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Propaganda
European Theater
Pacific Theater
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German newsreel about the invasion of Normandy
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Nazi propaganda produced a 14-episode comedy, Tran and Helle, that ran before newsreels in theaters. Check out the dialogue for the episode entitled Prisoner of War.
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A newsreel about Tarawa
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A newsreel about the Allied liberation of France.
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The German take on Operation Market Garden
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If you went to the movies in the last week of March 1944, this is the newsreel most people saw
The footage covers combat in the Pacific, a Medal of Honor winner in Italy, a photography exhibit of the best pictures captured by combat cameramen, and training operations underway around the world.
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Stop That Tank!
A Canadian training cartoon produced by Walt Disney for the Canadian Directorate of Military Training meant to show off the effectiveness of PIAT and .55 caliber Anti-Tank Rifle. Soldiers in special schools would actually watch these films as part of their introduction to the weapon. Pretty cool!
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A collection of videos showing German paratroopers in training and combat
Read Heaven and Hell: The War Diary Of A German Paratrooper to truly understand the other Band of Brothers.
