Films 1939 to 1945. WW II. Purchase a licence for use from the Historiathek picture agency. For agencies, TV productions, learning materials, exhibitions.
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Einstein-Szilard Letter 1939. In August 1939 Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard wrote a letter to President Roosevelt, outlining the possibility of building of mass destructive atomic bombs by Nazi-Germany. Length 01:18 Min.
Einstein and Szillard from Historiathek - zb Media on Vimeo.
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A4-V2 rocket launch 1945. film length 1:14. a licence fee of 3 x 30 seconds is charged to purchase a licence for the complete film excerpt.
A4 (V-2) Missile launch from Historiathek - zb Media on Vimeo.
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Naval battle in the Pacific 1942. The film footage shows a naval battle in the Pacific in 1942. 4:50. A licence fee of 10 x 30 seconds is charged to purchase a licence for the complete film.
Naval battle in the Pacific 1942 from Historiathek - zb Media on Vimeo.
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Cruiser USS San Francisco 1942, length 1:00. A licence fee of 2 x 30 seconds is charged to purchase a licence for the complete film.
Scenes of cruiser USS San Francisco from Historiathek - zb Media on Vimeo.
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Australian Women's Army Corps - New Guinea Battlefront Newsreel 1942. 2:00. A licence fee of 4 x 30 seconds is charged to purchase a licence for the complete film.
Australian Women's Army Corps (WACs) marching through streets of Sydney. Newsreel on New Guinea Battlefront. from Historiathek - zb Media on Vimeo.
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Poster "Whose guilt?" Munich 1945: In May 1945, the American occupation authorities put up posters on Munich's Odeonsplatz with the question "Whose fault?". The posters show photos from Kaufering concentration camp, a satellite camp of Dachau concentration camp. Film length 2:07. A licence fee of 5 x 30 seconds is charged to purchase a licence for the complete film.
Poster Munich Odeonsplatz Mai 1945 - Whose Guilt? from Historiathek - zb Media on Vimeo.
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Looted art train in Berchtesgaden 1945. Colour photographs taken in May 1945 showing the "Göring train" with looted art objects. ID190223. Film length 4:38. A licence fee of 10 x 30 seconds is charged for the purchase of the entire film.
Berchtesgaden - train with looted art objects from Historiathek - zb Media on Vimeo.
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Richard Strauss 1945, footage of Richard Strauss in the garden of his villa in Garmisch in May 1945. ID190226. Film length 1:55. A licence fee of 4 x 30 seconds is charged for the purchase of the entire film. Richard Strauss 1945 from zb Media Filmproduktion on Vimeo.
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Munich 1945, filmed in May 1945. 80% of Munich city centre was destroyed by bombing. Film length 3:59. A licence fee of 8 x 30 seconds is charged to purchase a licence for the complete film. #190217 Munich 1945 from zb Media Filmproduktion on Vimeo.
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Recovery of looted art in Berchtesgaden in May 1945. This film was shot by Signal Corps cameramen in Berchtesgaden in May 1945. It shows the recovery and inventory of the art collection by Major Harry Anderson. You can also see Hermann Göring's art dealer, Walter Andreas Hofer. Film length 4 minutes. The licence fee for use of the complete clip is 8 x 30 seconds.
Berchtesgaden Art Collection from zb Media Filmproduktion on Vimeo.
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Attack on Poland 1939, film length 4:13. A licence fee of 9 x 30 seconds is charged to acquire a licence for the complete film. Angriff der deutschen Wehrmacht auf Polen-2 from zb Media Filmproduktion on Vimeo.
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The Battle of Britain in 1940: The Luftwaffe tries to prepare an invasion of Great Britain with the German air raids on England. The film footage from American newsreels shows the battles in Great Britain. Film length 4:13. A licence fee of 9 x 30 seconds is charged to purchase a licence for the complete film. Battle of Britain 1940 from zb Media Filmproduktion on Vimeo.
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Attack on Belgium and the Netherlands in 1940: The German Wehrmacht invades the neutral Netherlands on its advance towards France. The film shows the attack on Rotterdam and the surrender of the city. Film length 3:11. A licence fee of 7 x 30 seconds is charged to acquire a licence for the complete film.
Deutscher Angriff auf die Niederlande 1940 from zb Media Filmproduktion on Vimeo.
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Hitler visits Paris in 1940. Hitler at the height of his power after the victory over France in 1940. Film length 1:23. A licence fee of 3 x 30 seconds is charged to purchase a licence for the complete film excerpt. Hitler in France 1940 from zb Media Filmproduktion on Vimeo.
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Red Army soldiers occupy the Reichstag in 1945. 1:06 film length. A licence fee of 2 x 30 seconds is charged to purchase a licence for the complete film excerpt. Berlin Mai 02 1945 Red Army Soldiers at the Reichstag from zb Media Filmproduktion on Vimeo.
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Surrender of Germany in Berlin Karlshorst 1945. 1:27 film length. 3 x 30 seconds licence fee is charged to purchase a licence for the complete film.
Kapitulation Deutschlands 1945.mp4 from zb Media Filmproduktion on Vimeo.
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Nazi atrocities in Belsen and Buchenwald 1945. The American newsreel United News reports from the Belsen and Buchenwald concentration camps on the atrocities committed by SS commanders and guards in the last days before the camps were liberated. The film is 3 minutes, 16 seconds long. A licence fee of 7 x 30 seconds is charged to purchase the complete film.
April 20 1945 Nazi Atrocities in Belsen and Buchenwald from zb Media Filmproduktion on Vimeo.
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A4 / V2 rocket tests Peenemünde 1944, colour photographs also showing Wernher von Braun and Heinrich Himmler. The footage was also shown to Adolf Hitler in 1944, who was in favour of the retaliation weapon (V-weapon) project. Film length 5:33. A licence fee of 11 x 30 seconds is charged to acquire a licence for the complete film.