1934-19451940s NEWSREELS
1945 NEWSREEL STORIES
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RUSSIANS CAPTURE WARSAW - CAPITAL OF POLAND FREED FROM NAZIS IN SOVIET SWEEP TO GERMAN BORDER.
RUSSIA LAUNCHES A POWERFUL ASSAULT, DRIVING THROUGH POLAND WITH A 2 MILLION MAN OFFENSIVE. THE NAZI EASTERN FRONT COLLAPSES UNDER THE MIGHT OF SOVIET ARMIES & THE GERMANS ARE DRIVEN OUT OF WARSAW, A CITY OF DEVASTATION. THE FIRST NATIONAL CAPITAL TO FALL TO NAZI WAR MACHINE IS RECAPTURED. |
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ELS SMOKE CLOUDS RISE OVER WARSAW
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MONTAGE BOMBED OUT BUILDINGS IN WARSAW, IN RUINS
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ALLIES SMASH JAPANESE IN BURMA TO OPEN CHINA SUPPLY ROAD
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MONTAGE CHINESE TROOPS, TRAINED BY AMERCIANS, PUSH THROUGH JUNGLES AND ACROSS RIVERS IN THE RECONQUEST OF NORTHERN BURMA. ARTILLERY ATTACK JAPANESE POSITIONS IN BURMA JUNGLE
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IN THE ATTACK AGAINST BHAMO, AN IMPORTANT HIGHWAY CENTER, LOW FLYING BOMBERS SUPPORT GROUND FORCES COMMANDED BY AMERCAIN GENERAL DAN L SULTAN. THE JAPANESE STRONGHOLD IS CAPTURED. MONTAGE DIVE BOMBERS BOMB JAPANESE POSITIONS
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MS ANCIENT PAGODAS RISE FROM JUNGLE
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CU BULLET HOLES IN BUDDHA STATUE
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US LANDING ON LUZON - PHILIPPINES.
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CU MAP OF PHILIPPINES SHOWS POSITION OF ATTACK
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AMERCIAN AMPHIBIOUS INVASION FORCES, COVERED BY NAVAL GUNFIRE, POUR ASHORE AT LINGAYEN GULF.
MONTAGE NAVAL GUNS FIRE AS LANDING CRAFT SPEED TO SHORE. JAPANES ARE TAKEN BY SURPRISE & THERE IS LITTLE RESISTANCE. |
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MONTAGE ARTILLERY FIRE. LANDING.
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THE BEACHHEADS ARE SEIZED & MASSES OF ARMAMENT &
SUPPLIES ARE LANDED. SUPPLIES, WOODEN CRATES LOADED ONTO BEACH. |
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HAPPY, LIBERATED PHILIPPINE PEOPLE. CELEBRATE.
AMERICAN TROOPS PUSH SOUTHWARD TO MANILA. |
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NEW U.S. LANDINGS ON LUZON CLOSE TRAP ON MANILA.
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AMERICAN FORCES POUR ASHORE ON LINGAYEN GULF.
BATTLESHIPS FIRE CANNONS. FLAK |
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THERE IS LITTLE JAPANESE RESISTANCE. AMPHIBOUS VEHICLES LEAVE FROM BATTLESHIPS AND HEAD TOWARD SHORE
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GENERAL KRUEGER ON BOAT. TROOPS ADVANCE DOWN THE MAIN ISLAND OF THE PHILIPPINES.
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ON LUZON. BUILDING RUINS
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ON THE ROAD TO MANILA. JUNGLE BATTLE SCENES
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MONTAGE MACARTHUR IS WELCOMED BACK TO LUZON
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FILIPINOS GATHER.
