WWII European Theater

The history of the U.S. 29th Combat Infantry Division from its beginning as a Colonial Militia to honors in World War II. • 1950s • 28 min • BW

Unedited footage of surrendered German Wehrmacht in an Allied internment camp in Miesenheim Germany with German prisoners loaded in railway box cars being transferred by train. • 1945 • BW • 8 min (SILENT)

British and American military forces mount a campaign against North Africa with landings from Casablanca to Algiers. • 1943 • 16 min • BW

Unedited color footage of American troops under the command of Lt. Gen. George Patton arrives on troop ship at Port Lyautey, French Morocco, North Africa in 1942. Scenes of American and French Officers and miscellaneous scenes in French Morocco. • 1942 • COL • 24 min (SILENT)

Unedited footage of American troops moving through Germany March 24-April 8, 1945. • 1945 • COL • 18 min (SILENT)

Events and news stories about new weapons systems and training from the Army Air Force during World War II. • 1942 • BW • 30 min

Events and news stories about new weapons systems and training from the Army Air Force during World War II. • 1942 • BW • 19 min

General H.H. Arnold introduces this film that documents the world-wide activities of the Army Air Forces in WWII and explains the training activities and the formation of the fighting units. • 1940's • BW • 42 min

The battlefield history of the United States First Army with scenes of the battle of Saint-Mihiel and the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in WW I, landing on the beaches of Normandy, the drive across France and the First Army fighting its way into Germany to meet the Russians at the Elbe River in WW II. • 1917 - 1945 • BW • 28 min

History of the development of U.S. Army field artillery from the cannon used by Washington in 1775 to the big guns and battlefield missiles of today. • BW • 26 min

Color footage of the Desert War waged in the North African Campaign against the German Afrika Korps Panzer tanks with actual tank battlefield scenes in Tunisia. • 1942 • COL • 42 min

In WWII Germany and Italy used four types of sneak craft to deliver explosive warheads to destroy Allied ships in a harbor and to destroy waterway locks. • 1940s • BW • 28 min

The first shuttle bombing mission where B-17 Bombers bomb targets in Germany, fly on to North Africa, re-arm and bomb targets in Germany again before landing back in England. • 1943 • COL • 9 min (SILENT)

Spotlight on various B-24 Liberator missions over Europe with numerous scenes showing bombing, bomb damage, and fires. • 1942 - 1945 • BW • 21 min

Intense WWII footage of the Battle of Cassino. Allied bombers, heavy artillery, and fierce combat in Italy’s Monte Cassino campaign against German forces. • 1944 • 10 min • BW

Battle of Britain (1943): German invasion plans, the Blitz over London, and the RAF’s heroic defense against Luftwaffe air raids. • 1945 • BW • 53 min

1943 WWII film The Battle of Russia: Siege of Leningrad, Battle of Stalingrad, Scorched Earth Policy, and the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany. • 1945 • BW • (10 reels = 83 min)

Directed and Narrated by: JOHN HUSTON. Documents the battle in the Liri Valley, Italy 1943, unmatched in evoking the physicality and human price of armed conflict. • 1945 • 40 min • BW

December 1944, an ambitious counteroffensive is launched with the objective of forcing the Allies to settle for a negotiated peace. • 1944 • 11 min • BW

Flashback to the major battles of World War II and scenes of those locations as they look today. • 1954 • 28 min • BW

Actions of the U.S. Coast Guard in WWII England in preparation of Operation Overlord the D-Day invasion of Europe with the securing of beachheads along the Normandy Coast. • 1944 • COL • 21 min

Italian Communist partisans display the mutilated bodies of Benito Mussolini, mistress Clara Petacci other Italian Fascists. • 1945 • 6 min • BW (SILENT)

Clean up and reconstruction of Berlin Germany after WWII detailing the damage and destruction of the city and the clean up by citizen brigades and Rubble Women. • 1945 • BW • 10 min (SILENT)

