WWII - 1940, Germany: Germany Defeats Belgium, Holland, and France. R9 of 10

WWII - 1940, German: Bombing of Rotterdam, Advance Thru Sedan, France ca 14 - 15May40 Bombs are attached to German fighter bomber aircraft; pilots board; MCU & MS taking off. Aerial over formation. Large twin-engine airplanes take; MCU pilot & navigator; planes in flight. 01:00:46 Planes overhead, tilt down to smoke rising over Dutch city. 01:01:03 3 twin-engine transports, paratroopers out & parachutes opening - from ground; MCU jumping out of plane. Tri-motor planes & paratroopers out. Landing over Rotterdam harbor district & gathering containers of guns & ammunition; snagged on bridge. 01:01:54 Marsh. LS across ship to burning freighters at dock. 01:02:02 Two German soldiers prone on road w/ machine guns; another on rooftop; others on roads & overlooking bridge. 01:02:15 LS to camera. Surrendering Dutch army troops waving white flags; Dutch officers & Commander & others into building & at table surrendering to German officers. 01:02:43 Half-tracks pulling artillery on cobblestone city street. POV along highway; harbor & burning Rotterdam buildings. Soldiers on bridge; POV thru street towards fire. CU burning large buildings w/ passing Nazi troops silhouetted. 01:03:34 Aerial low over smoking city ruins. MCU ground shot of smoking ruins. Civilians leaving. CU building ruins. 01:04:07 MS overhead of marching, advancing German troops. CU Belgium road sign “towards England”. German troops & horse drawn wagons of supplies passed by half-track & artillery, tanks, motorcycles. 01:04:35 German troops resting, sleeping roadside. CUs. GOOD. 01:04:58 High Angle / HA German troops move forward. Crossing river on half-track. Tanks cross pontoon bridge; troops advance alongside concrete road, across fields. Dig in and fighting remaining English w/ artillery & in city along Maginot Line. 01:06:04 Street fighting in Sedan. WW2; Battle of Rotterdam; 1940s; Destruction; German Propaganda; NOTE: In our experience German Nazi era material is considered in the public domain throughout the world. If users feel any further clearances are necessary they are to be their own responsibility.