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CU FEMALE FILIPPINO SMOKES BIG CHEROOT CIGAR
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VE DAY SPECIAL. VOL. 27/72
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CU PRESIDENT TRUMAN SPEAKS ON UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER OF GERMANY
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CROWDS AT TIMES SQUARE, DAY & NIGHT CELEBRATE THE VICTORY IN EUROPE. WHOLE WORD REJOICES IN THE FINAL OVERTHROWING OF NAZI BARBARISM
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CU THEATRE MARQUEE "WAR ENDS NAZIS QUIT!"
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MONTAGE OF SCENES FROM THE RISE & FALL OF THE GERMAN REICH UNDER TYRANNICAL RULE OF HITLER &
HIS GANGSTERS. THE EXTENT OF HIS CONQUEST AND THE SUBSEQUENT DEFEAT. CAR DRIVES THROUGH SEA OF PEOPLE. HITLER AT PODIUM, GERMANS LISTEN |
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"POISON" OF NAZIS. ANIMATED BLACK GOES OVER THE AREAS THAT THE NAZIS HAVE CONQUERED.
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GROWTH OF MILITARISM IN GERMANY AS HITLER PLANNED FOR RUTHLESS CONQUEST. WAR VEHICLES LINED UP &
PARADED BEFORE HITLER. PLANES, TANKS RALLY |
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CU HITLER WITH SMILE
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MONTAGE ANIMATED MAP OF EUROPE SHOWING NAZI ADVANCES. (AUSTRIA, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, POLAND, DENMARK, NORWAY) IRON FIST BUSTS OUT OF GERMANY.
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HOLLAND & BELGUIM ARE TAKES. WAR SCARRED CITY.
BUILDINGS BURNING, DESTROYED. LOW COUNTRIES |
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BLIND MAN WITH 2 CANES WALKS DOWN WAR RAVAGED STREET
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MONTAGE DUNKIRK EVACUATION OF THE BRITISH ARMY.
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MS CHURCHILL WALKS DOWN LONDON STREET FOLLOWED BY CROWD. NOW PRIME MINISTER
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MONTAGE BOMBING OF LONDON SCENES - BUILDINGS AFIRE AT NIGHT. LOOKS LIKE APOCALYPSE, END OF THE WORLD.
COMPLETE DESTRUCTION. AIR BLITZ OF LONDON. |
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ANIMATED MAP SHOWS THE NAZI ADVANCE TO THE BALKANS, NORTH AFRICA, FINLAND.
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INVASION OF RUSSIA. STALINGRAD. RUSSIAN TROOPS ADVANCE IN SNOW
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LS RUSSIAN SNIPER KILLS RUNNING GERMAN SOLDIER IN CITY COMBAT
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LINE OF REFUGEES IN STALINGRAD. DESTROY WHOLE GERMAN ARMY
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ATLANTIC CHARTER CONFERENCE. FDR HOLDS ONTO AIDE FOR SUPPORT, MEETS CHURCHILL ON WARSHIP.
HANDSHAKE, HANDS FDR PAPER. AMERICAN ENTERS WAR |
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TROOPS SHIPS EN ROUTE TO NORTH AFRICA. CREW CROWD LOOKS UP TO CAMERA. SOME GIVE THE "V FOR VICTORY"
SIGN |
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TUNISIA, NORTH AFRICA DESERT WAR BATTLE SCENES
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CU MAP SHOWS ALLIED RETAKING OF TERRITORY
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ITALY BOMBING OF ABBEY ON MT CASSINO
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ROME CAPTURED. CELEBRATING ITALIANS PACK THE STREET OF ROME
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LS POPE PIUS ON BALCONY GIVES THANKS & BLESSING AT ST. PETERS
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HUGE CROWD LONG SHOT WAVING HANDKERCHIEFS
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TEHERAN CONFERENCE - CHURCHILL, STALIN & FDR MEET THE BIG THREE
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ELS SKY FULL OF U.S. WAR PLANES
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MONTAGE OF BOMBING. CU BOMBS DROP OUT OF BOMB BAYS, EXPLOSIONS ON THE GROUND, PLANES FLY
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LIBERATION OF RUSSIA SCENES ON RUSSIAN FRONT.
