BATTLE OF BRITAIN
Directed by: FRANK CAPRA
From the prestigious "Why We Fight" series, this volume details Britains' valiant struggle against the German bombing campaign.
(public domain films) 1945 54 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, europe, england, battle of britain, air raid, aircraft, bombers, frank capra |
BATTLE OF THE BULGE - THE ENEMY STRIKES
December 1944, an ambitious counteroffensive is launched with the objective of forcing the Allies to settle for a negotiated peace.
(public domain films) 1944 11 min BW
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, europe, battle of the bulge, massacre at malmedy |
BATTLE OF RUSSIA, THE
Directed by: FRANK CAPRA
From the prestigious "Why We Fight" series, this volume details initial Nazi invasion of Russia to the pivotal Battle of Stalingrad.
(public domain films) 1945 83 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, allies, russia, axis, germany, battle of stalingrad, why we fight, frank capra |
COMBAT IN BASTOGNE
Encircled by the German Army during the Battle Of The Bulge, the 101st Airborne fight to survive in bitter Winter combat.
(public domain films) 1945 9 min BW (SILENT)
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwii, battle of the ardennes, operation wacht am rhein, winter combat, winter fighting |
DESERT VICTORY
This is one of the most authentic records of the North Africa military operations of the 8th Army the 'Desert Rats'.
(public domain films) 1943 62 min BW
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, norh africa, general erwin rommel, general bernard l. montgomery, almein, tripoli |
FIGHTER KILLS IN EUROPE
GUN CAMERA FOOTAGE - 1944
Allied gun sight camera views of German fighters being shot down during dogfights as well as strafing runs on ground targets.
(public domain films) 12 min BW |
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| keywords: fighters, gun camera footage, dogfighting, dogfights, dog fighting, dog fights, me-262, me-163, strafing |
NAZI CONCENTRATION CAMPS AND PRISONS
The horror of German Concentration Camps and Prisons, as documented by advancing Allied Armies during World War Two.
(public domain films) 1946 29 min BW
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| keywords: world war two, wwII, war crimes, war atrocities, genocide, holocaust, concentration camps, death camps |
NAZIS STRIKE
Directed by: FRANK CAPRA
From the prestigious "Why We Fight" series, this volume details the Nazi Party's rise to power prior to World War Two.
(public domain films) 1945 43 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, national socialist party, nazi party, adolf hitler, politics, frank capra |
OUR RUSSIAN FRONT
Russian propaganda film using rare soviet footage showing the Russian people's determination to fight the Germans and fascism.
(public domain films) 1942 38 min BW
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, europe, russia, german invasion |
PRELUDE TO WAR
Directed by: FRANK CAPRA
From the prestigious "Why We Fight" series, this volume details the political events of 1931 to 1939 that lead up to World War II.
(public domain films) 1942 53 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, isolationism, germany, japan, italy, military, why we fight, frank capra |
TEAMWORK
BLACK AND WHITE SOLDIERS UNITED
Responding to German propaganda about U.S. race relations, this film depicts black and white soldiers united against Nazi tyranny.
(public domain films) 1946 16 min BW |
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| keywords: ship bombardment, landing craft, establishing beachead, tuskegee pilots, amphibious vehicles |
WAR COMES TO AMERICA
Directed by: FRANK CAPRA
From the prestigious "Why We Fight" series, this is one of the most graphic visual histories ever made.
(public domain films) 1945 66 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, isolationist, pearl harbor, frank capra |
WINGS FOR THIS MAN
TUSKEGEE AIRMEN TRAINING TO COMBAT
The organization and training of the Tuskegee airmen at Tuskegee Airbase, AL; the first black combat fighter squadron.
(public domain films) 10 min BW |
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| keywords: black combat pilots, aerial combat, aerial dogfight, dogfighting, statue of booker t. washington |
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ALLIED OFFENSIVE - NORTH AFRICA 1943
British and American military forces mount a campaign against North Africa with landings from Casablanca to Algiers.
(public domain films) 1943 16 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, north africa, oran, casablanca, algiers |
BATTLE FOR CASSINO
Allied forces attempt to take the town of Cassino, Italy using waves of B-17 bombers and massive artillery barrages.
(public domain films) 1944 10 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war II, wwii, italian campaign, mt. castellone, battle of monte cassino, battle for rome |
BATTLE OF SAN PIETRO
Directed and Narrated by: JOHN HUSTON
Documents the battle in the Liri Valley, Italy 1943, it is unmatched in evoking the physicality and human price of armed conflict.
(public domain films) 1945 40 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, europe, italy, liri valley, san pietro, united states army, john huston |
BIG PICTURE, THE - 29TH DIVISION
The history of the U.S. 29th Combat Infantry Division from its beginning as a Colonial Militia to honors in World War II.
(public domain films) 1950s 28 min BW |
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| keywords: wwII, world war II, 29th combat infantry division, blue and gray division, european theater |
BIG PICTURE, THE - BATTLEFIELDS OF YESTERDAY
Flashback to the major battles of World War II and scenes of those locations as they look today.