Film has two parts; part 1 is the American Soldier and part 2 is the battles fought by the 1st Infantry division or Big Red One in World War II. • 1940's - 1950's • BW • 28 min

Pilot training for African-Americans in Tuskegee Alabama to their activities as a highly decorated pursuit squadron in the Italian Theater of WWII. • 1940's • BW • 7 min (SILENT)

Unedited footage shot four days after Buchenwald Concentration Camp was liberated by the U.S. Army. • 1945 • COL • 19 min (SILENT)

Unedited footage shot five days after Buchenwald Concentration Camp was liberated by the U.S. Army. • 1945 • COL • 19 min (SILENT)

Unedited footage of various scenes of Buchenwald Concentration Camp and the survivors after liberation in April 1945. Footage of U.S. Soldiers and tanks advancing through Germany in March 1945. • 1945 • COL • 16 min (SILENT)

Canadian 1st Army and their initial move into Germany in the winter of 1945 with close-ups of Canadian soldiers and tanks. • 1945 • 8 min • BW (SILENT)

Combat troops from Canada as they conduct military operation in and round Ortona, Italy during World War Two. • 1944 • 10 min • BW (silent)

Captured German WWII film documenting combat on land, sea and in the air as well as scenes of occupation and logistical operations in support of advancing German Forces in Europe. • 1940s • BW • 20 min

Captured German WWII film documenting combat on land, sea and in the air as well as scenes of occupation and logistical operations in support of advancing German Forces in Europe. • 1940s • BW • 21 min

Combined American, British and Polish military forces liberate the city of Bologna Italy to the cheering of Italian civilians. • 1945 • BW • 9 min (SILENT)

The U.S. Navy makes American military history by capturing the German submarine U-505 on the open ocean. • 1944 • 15 min • COL (SILENT)

WWII England fights off a massive aerial campaign of German bombers and fighters as German Dictator Adolf Hitler decides to use the Luftwaffe exclusively to degrade British defenses and destroy English morale before committing German forces to a sea invasion of Great Britain. • 1945 • BW • 20 min

Encircled by the German Army during the Battle Of The Bulge, the 101st Airborne fight to survive in bitter Winter combat. • Encircled by the German Army during the Battle Of The Bulge, the 101st Airborne fight to survive in bitter Winter combat.

Combat scenes from WW II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Operation Urgent Fury (Invasion of Grenada), Operation Just Cause (Invasion of Panama), and Operation Desert Storm (Gulf War). • 9 min • BW • COL

The WWII Allied air campaign of bombers and fighters in the European Theater with mass bombing runs against Nazi industrial targets, fighters in air-to-air combat and strafing runs against enemy transportation and other targets of opportunity. • 1945 • BW • 21 min

Documents the preparations by Allied Forces leading up to and including scenes of the D-Day invasion in Normandy. • 1944 • BW • 28 min

Tribute to the soldiers of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and the 9th Troop Carrier Command and their critical role on June 5, 1944 that helped make the D-Day Normandy Invasion the following day a military success. • 1944 • BW • 16 min

Unedited footage and General coverage of the German prisoner of war, pow, concentration camp near Dachau, Germany. • 1940s • COL • 32 min

Rare 1943 WWII footage of Jewish deportation trains to Auschwitz. Editorial use for Holocaust, Nazi, and WWII documentary projects. • Historical Film 1943 • BW • 2 min (SILENT)

The battle of El Alamein in 1942 halted Rommel’s eastward advance and lead to the retreat of the Afrika Korps. After months of build-up, British General Montgomery began an 80-day counter-offensive that culminated in the British capture of Tripoli and Rommel’s defeat in 1943. • 1943 • 62 min • BW

Documenting the start of WWII and the Nazi conquest of Western Europe beginning immediately after the fall of Poland to the capture of Paris France. • 1944 • BW • 57 min

