Public Domain Films And Royalty Free Stock Footage Public Domain Archive Film Stock Footage Library NTSC Quicktime format: (24 hr. turn-around) NTSC $349.00 PAL Quicktime format: (24 hr. turn-around) PAL $349.00 DVD-R Time-Code Preview Disc (NTSC): (24 hr. turn-around) DVD-R Preview Disc (NTSC) $35.00 AVAILABLE IN HIGH DEFINITION HD - CALL FOR DETAILS! keywords: nazi held france, cuba president elect, helicopter, calisthenics, watermelon crop, pro golfer byron nelson Synopsis: End Is Near For Nazis In France, Cuba's President Elect Visits U.S., Chinese Delegation Arrives In U.S., New Technology In Helicopters, Cadets Take Part In Mass Calisthenics, Local Beauties Save Melon Crop, Pro Golfer Byron Nelson Wins Tournament... (read more) Information: 1944 8 min BW Show All Newsreels 1940s Titles Newsreels: 1944 - August 31 France End Is Near For Nazis In France Precision Bombing—Huge British Lancaster Bombers dump 6-ton bombs on U-boat pens at Brest, while other bombers tear up Nazi communication lines, making retreat a more frenzied problem. Bombs falling from plane and explosions on the ground, Canadians Close in On the 7th—From Falaise the Canadians apply the squeeze on the Nazi 7th Army, capturing large segments of this once proud military organization, now frazzled and hungry. Then the Canadians advance through burning towns. Canadian tank fires machine at fleeing German troops. Captured Germans with hands behind hear march to rear and are fed. French theater WWII. Falaise pocket. Americans (Yanks) in Le Mans are greeted. Civilians round up enemy collaborators. Civilian life returns to normal as shops offer an array of goods. American Bars are opened and De Gaulle’s picture and food stuffs find a ready sale. G.I. Voting Cards—Yanks line up to secure their application cards for ballots from their respective home states. United States Cuba's President Elect Visits U.S. Dr. Ramon Grau Sam Martin, president elect of the island republic, arrives in Washington D.C. United States Chinese Delegation Arrives In U.S. Dr. V.K Wellington Koo, head of Chinese delegation to Dumbarton Oaks parleys, arrives in Washington D.C. United States New Technology In Helicopters Stanley Hiller, 19-year-old inventor, demonstrates his coaxial bladed heliocopter in Berkley California, a ship that has rigid blades and no tail rotor. Filene’s Department Store delivers cartons of cigarettes to patients at the Veteran’s Hospital in West Roxbury with an ultra-modern helicopter. United States Cadets Take Part In Mass Calisthenics Aviation Cadets at the A.A.F. Training Command School at Yale, take part in mass calisthenics in Yale Bowl. Sgt. Beranek demonstrates his technique in setting his world record of 6,034 sit-ups in 6 hours United States Local Beauties Save Melon Crop Local co-ed beauties save the watermelon crop as they rush to the aid of local melon growers in Texas. United States Pro Golfer Byron Nelson Wins Tournament Byron Nelson becomes King of the Fairways as he wins 1944 Tam O’Shanter Golf Tournament. His first prize winnings of $10,100 runs his year’s earning to $33,000. --Contemporary Royalty Free Stock Footage Library: --Business ---- Celebrations ---- Concepts ---- Education ---- Generations ---- Health and Medical ---- Lifestyles --Modern Military ---- Nature Scenic ---- Nature Wildlife ---- Environmental Education ---- On Location ---- Sports Today --U.S. Presidents ---- Weather Watch ---- Contemporary Tragedies And Disasters ---- Motion Graphics - Special Effects --Historical Public Domain Stock Footage Library: --Historic Military And Nuclear Films ---- Newsreels: Events At Home And Around The World ---- Flashback In Time --NASA Space Exploration ---- Classic Cartoons ---- Christmas Programming ---- Religious Programming --Hollywood Films, Television And Trailers ---- Classic Cuts: Single Clip Downloads --Buyout Footage Company Links: --Buyout Footage Homepage ---- About Buyout Footage ---- Stock Footage License Info ---- Submitting Footage To Us --Buyout Footage Site Search ---- Buyout Footage Sitemap ---- Buyout Footage Return Policy --Email Us - Stock Footage Request