(public domain films) 1954 28 min BW |
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| keywords: wwII, world war II, major battles, d-day invasion, omaha beach, aachen germany, bastogne |
CANADIAN 1ST ARMY - MOVING INTO GERMANY
Canadian 1st Army and their initial move into Germany in the winter of 1945 with close-ups of Canadian soldiers and tanks.
(public domain films) 1945 8 min BW (SILENT) |
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| keywords: canadian 1st army, german border, lt. general guy simonds, german prisoners, german pows |
CANADIAN TROOPS
ORTONA, ITALY 1944 Combat troops from Canada as they conduct military operation in and round Ortona, Italy during World War Two. (public domain films) 1944 10 min BW (SILENT) |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, europe, italy, ortona, canada, canadian troops, military operations |
CAPTURE OF GERMAN SUBMARINE U-505
The U.S. Navy makes American military history by capturing the German submarine U-505 on the open ocean.
(public domain films) 1944 15 min BW (SILENT) |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, u.s. navy, german submarine u-505 |
CONQUEST BY AIR - 1945
The impact of air power starting in World War I to coming into its own in World War II with bomber armadas and fighter sweeps.
(public domain films) 1945 20 min BW |
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| keywords: air power, army air force, world war II, wwII, b-26, b-17, p-38, fw-190, p-47, p-51, b-24 |
D-DAY MINUS ONE
Record of the operations of the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions in the 1944 invasion of France prior to D-Day. (public domain films) 1945 16 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, europe, normandy invasion, d-day, paratroops, 82nd airborne, 101st airborne |
DIVIDE AND CONQUER
Directed by: FRANK CAPRA
From the prestigious "Why We Fight" series, this volume details the German war machines' continuing march through Europe.
(public domain films) 1944 57 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, europe, germany, blitzkrieg, frank capra |
FRENCH CAMPAIGN 1944, THE
General Bernard Montgomery launching Operation COBRA to break out from the Normandy beachhead.
(public domain films) 1945 15 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, europe, normandy beachhead, liberation of france |
GERMAN ATROCITIES Gruesome footage of conditions at Buchenwald and Dachau Concentration Camps immediately after their liberation.
(public domain films) 1945 30 min BW |
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| keywords: world war two, wwII, war crimes, war atrocities, genocide, holocaust, concentration camp, death camp |
GERMAN SS TROOPS EVICT JEWS
AND PALESTINE 1935
German Schutzstaffel SS troops evict Jewish citizens from their homes and business plus scenes of Palestine in 1935. (public domain films) 1935 21 min BW (SOUND - SILENT) |
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| keywords: germany, nazi abuse, schutzstaffel ss troops, jews, juden, palestine |
GERMAN WEEKLY NEWS: 1941 - 1942
Variety of German war footage from airborne troops and artillery in Italy to German air and ground forces fighting in Russia.
(public domain films) 10 min BW |
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| keywords: wwii, german war news, german film and video footage, german soldiers and military equipment, fighting in russia |
GERMAN NEWS: NO. 34 - 1943
Variety of German war footage from Coastal guns to naval engagements to submarine combat against surface ships.
(public domain films) 1943 9 min BW (GERMAN LANGUAGE) |
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| keywords: coastal guns, minesweeper, battleship, gun camera footage, submarine combat |
GERMAN TORPEDO AND E-BOAT MANEUVERS
German sailors in naval training for handling weapons and equipment aboad German Torpedo and E-Boats in the North Sea.
(public domain films) 1945 30 min BW (SILENT) |
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| keywords: german torpedo boat, german e-boat, firing torpedo, depth charges, submarine surfaces, anti-aircraft firing |
HITLER'S SECRET WEAPONS
Development and deployment of of German V-1 and V-2 rockets against the allies during World War II.
(public domain films) 1940s 18 min BW (SILENT) |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war 2, wwII, secret weapons, v-1 rocket, v-2 rocket, ground to air rocket, buzz bomb |
INVASION OF POLAND BY GERMAN ARMY 1939
Captured German films document the 1939 invasion of Poland and the use of Blitzkrieg combining infantry, tanks and aircraft. (public domain films) 1939 21 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war II, wwII, polish invasion, blitzkrieg, lightning war, stuka bomber, warsaw |
LUFTWAFFE - BATTLE SCENES
German film documenting various aircraft - Ju-87 Stuka, Junkers Ju-88, Messerschmitt ME-109 and Messerschmitt ME-110 in aerial combat and bombing as well as arming and field maintenance.
(public domain films) 10 min BW |
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| keywords: german wwII aircraft, Ju-87 Stuka, Junkers Ju-88, Messerschmitt ME-109 and Messerschmitt ME-110 |
MADE IN GERMANY
CAPTURED FILM 1939-1945
Captured German film documents combat events air, land and sea; VIPs from Hitler to Von Ribbontrop; British P.O.W.s.
(public domain films) 1939-1945 36 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war II, wwII, german high command, flak, mussolini, british prisoners of war, german submarine |
MALTA - LIVING UNDER THE GUN
Life of the citizens of Malta as they go about their daily lives amid the rubble and damage caused by incessant Nazi bombing.