Vivid color home movies of German Dictator Adolf Hitler at his Eagle's Nest Retreat in the Bavarian Alps with scenes of Adolf Hitler, Eva Braun, Reichsfuhrer-SS Heinrich Himmler, Minister Of Propaganda Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler in full Nazi uniform and more. • 1940 • COL • 27 min (SILENT)

German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel directing the German Afrika Korps campaign against the British 8th Army during WWII in North Africa. • 1942 • BW • 8 min

Documenting life of a pilot in the 8th Air Force Fighter Command in Europe as they fly fighter sweeps and escort missions. • 1945 • BW • 41 min

Allied gun sight camera views of German fighters being shot down during dogfights as well as strafing runs on ground targets. • 12 min • BW

Known as the Winter War, Russia attacks Finland, who then appeals to the American public to support the Finnish war effort and relief fund. • 1940 • BW • 6 min

General Bernard Montgomery launching Operation COBRA to break out from the Normandy beachhead. • 1945 • 15 min • BW

Documenting the life of General George S. Patton who lived for action and glory and is a study in duty, patriotism, and loyalty to his country and his men. • BW • 28 min

The horrific reality of the Holocaust as the German Final Solution was implemented and documented in the following camps of Hannover, Arnstadt, Mauthausen, Buchenwald, Dachau and Belsen. • 1945 • BW • 35 min

1930s archival footage of German colonies in Argentina revealing Nazi influence, propaganda, and community life before WWII. • 1935-1937 • BW • 30 min

WWII German invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941. Operation Barbarossa footage with tanks, Luftwaffe attacks, POWs, scorched earth, and the drive to Leningrad. • 1941 • BW • 18 min

German U-Boat (submarine) in action, General Rommel and the Afrika Korps in North Africa, German railroad gun fired against Leningrad, German troops stop a combined Russian air and ground attack. • 1942 • BW • 8 min

Explore 1935 archival footage capturing Nazi anti-Semitism, Jewish life in Palestine, and speeches from Hitler, Goering, and Goebbels. • 1935 • 21 min • BW (SOUND - PARTIAL)

Variety of German war footage from airborne troops and artillery in Italy to German air and ground forces fighting in Russia. • 10 min • BW

Nazi Dictator Adolph Hitler Meets King Boris III of Bulgaria, Scenes of the Hitler Youth, German Naval Units Make Port In Japan, Russian Eastern Front and Nazi Troops In Italy. • 1943 • BW • 19 min

Variety of German war footage from Coastal guns to naval engagements to submarine combat against surface ships. • 1943 • 9 min • BW (GERMAN LANGUAGE)

German sailors in naval training for handling weapons and equipment aboard German Torpedo and E-Boats in the North Sea. • 1936 • 8 min • BW (SILENT)

Unedited footage of German U-Boats under construction in a shipyard and in combat against Allied shipping in the North Atlantic 1942. • 1942 • BW • 6 min

German Army in action, training camp for Foreign Nationals into the Waffen SS; volunteers are Dutch, Norwegian, and Danish. • 1941 • BW • 11 min

Development and deployment of German V-1 and V-2 rockets against the allies during World War II. • 1940s • 18 min • BW (SILENT)

International events since the end of World War Two such as the formation of the United Nations and the rise of Communism. • 1951 • 22 min • BW

American 103rd Infantry Division liberates Innsbruck, Austria, plus the Mohne Dam near Hamm Germany documenting the defensive works to deter air and water attacks. • 1945 • BW • 8 min (SILENT)

Unedited footage of operations after the Invasion Of Normandy with scenes of the Omaha beachhead, transferring of supplies from ship to land, policing of the beach and surrounding waters. • 1944 • COL • 6 min (SILENT)

Unedited footage of operations after the Invasion Of Normandy with scenes of cargo being transferred to smaller ships, patrolling of waters against attacks by sea and air, first aid rendered to wounded soldiers. • 1944 • COL • 8 min (SILENT)

