Rouen Cathedral (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen Pl. de la Cathédrale, 76000 Rouen, France) in Rouen France bombed heavily by British bombers taking several direct hits that narrowly missed destroying key pillars. German troops putting off fires from the smoky ruins using water hoses. The 151m tall central spire is easily visible. Shows three men passing by the smoking debris. April 1944. (World War II period).
German troops fell trees at the Russian Front during World War II. Wood is being processed into lumber. Cylindrical shaped tent is built by framing round wooden arches with trap doors and wooden logs. Tent is carried to German post by horse carriages. Tents barricaded beneath the ground with their chimneys protruding out of the surface. Shows smoke coming out of the tent's chimney.1944.
German workers bring in scrap wreckage of downed American aircraft and British aircraft for recycling of metal. SK logo on body and B on wings of a plane clearly visible. Wreckage dumped into hot furnace. Melted aluminum ingot poured into molds to form brick shaped metal bars.
People of Anderson perform Blitz demonstrations imitating Hitler's tourist policies in World War II. Several ROTC cadets dressed like Nazi Germans seize factories, offices and key points. Arrested workers made to walk on streets at gun point .Convoy of cars and trucks parades down the city streets . Man imitating Hitler waves to crowd from a convertible while thousands spectate the Blitz. Hitler's double enters radio station and relays a speech to the city. July 1941.
Reconnaissance aircraft Supermarine Walrus (Seagull) is catapulted from British battleship. Distant view of German Supply ship in heavy seas.British naval scouts and officers track Nazi supply ship with binoculars and telescopes.Nazi supply ship explodes into flames in a distance.British scout reconfirms target's destruction. Cinematic shot of cannon on warship and its burning target on the horizon. Food is given to German Prisoners of War aboard the warship. Close up of old German POW.
Views of British troops and civilians celebrating country's second war time Christmas in England. Gifts and champagne bottles under a Christmas Tree. Group of British troops gather around a Christmas tree, taking gifts from under it. Views of evacuated British children attending a Christmas party inside a large Anderson Shelter (air-raid shelter). The children wear party hats and bat a balloon around for fun.
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