The Velser tunnel, a river crossing tunnel under the North Sea Canal in IJmuiden (part of the municipality of Velsen), North Holland, is inaugurated by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. Queen Juliana boards a train with Dutch officials. The train crosses the two-lane Velser tunnel to the other side. School children wave the Dutch flag upon the arrival of Queen Juliana’s train. Queen Juliana cuts the ribbon to open the Velser tunnel to the public. Vehicles begin to cross the Velser tunnel after the inauguration.
Tractor plows make furrows in Holland, Netherlands. The tractor plows make furrows to recover salt poisoned land which was caused by a flood. A man walks in a furrow.
Austrian refugees arrive at a center run by a relief committee in Amsterdam, Netherlands after the annexation of Austria by Germany prior to World War II. The refugees enter the Amsterdam Headquarters. Refugees eating at a table. Refugees showing Austrian passports to a porter. A refugee shows a Jewish passport with a 'J' on it. Secretary of the Committee, Miss Pereira, examines the passports. The refugees enter the relief headquarters.
A Dutch Jewish hospital in Amsterdam, Netherlands prior to World War II. Victims of Nazi German brutality lying on beds in a hospital ward. Nurses treat the patients. A nurse bathing a patient's head. A sign of Dutch Jewish Hospital.
A two star general, probably Lunsford Errett Oliver, gives field awards to soldiers of the US Fifth Armored Division in Hoensbroek, Netherlands (Holland.) Soldiers lined up for field awards. General salutes soldiers in front and pins medals on them. Assembled soldiers receive brief instructions and then disband.
U.S. forces battle against the enemy on Saipan, Mariana Islands during World War II. The 4th Marine Division advances on the eastern side of Saipan. Marines fire rifles. The 2nd Marine Division fires at enemy snipers. The 8th Marine Regiment advances amidst heavy firing. A Marine M3 Stuart (M3A1) light tank equipped with flamethrower (Satan flame tank) is seen in action. Marines moving slowly behind a tank. Two marines running, under fire, carrying a wounded on a stretcher. Others run for cover before a huge explosion. The 8th Marines capturing Mount Tapochau. The 4th Division moving M16 rocket launchers into position for deployment. barrages of rockets striking distant targets in the Bluff Point area. Closeup of rockets being fired from launcher on back of a truck. Map showing Saipan and the disposition of the various Marine units as of 24 June, 1944. American P-47 aircraft parked at Aslito airfield. One has the name "Rosemary" painted across its engine cowling. P-47s taking off on 26 June, to strike at Tinian. A Grumman TBF Avenger is seen taking off at the same time. Another status map shows improved U.S. positions.
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