Unedited footage of operations after the Invasion Of Normandy with scenes of the Battleship USS Texas firing salvos in a gun support mission, transferring of wounded from area, ship maintenance, officers changing of the watch. • 1944 • COL • 12 min (SILENT)

Captured German films document the 1939 invasion of Poland and the use of Blitzkrieg combining infantry, tanks and aircraft. • 1939 • BW • 20 min

Unedited scenes of the Jewish ghetto Dombrova, Poland occupied by Nazi Troops, where Jewish citizens are forced to wear a yellow Star of David with the word Jude on their clothing at all times. • 1939 • BW • 11 min (SILENT)

WWII Allied Propaganda Film depicting America and Britain in solidarity against the Axis Powers while showing the cultural differences and tastes between Americans and Britons, soldiers and citizens working hand-in-hand to defeat fascism. • 1943 • BW • 42 min

A thorough overview of WWII Europe touching on all aspects the land, sea and air campaigns, V-E Day celebrations, the damage and destruction of Europe after the surrender of Germany. • 1940's • BW • 84 min

General Montgomery and the British 8th Army land at Reggio Calabria. The Italian navy surrenders to the Allies. • 1944 • BW • 21 min

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. • 10 min • BW

Life of the citizens of Malta as they go about their daily lives amid the rubble and damage caused by incessant Nazi bombing. • 1943 • 12 min • BW

Todays Army Transportation Corp depends on trains, trucks, helicopters. and airplanes to move men and supplies to any combat zone in the World. • BW • 28 min

Nazi propaganda film promoting their perverse ideals and documents the frightening hysteria of the German people. • 1940 • 45 min • BW

Based in WWII England, the B-17 Bomber Memphis Belle is poised to be the first to complete its 25th bomber mission which qualifies the crew to be rotated back to America. • 1943 • COL • 39 min

Scenes of Russia's massive counterattack against what was initially an unstoppable German offensive to capture Moscow. • 1942 • 56 min • BW

The horror of German Concentration Camps and Prisons, as documented by advancing Allied Armies during World War Two. • 1946 • 29 min • BW

Horrific scenes of German Concentration Camps documenting the war crimes at Auschwitz, Majdanck, Treblinka, Belsen, Buchenwald and other Nazi Death Camps with scenes of piles of dead bodies, skeletal bodies of the survivors, gas chambers hooked to canisters of Zyklon B and cremation ovens. • 1945 • BW • 21 min

The rise to power of the Nazi Party or NSDAP ( National Socialist German Workers' Party) in Germany 1921-1933. • 1921-1933 • BW • 11 min

German Reichstag Elections , German Chancellor Adolph Hitler - First Speech, Election Day For Nazi Party - Berlin Germany . • 1921-1933 • BW • 8 min

The start of the Anti-Semitic campaign against Jews, foreign press conference with Joseph Goebbels and Adolf Hitler, book burning of un-German and immoral works. • 1921-1933 • BW • 10 min

Swastika Becomes National Symbol Of Nazi Germany, Nuremberg Rally For Nazi Party, Rudolf Hess Reaffirms Hitler's Faith In SA After Night Of The Long Knives. • 1933-1935 • BW • 7 min

1937 footage: German sailors honored after naval loss in Spain, followed by scenes from the Nuremberg Rally showcasing Nazi propaganda and military spectacle. • 1937 • BW • 11 min

Signing Of European Axis Pact | Welcome Home of German Legions From Spanish War | Inspection Of West Wall Fortifications • 1939 • BW • 8 min (SILENT)

Germany Invades Russia In Operation Barbarossa, SS Leader Heinrich Himmler Tours Concentration Camp Near Minsk Russia, Adolf Hitler Of Germany Declares War On The U.S. • 1939-1944 • BW • 10 min