FLAME THROWING TANK. SNOWY GROUND |
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MONTAGE GERMAN TROOPS DYNAMITE RAILROAD TRACKS
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RUSSIAN VILLAGE BURNING. LINE OF REFUGEES LEAVE THEIR HOMES. REUNITED WITH FAMILY MEMBERS
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IKE & FIELD MARSHALL MONTGOMERY PLAN STRATEGY IN WAR ROOM
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D-DAY AND FRANCE IS INVADED. MONTAGE INVASION AT NORMANY. SCENES OF LANDING ON BEACHES.
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MONTAGE CROWDS IN FRANCE GREET GIs. LIBERATION OF FRANCE.
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EISENHOWER WALKS DOWN CHAMPS-ELYSEES, PARIS
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U.S. TROOPS MARCH BEFORE ARC DE TRIOMPHE
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YALTA - CHURCHILL, STALIN & FDR AT ROUND TABLE.
THE BIG THREE PLAN FINAL DESTRUCTION OF NAZISM |
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THE BATTLE OF GERMANY. NIGHTTIME BOMBING OF GERMAN CITIES. ALLIES BLAST GERMAN CITIES INTO WRECKAGE.
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STREET FIGHTING IN GERMAN CITIES. RUINS. TANKS FIRE ON BUILDINGS
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CU HITLER & MUSSOLINI MEET FOR LAST TIME
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STILL PHOTO OF BODIES OF MUSSOLINI & MISTRESS IN ROME STREET.
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HITLER VISITS WOUNDED MEN IN HOSPITAL
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MONTAGE RELIGIOUS SERVICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIONS FOR DEAD. CHURCH MASS. CONGREGATION IN PEWS.
JEWISH CEREMONY IN TEMPLE, RABBI |
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GRAVEYARD WITH ENDLESS WHITE CROSSES.
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WAR STILL BEING FOUGHT IN THE PACIFIC. BATTLESHIP AND FIGHTERS BATTLE
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PLANES SHOT DOWN CRASHES INTO OCEAN
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PRESIDENT TRUMAN
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GENERAL MACARTHUR & ADMIRAL NIMITZ
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TROOPS RUN. BATTLESHIP CONVOY, FIGHTER PLANES
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GREAT MOVIETONE OPENING. VOL. 27/86 JAP SUICIDE ATTACKS. EMEMY PILOTS FLY TO DEATH IN PLANES "KAMIKAZE" RAIDS ON U.S. WARSHIPS. AN AMERICAN TASK FORCE, SUPPORTING THE CONQUEST OF OKINAWA, HURLS ITS CARRIER-BASED, PLANES AGAINST JAPANESE AIR BASES. ON THE WAY TO THEIR OBJECTIVE, U.S. PLANES ASSAIL ENEMY SHIPS & DESTROY SEVERAL DESTROYER ESCORTS
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MANY PLANES ON DECK OF BATTLESHIP. TAKING OFF
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LS JAPANESE PLANE IS SHOT DOWN - POV OF U.S.
FIGHTER PLANE. |
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POV OF FIGHTERS AS THEY ATTACK JAPANESE SHIPS.
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PLANES FLY OVER JAPAN. PLANE POV OF JAPANESE AIRFIELDS, THE BASES FOR SUICIDE PLANES. BEING BOMBED & STRAFED. GROUNDED AIRCRAFT ARE SHOT UP
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ANTIQUATED BI WING JAPANESE PLANE EXPLODES AFTER BEING HIT BY FIGHTER PLANE FIRE
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RETURNING AMERICAN PLANES MAKE SOME SPECTACULAR LANDINGS & CRASHES ON THE CARRIER DECK. MONTAGE CRASH LANDINGS ON AIRCRAFT CARRIER DECK. NO LANDING GEAR.
