The Battle of Crete during World War II. German Major General Kurt Student with German officers and soldiers in Crete. General Student meets a man in a field. General Student talks and salutes to some men while walking together. German troops stand behind a wall facing the Mediterranean Sea. View of the Mediterranean Sea from a beach in Crete, Greece. German infantry advance on Crete by foot, walking on rugged village and mountain roads. A German soldier mounts and rides a small horse. Bullet holes near the roundel of a downed British Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft.
German troop movement to Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia just before World War II. Mercedes Benz heavy trucks are parked on air field as lines of German Wehrmacht soldiers stand at attention on the other side of the field. A German officer reads instruction from a booklet. Wehrmacht troops marching on the field, toward aircraft. Two Junkers Ju-52 aircraft parked in airfield. A German officer salutes to a flight crew, who then board an aircraft. German soldiers marching to the airplanes. German soldiers climb aboard transport plane. A soldier hands over rifles to his comrade inside the aircraft. Nazi soldiers take their bicycle and belongings with them to the aircraft. German soldiers push a motorcycle into a transport plane. Crewman closes the door of the aircraft after the last soldier boards the plane. Junkers Ju-52 aircraft taxi and takes off from airfield.
Luftwaffe Junkers Ju-52 transport planes take off from an airfield in Germany during World War II. Empennage of the aircraft shows the Nazi Swastika/Hackenkreuz emblem. Luftwaffe Fallschirmjäger paratroopers jump out from planes. They open and activate their parachutes as they fall. Animation shows the defining features of a Junkers Ju-52 transport plane. The nose, body, and tail assembly are highlighted. The Vertical Stabilizer and landing gear of the plane are also shown. Three Junkers Ju-52 transport planes eject paratroopers while mid-air. Animation shows the engine, wings, winglet and tail plane.
Military vehicles and aircraft on the runway of an airfield shortly after the end of World War II. United States Army Air Force personnel walk around the vehicles. View of 45th AAF Combat Record board and a machine gun in front of it. Tents are seen behind the board on the beach. Ships are seen sailing off the coast from afar. A man walks towards a jeep. Camera pans showing an airfield. Some tents and vehicles are seen from a distance. Men crowd near a Red Cross truck. Some men are sitting on the ground. M3 half-tracks and trucks are parked near a tent. Bulldozers on the move at a construction site. A crane is seen operating near a mound. A Boeing B-29 Superfortress flying as seen from the ground.
President of the Dominican Republic Rafael Trujillo attends the inauguration of the General Andrews Airport (presently known as the Las Américas International Airport) in Santo Domingo, then known as Ciudad Trujillo. President Trujillo greets Jeannette Johnston “Johnnie” Andrews, the widow of the late Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, one of the founders of the United States Army Air Forces. President Trujillo awarding Mrs. Andrews the Dominican Republic Order Of Trujillo medal. Dominican Army soldiers hold flags of the Dominican Republic and the United States. President Trujillo stands beside the Mrs. Andrews. President Trujillo and Mrs. Andrews pose together with a group of men, women, and Dominican Republic Army officers. Dominican Republic Army troops marching. A Dominican Republic Army general stands beside a plaque dedicating General Andrews Airport.
Dedication of Andrews Field or General Andrews Airport (presently known as the Las Américas International Airport) in Santo Domingo, then known as Ciudad Trujillo. President of the Dominican Republic Rafael Trujillo and Mrs. Jeannette Johnston “Johnnie” Andrews unveil a plaque dedicating General Andrews Airport, named after Lieutenant General Frank Maxwell Andrews, one of the founders of the United States Army Air Forces. They pull away the flags of the Dominican Republic and the United States to unveil the plaque. President Trujillo shakes hands with Mrs. Andrews. Closer view of the plaque in Spanish and English. An aircraft flying as seen from the ground. The Santo Domingo Obelisk (Av. George Washington, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic). Flags of the Dominican Republic hang in front of a mansion. President Trujillo reads a speech in front of military officials, dignitaries, and guests. Mrs. Andrews listens near Trujillo. President Trujillo stands beside the Mrs. Andrews. Mrs. Andrews is seen wearing the Dominican Republic Order Of Trujillo medal. Flags of different countries in the Americas stand outside a building. A poster commemorating the centenary of the Dominican Republic. Mrs. Andrews talks to a general. President Trujillo stands beside Dominican Republic Army generals and dignitaries. Mrs. Andrews stands beside a dignitary during the ceremony.
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