What glorious London really was like during WWII (1939-1945) in color! [A.I. enhanced & colorized] Rick88888888 2023-01-01 | In this film I will take you back in time to London during WWII to show you what this great city really was like back then. This video is made as seen through the eyes of my parents who lived in London during the war. They met each other in 1943 and got maried in the summer of 1945. My father was stationed in London as member of the Dutch Navy and my mother, who was born in London, worked for a large London warehouse: "Debenham & Freebody'. She lived through the entire 5 year war period, including the Blitz that lasted over 8 months as well as the V1 and V2 attacks period.As a red thread throughout this video, the Top-3 comments that are usually made under my videos about old London are addressed in detail.1. When London was still white,2. Everybody in this film is now dead, and 3. Not a fat, obese person in sight. Hopefully this video will provide a much better understanding of having to live for 5 years under the constant terror inflicted by the German enemy.Each topic in this video is introduced by a war poster; these were displayed in the streets, stations and tube trains during the war. The topics are:- Introduction- Dig For Victory- Barrage balloons- Evacuation of the children- The Phoney War- The Battle Of Britain- Daily life and the "Blitz"- Women during WW-2- Food rationing- Mobilisation- The role of the London Underground- The Gasmask period- The Blackout- Incendury bombs and fires- The Americans occupy London- The key players- German V1 and V2 attacks- Social climate- The end of the War- Epilog.If ever there was a place and time wherein people were drawn much closer to each other it was WW-II in London. The need to fight a common enemy and the fact that all classes of society suffered the same effects of war was a strong binding factor. Food rationing affected 99% of the population, houses were bombed indescriminately, including stately manors and even Buckingham Palace. Death and severe injuries came to all walks of life. The war compelled people to support each other and stick together as one nation and one society. Unlike in today's over-protected, money and status driven society with deeply embedded anti-social and selfish behaviour, there was the urgent need to simply stay alive and to help each other in every possible way to survive the war. It drew the best out of people including comradery, friendship, decency, support, love and respect for each other. The fact that people became reliant on each other also encouraged strong cooperation in a military, political, social and economic sense. Many inventions were done to assist the war effort, like the development of radar, code breaking at Bletchley Park and much more. Please read more under my Pinned comment!This has been my biggest project so far. The topic is very close to my heart and has caused quite some emotion during its making.I really do hope you will enjoy it and learn from it.Music: Vera Lynn (rare!)Duration: 60 minutes.Sources: Beeld En Geluid, Archive.org, Prelinger, Library of Congress, British Film Council.This video is not being monetized. Sadly I cannot stop Youtube from including advertisements.The B&W footage from many sources has been meticulously restored, motion-stabilized, enhanced, edited and colorized, among other using the latest video software based on A.I. (Artificial intelligence). Ambient sound has been added where necessary (a first for me...). About half of the sound track has been dubbed because a lot of the original footage was silent or had spoken commentary.The full transcript of my documentary as well as the full (60 minutes) original version of my video can be read and viewed here: http://www.ricksfilmrestoration.com/LondonAtWar1.htmand on Dailymotion: dailymotion.com/video/x8kiyxfYou may find that some short pieces of the documentary are missing or have no sound (in total about 4 minutes). This is because I had to trim out 5 scenes for which, strangely enough, someone made a copyright claim... Believe it or not, the airraid sirenes were copyrighted! You can watch the uncut version via the above link.*Please note that this comments section is only open to comments that focus on London during WW-II* . If you want to make comments related to race, skin colour, obesitas or make nasty comparisons between London during WW-II and now then you have not understood the objective of this film, i.e. to forget about today but to go back in time to really understand London's history.Kindly respect my wish to keep my channel a pleasure to watch, with decency and respect among all other viewers. If you intend ignore this urgent request then please leave now, sorry!
Unique footage of the destruction of the Netherlands during WW-II in color, Part-1 (1945) Rick88888888 2023-10-25 | This is part-1 of my four part series about the devastation of the Netherlands during WW-II.The footage has been meticulously restored, enhanced and colorized with the latest video software, based on A.I. (Artificial Intelligence).Before the second World War the Netherlands were a proporous state that was undergoing intensive economic growth. Amsterdam as it capital was at the heart of these developments.The country was ruled by Queen Wilhelmina who played an active roll in its further development. Her daughter Princes Juliana was being prepared to take over as Queen in the coming decade.The harbour facilities in Rotterdam and Amsterdam were further extended in order to fulfil their important roles of being and remaining the gateways to Europe as regards international trade.Many wharfes were engaged in building large sea and ocean going ships, not only for Dutch companies but also for a large contingient of international companies. One of the most modern ships, the MS Oranje, served during the war as hospital ship. Dutch ships sailed all the oceans.The Netherlands was and still is a beautiful country with its great old cities many dating from before the middle ages, its many waterways, canals and rural, agricultural areas. The countries has a centuries old culture. Its drawbridges, windmills, cloggs, tulip fields were already well known the world over. Many buildings are witness to the Netherlands' glorious history.Amsterdam is the jewel in the crown and has always had huge attraction on local and foreign visitors.Not only agriculture, internatinal trade and tourism but also technology and industrialisation have been the pillars on which the Dutch economy resided and stil resides. Anthonie Fokker was one of the world's aviation pioneers and KLM has taken on an important place in internation air travel.From the 1930s onwards, the Dutch railways were one of the first to embrace electrification and were decades ahead compared to countries like Britain where steamtrains remained in service until the late sixties.As early as the 1920s the Netherlands decided to increase the land by regaining the Zuiderzee from the sea with the construction of the Afsluitdijk. Although it brough drastic change to especially the villages surrounding this body of water, the Dutch tradition including the use of tradional dress, still largely remained. Most of its inhabitants were unaware of the drastic change of life they were about to experience.On the 10th of May Hitler invaded the Netherlands. Only four days later the Netherlands had to capitulate as the direct result of the bombing of Rotterdam. Almost the entire old city center was bombed to the ground. About 800 people died, 25.000 homes were destroyed and 80.000 people became homeless. Huge numbers of Rotterdammers needed to find residence elsewhere. In parts 2 to 4 far more rare footage and information will be provided about how badly the Netherlands suffered under the German occupation.Music: Trevor KowalskiSource: Beeld En GeluidNote: Please do not re-use my material without permission!