Details the Nazi Party's rise to power prior to World War Two and covering German aggression from 1934 to 1940 with many animated maps explaining German tactics and scenes of Adolf Hitler making speeches, in conferences, and planning for war with military officers. • 1945 • 43 min • BW

The Invasion of Normandy, code name OVERLORD, is considered the decisive battle of the war in Western Europe. • 1945 • 21 min • BW

Numerous practice missions utilizing gliders were made in preparation for the coming airborne invasion of Fortress Europe. • 1944 • BW • 20 min

Documenting Airborne invasion of Fortress Europe and of the men that parachuted and was landed by glider behind the lines. • 1944 • BW • 31 min

Documenting Airborne invasion of Fortress Europe by the paratroopers of the American 101st Airborne Division and 82nd Airborne Division via parachute and glider. • 1944 • BW • 23 min

Unedited footage documenting the surrender of over 275,000 Italian and German Army soldiers in May 1943 in Tunisia after Axis resistance in Africa collapsed. • 1943 • COL • 22 min

1944 WWII film Tunisian Victory: Operation Torch, Kasserine Pass, Tunis, Bizerte, Allied airpower, and the Axis surrender in North Africa. • 1942-1943 • BW • 79 min

Unedited footage of U.S. tanks and M3 Half-Tracks roll through an unidentified village in WWII Europe, German soldiers surrender turning over equipment and marching away from front lines as P.O.W.'s. • 1945 • COL • 16 min (SILENT)

The Nazis unleash a new terror weapon against the British populace as V-1 Flying Bombs rain down upon the cities of England. • 1944 • BW • 8 min

Explore the 1941 WWII propaganda film Victory in the West (Sieg im Westen). Authentic footage highlights Germany's Western Campaign in vivid detail. • 1940 • BW • 112 min (GERMAN)

Unedited footage V-E Day celebration in Innsbruck Austria as civilians line the street as the 103rd Infantry Cactus Division parades and pass in review. • 1945 • BW • 11 min (SILENT)

Celebration in Paris, France and London, England to the news that war in Europe, a war that cost millions of lives, was over. • 1945 • 10 min • COL (SILENT)

Massive crowds of citizens and soldiers gather around England celebrating the end of war in Europe. • 1945 • BW • 7 min (SILENT)

Frank Capra’s War Comes to America (1945): From U.S. history and Axis aggression to the Pearl Harbor attack and Roosevelt’s Day of Infamy speech. • 1945 • 66 min • BW

Unedited WWII footage of Monument Men uncovering Nazi-stolen Renaissance paintings in San Leonardo, Italy. • 1945 • BW • 8 min (SILENT)

Documenting the construction of the Siegfried Line. Shows antitank obstructions and trenches, barbed wire entanglements, and the French and German fortifications facing each other. • 1939 • BW • 23 min (GERMAN LANGUAGE)

The organization and training of the Tuskegee airmen at Tuskegee Airbase, AL; the first black combat fighter squadron. • 1940's • BW • 10 min

Story of Old Hickory 30th Infantry Division with WWI flashback scenes to combat training and operations in WWII. • 1940s • BW • 29 min

1942 WWII film The World at War, produced by the U.S. Office of War Information, depicting Axis aggression and the global conflict. • 1931 - 1941 • 78 min • BW

The Allies employ lessons learned from from the failed Dieppe Raid or Operation Rutter in how critical logistics and support in a successful beach landing as well as tactics used by the assaulting troops. • 1940's • BW • 21 min (SILENT)

Military orientation film explaining the role of post-WWII occupation troops in Germany, the martial history of the German peoples and current incarnation of Nazism and the importance that troops remain alert and aloof while on duty and off. • 1945 • BW • 14 min

Pre-WWII Germany Weimar Republic in its Depression Era that gave political rise to the Nazi Party led by Adolf Hitler where he grabbed power and re-armed Germany culminating into WWII in Europe. • 1929 • BW • 6 min