Army Air Force pilot seated in the cockpit of an aircraft. Cameras fixed up in different parts of the aircraft. The cameras attached to wings, a wheel well and the instrument panel. Actor James Stewart (Jimmy Stewart), seated in a chair, reads a telegram by Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Forces Major General Carl Spaatz. Damaged buildings in Italy after Allied air attacks during World War II. Men guide a pack of mules down a road. Damaged buildings as a horse drawn cart moves past them. Displaced Italians on a road. An Italian civilian woman with a crying child. Two young Italian children children walk past damaged buildings and step cautiously avoiding a decomposed dead body amidst debris. Aerial views of mountains in Italian Alps and rugged terrain in Italy. Bomb craters on the ground leaving some areas of Italy as only rubble. A waterfall tumbling down a rocky hillside. Aerial views of buildings and a river in a town. Scenes of demolished railroad marshaling yards from Allied bombing campaigns.

Date: 1944
Duration: 4 min 14 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675066630
Notable persons after being set free from Nazi prison camps in Germany at end of World War II.

Former prisoners seen after being set free from Nazi prison camps in Germany at end of World War 2. The prisoners shake hands after being set free. The prisoners include Prince Frederick Leopold of Prussia, Baroness Schuschnugg, German industrialist Fritz Thyssen and Baron Schell. The Baroness stands with a young girl and a man as she smiles after being set free. Other prisoners include Bishop of Clermont-Ferrand Gabriel Piquet, former Prime Minister of Hungary Miklos Kallay and Commanding officer of Greek Army General Alexandros Papagos. German Army General Franz Halder and his wife after being set free. Prince Leopold raises his coat collar to reveal his prisoner number. German General Franz Halder stands with his wife.

Date: 1945, May 8
Duration: 3 min 23 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675066636
German Generalleutnant Dittmar formally surrenders to U.S. soldiers in Magdeburg, Germany during World War II.

German General (Generalleutnant) Kurt Dittmar surrenders in Magdeburg, Germany during World War 2. German military commander General Dittmar, who was also Official Military Commentator of the German Armed Forces, stands with his party, including his son, young German soldier Berend Dittmar, Major Pluskat, and Major Werner, as American soldiers escort them. General Dittmar carries on an extended conversation with a French war corresondent. View of destroyed bridge span over the Elbe River, Magdeburg, Germany. German General Dittmar and his son, the boy soldier carrying a white flag with Red Cross on it, walk along sandy shore. They are met by U.S. Army soldiers of the 117th Regiment, 30th Infantry Division, including Captain Henry Abbes of Glendale, Long Island, New York, Commander of 'K' Company, who escort them. German General Dittmar conversing with captors while smoking a pipe, and then walking with his son, accompanied by American officers, through rubble strewn street of Magdeburg. (Records indicate that General Dittmar had traveled across the Elbe to ask for assistance in evacuating injured German soldiers and civilians from the east bank of the Elbe. U.S. Major General Leland Hobbs refused, and rather than returning across the River Elbe, Dittmar surrendered.)

Date: 1945, April 25
Duration: 2 min 11 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675066638