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PLANE MISSES HOOK & ROLLS INTO SEA AFTER HITTING OTHER PLANE
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PLANE SWERVES OFF DECK, BUT PILOT MANAGES TO KEEP IT FLYING
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BELLY TANK FALLS ENGULFING PLANE IN BALL OF FLAME.
PILOT ESCAPES |
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PILOT, ENGULFED IN FLAMES, MANAGES TO GET OUT OF PLANE. GAS FLASH FIRE. PILOT BADLY BURNED
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JAPANESE SUICIDE PLANES ATTACK BY THE HUNDREDS.
ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNFIRE FILLS THE SKY WITH FLAK & HUNDREDS OF JAPANESE ARE SHOT DOWN IN FLAMES. MONTAGE KAMIKAZE PLANES SHOT DOWN UNDER MURDEROUS FIRE |
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CU GUNS FIRE FROM SHIP
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PLANE CRASHES INTO SEA & EXPLODES
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SKY FULL OF FLAK & GUNFIRE
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ELS KAMIKAZE HITS WARSHIP IN SUICIDE DIVE
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MONTAGE KAMIKAZES CRASH & EXPLODE IN SEA. ONE CRASHES VERY CLOSE TO CARRIER
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LINE OF MACHINES GUNS BEING FIRED FROM SHIP
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SHOT DOWN JAPANESE PLANES CRASHES ON DECK OF CARRIER SHIP. CREW PUTS OUT FIRE, SMOKE, LONG HOSE
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U.S. SAILORS BLOWN OVERBOARD BY EXPLOSIONS SWIM IN SEA & RESCUED. MAKE-SHIFT RAFT
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MORE KAMIKAZE ATTACKS
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SHOT DOWN JAPANESE PLANES, TRIES TO CRASH INTO SHIP, CREW RUNS. PLANES CRASHES INTO OCEAN.
PIECES FLY EVERYWHERE |
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PLANES CRASHES INTO BATTLESHIP. EXPLOSION
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FIRE ONBOARD SHIP.
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CARRIER BUNKER HILL IS HIT BY A JAPANESE KAMIKAZE PLANE & IS SEVERELY DAMAGED.
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USS BUNKER HILL BURNS & SMOKES PROFUSELY
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MONTAGE USS BUNKER HILL IN DRYDOCK SHOWS EXTENSIVE DAMAGE
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CAPTAIN SIGHTS
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THE BUNKER HILL IS REPAIRED AND SENT BACK INTO ACTION. CREW ON DECK, CHEER
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THE DEATH OF BERLIN. GERMAN FILM SHOWING HAVOC IN NAZI CAPITAL CAUSED BY ALLIED AIR ASSAULTS.
CAPTURED MOTION PICTURES GIVE ENEMY VIEW OF BERLIN UNDER BOMBS. CITY AFLAME AT NIGHT. NIGHTTIME SHOTS OF BERLIN BURNING |
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SMOKING RUINS. DESTROYED BUILDINGS. DESTROYED BUSES. PEOPLE WALKING IN CITY. DEVASTATION BROUGHT TO THE NEST OF NAZI VIPER
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RUSSIAN FILMS SHOW FINAL FIGHTING IN THE STREETS OF BERLIN. BERLIN STREET BATTLES. CANNONS BEING FIRED. POINT-BLANK FIRE IN THE CITY.
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MONTAGE BERLIN BUILDINGS SHOW EXTRAORDINARY DEVESTATION. CITY IN RUINS.
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DEVESTATED REICHSTAG BUILDING IN RUINS
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HITLER'S CHANCELLORY IN RUINS.
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CU HITLER'S CHAIR
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HITLER'S AIR RAID SHELTER
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MS RUSSIAN SOLDIERS POINT TO TRENCH WHERE HITLER'S BODY WAS BURNED. NAZI UNIFORM. HITLER'S (?)
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AMERICAN SOLDIER MIMICS HITLER FROM BALCONY. "DER FUEHRER'S FACE".
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