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German soldiers and civilians prepare to cross Tangermünde Bridge at end of World War 2 in Germany.
Defeated German soldiers and German citizens prepare to cross damaged Tangermünde bridge over River Elbe in Germany at end of World War II. They are fleeing westward away from the advancing Soviet forces (fearing Soviet retribution more than being in American or British controlled areas of Germany). A board reads 'American 102th Division greets the fighters of Russia'. It is signed by the 405th Infantry regiment and stands ready to greet the Soviet forces who have not yet arrived. Surrendered and defeated German soldiers and civilians prepare to cross the damaged Tangermunde Bridge.
Varying sentiments about war and labor in lead up to World War 2. Roosevelt delivers his war message in the United States.
Disturbances and conflicting views about war versus isolationist approach in the United States prior to World War II. Officials speak about lend lease and officials with anti-war involvement stance advocate protectionism. Speakers include Senator Gerald P. Nye. and Senator Burton K. Wheeler. Wendell Willkie speak advocating a unified approach. Senator Joshua B. Lee of Oklahoma speaks. United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the Congress and delivers his war message. Pacifist student protestors on street in front of the White House with anti-war banners that read 'Peace Mobilization'. Counter demonstrators also picket, including a man with a sign, "We Americans Protest Communists Picketing the White House." Vehicles drive past in front of the White House. A group of women anti-war protestors are seen seated at an event, and together they pull down black veils in front of their faces. German Bund officials (German-American Bund) are seen meeting at an outdoor rally, and then again at Madison Square Garden in New York City in 1939. A band plays and the leader Fritz Julius Kuhn gives a brief speech during which a protestor leaps the stage and is beaten down by Bund members. Workers on streets protesting for various labor rights. They march and picket on a street. Demonstrators for other causes in American society in the early 1940s, including a woman demonstrator who carries a sign advocating civil rights or equal rights that says "Did Lincoln Free the Slaves?" Clip ends with scenes of violence at various labor strikes, including scabs (strike-breakers) being attacked, beaten, and hit by strikers, and authorities directing water hoses on strikers to repel them away from a building gate.
General Eisenhower greets King George VI at the First Army Headquarters in Verviers, Belgium (WW2)
King George VI of the United Kingdom and United States Army General Dwight D Eisenhower at the First Army Headquarters in Verviers, Belgium during World War II. Lieutenant General C. H. Hodges, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. Army Lieutenant General Omar N Bradley, and a United States Army Air Force General await the arrival of King George VI. Officers converse with each other and look up at the sky. A sedan drives up to a building. United Kingdom King George VI gets out of the car. He is greeted by General Eisenhower.
U.S. Army troops employ M31 armored tank retriever near Hurtgen, Germany, in World War 2
A U.S. crew uses their M31 tank retriever in attempts to rescue two pieces of armored equipment from the mud, near Hurtgen, Germany during World War II. They first recover a camouflaged M10 tank destroyer from a roadside ditch , using their cable attached directly to the load. In addition to mud, the M10 has some snow on it. Otherwise, the retrieved tank destroyer appears to be intact and undamaged. In the next scene, several recovery team members clamber over an M7 gun motor carriage (105 mm Self Propelled Gun). Its right tread has sunk completely , where the road surface has collapsed. (The previously retrieved M10 is seen,behind, on the road, with some snow still on it, apparently operating under its own power. ) Many infantrymen are seen in the background. Soldiers snake a retrieval cable around the M7. Troops then gather around as the retrieval efforts commence.
RAF (Royal Air Force) pilot and crew put on gear before a mission, in England during World War 2.
Activities of RAF (Royal Air Force), air arm of the British Armed Forces in England. RAF (Royal Air Force) pilot and crew put on flight clothing and gear while standing in front of a parked bomber aircraft on a sunny day. One of the crew smokes a cigarette. The British crew put on flight overalls and other gear before a bombing mission in World War II.
U.S. P-47 and Four U.S. P-51s in flight over England after end of World War 2 in Europe
U.S. P-47 Thunderbolt in flight. It displays a brown and orange paint job. It banks left and descends. American P-51 aircraft in flight. P-51s fly through and skim over tops of clouds. A flight of four P-51s in close formation, viewed from another aircraft close enough for the pilots to be visible in cockpits. The flight leader's P-51D has an ace of spades playing card painted below his cockpit and two dice -- a five and a four --painted on the nose of his plane under writing that reads "Down for double." He also has symbols for 16 victories painted below the rear of his cockpit. (Reportedly, this is the aircraft of Major Gordon Graham, of the 355th Fighter Group, who retired as a Major General, after a career in the U.S. Air Force.)
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