Rumanian film "Dacii" (1966) directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu. Fuscus (portrayed by French actor Georges Marchal) orders a disastrous cavalry charge by the "Rhine Legion" into a Dacian trap, against the better judgement of Severus (Pierre Brice). Marcus is among those executed in the decimation that followed as punishment for losing Severus and the legionaire eagle.
Männer gegen Panzer - Lehrfilm Nr. 541 - 1943. Full length: 27 minutes. Part 3 shows a wide variety of anti-tank weaponry: Grosse Gewehr Panzergranate, Kampfpistole 42LP, Püppchen (recoilless gun), Ofenrohr (Panzerschrek), Faustpatrone (Panzerfaust). Nahbekämpfung russischer Panzer (1944).
Die Deutsche Wochenschau 1940-08-17 Erstes U-Boote in Frankreich und Luftwaffe fahren gegen England (Battle of Britain). The music around 0:39-1:21 is "Kameraden auf See". The song about 2/3 in is "Bomben auf England".
Männer gegen Panzer - Lehrfilm Nr. 541 - 1943. Full length: 27 minutes. Part 3 shows a wide variety of anti-tank weaponry: Grosse Gewehr Panzergranate, Kampfpistole 42LP, Püppchen (recoilless gun), Ofenrohr (Panzerschrek), Faustpatrone (Panzerfaust). Nahbekämpfung russischer Panzer (1944).
Männer gegen Panzer - Lehrfilm Nr. 541 - 1943. Full length: 27 minutes. Part 3 shows a wide variety of anti-tank weaponry: Grosse Gewehr Panzergranate, Kampfpistole 42LP, Püppchen (recoilless gun), Ofenrohr (Panzerschrek), Faustpatrone (Panzerfaust). Nahbekämpfung russischer Panzer (1944).
Die Deutsche Wochenschau 1940-05-10 Westfeldzug Einmarsch in Frankreich, with footage of many famous German weapons such as the 88mm Flak 18, Ju-87 Stuka dive bomber, and the 279mm railroad gun. The voiceover makes reference to the Thousand-Year Empire (Das tausendjährige Reich). The song through the end is "Die Wacht am Rhein".
This is a combat scene from "Oni srazhalis za rodinu" (Lucharon por la Madre Patria), meaning "They fought for the Motherland", starring Sergei Bondarchuk.
Largescale German Fallschirmjäger (paratroops) operation (Unternehmen Merkur) against the island of Crete in WWII. An account of the battle from the defenders' perspective can be read here: http://www.nzetc.org /tm/scholarly/tei-WH 2Cret.html
Flying aces of Luftwaffe in World War 2. This segment features Hans-Joachim Marseille, one of the top scoring aces on the Western Front, and Erich Hartmann, the top scoring ace of all-time.
Rumanian film "Dacii" (1966) directed by Sergiu Nicolaescu. This is the first major combat scene, filmed with thousands of human extras, unlike the CGI-filled junk from the movie mills of recent years.