(public domain films) 1943 12 min BW |
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| keywords: war, world war two, wwii, european theatre, island of malta, nazi bombers, air raid siren, air defense |
MARCH TO THE FUHRER
Nazi propaganda film promoting their perverse ideals and documents the frightening hysteria of the German people.
(public domain films) 1940 45 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, german propaganda, adolf hitler, cult of personality, mass hysteria |
MEMPHIS BELLE, THE
The B-17 Flying Fortress 'Memphis Bell' makes it 25th bombing run over Germany qualifying its crew to rotate back to the U.S. (public domain films) 1944 40 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, b-17 super fortress bomber, memphis belle, bombing germany, army air force |
MOSCOW STRIKES BACK
Scenes of Russia's massive counterattack against what was initially an unstoppable German offensive to capture Moscow. (public domain films) 1942 56 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, dictator joseph stalin, general timoshenko, red army, red air force |
BENITO MUSSOLINI: IN DEATH - 1945
Italian Communist partisans display the mutilated body of Benito Mussolini, his mistress Clara Petacci and other Italian Fascists.
(public domain films) 1945 6 min BW (SILENT) |
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| keywords: italian fascist dictator benito mussolini, mistress clara petacci, italian communist partisans |
NEGRO SOLDIER, THE
Directed by: FRANK CAPRA
Describes the important roles that Black Americans have fulfilled in history and their contribution during World War Two.
(public domain films) 1944 60 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, african american, black american, frank capra, carlton moss |
NORMANDY INVASION
The Invasion of Normandy, code name OVERLORD, is considered the decisive battle of the war in Western Europe.
(public domain films) 1945 21 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, europe, normandy, d-day, utah, omaha, sword, juno, gold |
NUREMBERG
Activities of the Nazi Party, the devastation they wrought during WWII, the Holocaust, medical experiments and War Crime Trials.
(public domain films) 1949 75 min BW |
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| keywords: world war two, wwII, nuremberg trials, war crimes, mass murder, war atrocities, german leaders |
RISE AND FALL OF NAZI GERMANY, THE
Germany strapped with a crushing burden mandated by the allies and the Treaty Of Versailles propels Adolph Hitler and the Nazi Party to power which leads to World War II and ultimate defeat.
(public domain films) 18 min BW |
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| keywords: germany, adolph hitler, nazi party, war, world war II, world war two, wwII, ww2 |
ROAD TO WORLD WAR II, THE
Events, political leaders and the 'smaller conflicts' that coalesced into a global conflagration that brought death and destruction of unprecedented proportions to every corner of the planet.
(public domain films) 19 min BW |
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| keywords: neville chamberlain, franklin d. roosevelt, fdr, adolf hitler, joseph stalin, benito mussilini, manchuria, poland |
SMASHING OF THE REICH, THE
The Allies begin a desperate and costly strategic daylight bombing campaign using the famous B-17 bomber without fighter escort.
(public domain films) 1962 83 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, strategic bombing, b-17 bomber, p-51 fighter, mortain, argentan, falaise |
TRIUMPH OF THE WILL
(TRIUMPH DES WILLENS)
Legendary Nazi propaganda film documenting the Nuremberg Party Rally of 1934 and Adolf Hitler's terrifying ability to entice and incite crowds to his beliefs by the very power of his words.
(public domain films) 1935 109 min BW (GERMAN LANGUAGE) |
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| keywords: nazi propaganda, nazi party, nuremberg party rally 1934, adolf hitler, adolph hitler, cult of personality |
TRUE GLORY - 1945
The Allied invasion and liberation of Western Europe from the Normandy Beaches to the Battle of The Bulge to Germany itself. (public domain films) 1945 82 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war II, normandy invasion, german p.o.w.s, liberation of paris, battle of the bulge, war crimes |
TUNISIAN VICTORY
Directed by: FRANK CAPRA, JOHN HUSTON
In-depth look at the planning and execution of the North African Campaign by the allies against occupying German forces.
(public domain films) 1944 77 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, north africa, tanks, artillery, aircraft, bomber, fighters, frank capra, john huston |
VICTORY IN THE WEST (SIEG IM WESTEN)
Extensive Geman Propaganda Film detailing the military conquest of Holland, Belgium and France in the spring of 1940; thus forcing the surviving allied forces to retreat from the European continent.
(public domain films) 1940 112 min BW (GERMAN) |
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| keywords: war, world war II, world war 2, wwII, ww2, combat, conquest of holland, conquest of belgium, conquest of france |
V-E Day 1945 - PARIS AND LONDON
Celebration in Paris, France and London, England to the news that war in Europe, a war that cost millions of lives, was over.
(public domain films) 1945 10 min COL (SILENT) |
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| keywords: war, world war II, wwII, v-e day, victory celebration, france, paris, england, london, end of world war two |
WORLD AT WAR, THE A detailed film account of 1931 - 1941, the decade before America enters WWII with Germany and Japan on the march as well as public and polical events against entering the war back home. (public domain films) 1942 67 min BW |
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| keywords: war, combat, world war two, wwII, nazi rally, troops marching, adolf hitler, pearl harbor attack |
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