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German prisoners marched on the streets near Dachau Concentration Camp in Bavaria, Germany, after the camp's liberation by the Allies.
The Dachau Concentration Camp in Bavaria, Germany, soon after its liberation by Allied forces in World War 2. German prisoners march on the streets in line. Trucks and cars pass aside. View of cement barracks (or kennel) facilities at the camp. A dog on the ground outside one of the concrete enclosures.
Deck crew men work on damaged U.S. F6F Hellcat Fighter plane on the deck of USS Hancock CV19 in the Pacific Ocean.
Activities aboard USS Hancock (CV-19) in the Pacific Ocean, during World War 2. Opening scene shows remains of a General Motors TBM Avenger aircraft from Torpedo Squadron Seven (VT-7) that crashed on landing. The forward cockpit area appears intact, but behind that, the fuselage is torn off and sits separately on the flight deck. Sailors move the the tail section closer to the edge of the deck. Sailors and some flight crew stand on the deck, as the Hancock appears to be underway at high speed, judging by the water in background. Scene gets dark (underexposed) as sailors move the wreckage. Next, a crane is seen erected and lifting the main wreckage. But the load drops back down on the deck. Filming is interrupted, but picks up again, as the mobile crane carries the wreckage to the edge of the deck and drops it into the ocean.
Wright Brothers give first public demonstration of their Wright flyer in Le Mans, France.
Officials and interested spectators fill the stands at Hunaudieres race course, near Le Mans, France, to watch a demonstration of a Wright Flyer airplane. Wilbur Wright places a large wheel under the aircraft as he and his team prepare a Model A Wright Flyer, for movement.Horses are seen towing it across a field. A man checks the planes launching track. Closeup of men maneuvering the aircraft into position on the launching track. Next, several of them are seen pulling together on a rope to raise a heavy weight up a small tower, to provide the launching power for the airplane. Next, two men pull the propellers through to start the Flyer’s engine. A passenger is already seated as Wilbur Wright climbs aboard and puts his hands and feet on the plane’s controls. View of the launching weight dropping to the ground and causing the Flyer to accelerate along its track and take off. A group of officials, wearing white armbands, watch the takeoff and the Flyer as Wilbur Wright maneuvers it skillfully above the race track grounds. Complete change of scene shows U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt on a platform, covered with a huge American flag. He is giving a speech. Scene shifts back again to Le Mans, where the Wright Flyer is still maneuvering all about in the air, above the grounds. Scene shifts again to World War I. American volunteer flyers with the French Lafayette Escadrille are seen in flight gear, by their Spad airplanes (marked with their distinctive Indian in head dress logo). They run to their respective planes and board them. View of the Spad airplanes with engines running and then taxiing out for takeoff.
Marienplatz, the Town Hall, St. Peters Church, Charles Gate, German Museum and the University of Munich in Munich, Germany.
Famous tourist destinations, landmarks, and architecture in Munich, Germany before World War 2. View of Marienplatz with the Town Hall to its right (Marienplatz, 80331 München, Germany). The Frauenkirche is seen in the background. View of St. Peters Church (Rindermarkt 1, 80331 München, Germany) and the Karlstor or Charles Gate (Karlstor Neuhauser Str., 80331 München, Germany) while looking west on Neubauer Strasse. A tram moves under the gate. Cars and people on a street. Shops on either side of the street including the Hamburg-Amerika Line office. Views of the Former Royal Palace, also known as the Munich Residenz or Munich Residence (Residenzstraße 1, 80333 München, Germany) with streetcar trams, horse carts, and pedestrians in the foreground. The Deutsches Museum or German Museum (Museumsinsel 1, 80538 München, Germany), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich or LMU Munich (Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1 D-80539 München) and the National Theater Munich (Max-Joseph-Platz 2, 80539 München, Germany). The east fountain in front of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. A young girl feeding pigeon.
Strikes, hyperinflation, and food shortages in Germany. Germans march with shovels and Hitler launches Kraft durch Freude ship.
Scenes in Germany in 1920s and 1930s. Changes in Germany during Adolf Hitler's leadership. Workers on strike. Workers sitting with no work. Hyperinflation during the Weimar Republic 1921-1923 after World War I. Money, drafts and notes with huge values seen due to inflation. Woman buying from vendor with large prices posted. Band musicians playing jazz music, people dancing as inflation becomes uncontrollable. Men are given shovels to march with by Nazi official (likely early Reich Labor Service or RAD of NSDAP). Adolf Hitler speaks to a crowd about rebuilding of Germany. The launch of several ships. First is seen the launch of luxury liner Wilhelm Gustloff in 1937, with Hitler present on a podium. (The MV Gustloff was the first ship built specifically for the German Labor Front’s Kraft durch Freude (“Strength Through Joy” program.) German officials give Nazi salutes. German flags on the ship.
German Field Marshal, Paul von Hindenburg poses with his family on his estate after wartime retirement in East Prussia
Life of German Field Marshal, Paul von Hindenburg in Germany. Paul Von Hindenburg poses with his family on his estate after retirement following World War 1. Paul von Hindenburg and family in Neudeck (present day Ogrodzieniec, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland). He and his family sit around a table. Trees in the background.
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