German troops in France during World War 2. A map depicts Frankreich (France). A sign at a line of demarcation reads 'Demarkationslinie'. A soldier checks the time in his watch. German tanks, trucks, and motorized infantry enter the former "Zone libre," effectively ending its free status and militarily occupying it. They roll through French villages toward the South Coast of France. The convoy crosses a check post. The convoy on a long winding road through hills. German forces enter the city of Narbonne. Soldiers and tanks on the city streets. Shops on a sidewalk. Civilians including children watch the Germans. Soldiers sit, read and rest. Military vehicles on a tree flanked path. Children look around. Soldiers seated in a line on a railing. Military equipment in rail carriages. A sign for Marseille. The convoy enters the city. Civilians watch the convoy. Tanks on the streets. Soldiers on tanks as they cross the triumphal arch Porte d'Aix (Porte Royale) in the city.
Weimar, Germany during World War 2. The Wartburg Castle atop a hill an hour from Weimar, Thuringia. Officials and dignitaries visit the Wartburg Castle (Wartburg-Stiftung Auf der Wartburg 1 99817 Eisenach). They take a tour through the hallways. Elderly men explore the castle. Pillars, arches, and other characteristic Romanesque style architecture. A garden at the castle. Reich Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda Joseph Goebbels addresses German writers and artists in Weimar. The guests seated in a hall hear his speech. The German Swastika symbol on stage.
A German sculptor at work in Germany during World War 2. Nude sculptures in a studio. The German artist works on a sculpture of a nude woman. The nude model poses for the sculptor. The sculptor uses tools to chisel and smooths the surface. Huge horse sculptures in the studio. The sculptor works on a horse sculpture. A man holds the model horse. Gigantic horse sculptures in the studio, and other art works typical of the third Reich emphasis on Romantic Realism.
During World War 2, young German women are trained as telephone and teletype operators in Athens, Greece. Operators put on their uniforms. Women seated at desks, wearing headphones, and practicing telephone and teletype operations. Women operate telephones and teletype machines. They plug and unplug switchboard cables. The instructor supervises. The trainees run up stairs in swim wear to a rooftop area or terrace. They do group callisthenic exercises together. The girls swim. The trainees visit The Acropolis. They tour the monument.
A fish skin plant in Germany. Dead fish lying on a table. Women clean, scale, and skin fish on a table. Water filled in a bucket. The fish skins are washed in the bucket. A worker dries out the skin. She collects the dried skin. Purses and shoes made from fish skin during World War 2.
A swimming meet in Barcelona, Spain during World War 2. A large crowd gathered to watch the event at a Mediterranean port of Barcelona. The race in progress. People in boats follow the swimmers. The contestants swim towards the finish line. Buildings on shore. People watch as officials wait at the finish end. The winner touches the wall at the finish point. Military officers look on. The winner is congratulated by people. The crowd watches the proceedings.
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