Paris: Impressive footage of how The Rich and the Poor lived in the 1920s [AI enhanced & colorized] Rick88888888 2023-10-12 | In the summers of 1928 and 1929 two wealthy American families visited Paris, France. In this film we try to depict the sharp contrasts between their rich lives and those living on the streets of Paris, the so called clochards. The film begins and ends with the luxurious ocean crossings on respectively the SS Rotterdam and the SS Bremen. It shows splendid scenes of every day life of both the rich and the poor in Paris in high quality and contains a number of very rare glimpses, like the marvelous Trocadéro Palace close to the Eiffel Tower that was sadly demolished shortly after in 1937. The film ends with very rare footage of a seaplane being catapulted off the decks of the SS Bremen.Please now enjoy the rest of the film without further commentary.For the part that shows the Clochards in Paris we have used a new colorizer! On the one hand the colorization results are much better than with our regular colorizer, but it has a nasty habit of adding bright, unstable red tones to some objects which need to be reduced with the video editor (a lot of extra work). By the way, this part of the video is from 1910.More information about the Heinkel HE-12, Reg.No. D-1717, that is seen here being catapulted from the SS Bremen, can be found here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_HE_12The aircraft was damaged beyond repair in an accident at Cobequid Bay on 5 October 1931. The two crew members died. See: aviation-safety.net/wikibase/27540To be honest I am surprised how good the result has become after applying my 5-stage process and also processing the original more than once by the AI (you have to really know what you are doing...). Compare it to the B&W original of one of the used source fragments: archive.org/details/CHMHUB09Europe19294 and be amazed!Music: Kikoru - Together for one last journeyTrabant 33 - Early morning in ParisTrabant 33 - Memories of ParisTrabant 33 - Paris in SpringTrabant 33 - Paris in the Fog.Source: Archive.org
Stunning and very rare footage of Scheveningen in the Roaring Twenties in color! [A.I. enhanced] Rick88888888 2023-08-30 | In this film I will take you back in time to the Roaring Twenties during which we visit the wonderful beach and fishing village of Scheveningen.This village lies on the Dutch North Sea coast near the residence of its Government, The Hague (Den Haag in Dutch).Huge crowds always used to flock to the Scheveningen Pier, officially "Wandelhoofd Wilhelmina" opened by Queen Wilhelmina and her husband Prins Hendrik in 1901.Sadly this pier burned down during WWII in 1943 and was replaced by a new pier a few hundred meters more North in the 1960s. We see the "chique of The Hague", Wassenaar and the rest of The Netherlands roam the Boulevard, the Pier and beaches.You will see what I believe is the most spectacular and rare scene in this film. It shows a wonderful panoramic view of Scheveningen in 1922 that I have never come across before. It was taken from the roof of the Kuhrhaus.On the far left we see a glimpse of Scheveningen's Palace Hotel, followed by a very rare view in the distance of its old station that was demolished in 1953.At present you will find the Europa hotel there with next to it a huge residential block and 3-storey parking garage at the Zwolsestraat.This whole area has now changed beyond recognition with two high rise residential blocks, one with a golden dome on top, and a long arcade-alike apartment block next to it.The high building you see in the middle is still there, but currently hidden behind an ugly parking garage and police station. For decades it housed an Indonesian restaurant.The camera now pans to the Badhuisplein, redubbed Gevers Deynout plein in 1891, which is now also totally changed and in fact utterly spoiled by two ugly apartment blocks left and right of the square.This is where the trams would stop and turn around to go back to The Hague to pick up more beach lovers. Notice the many open tram cars that were in use during the summer.On the right we see the famous Hotel Les Galeries with its Italian style arcades. It was sadly demolished around 1972 together with the Grand Hotel. Above we see the famous round circus building that was opened in 1904. The lions, horses and other acts have long disappeared since. In 1991 the circus was converted into a musical theather by Joop van den Ende. The building is currently hidden behind the Holland Casino and a huge Pathé cinema.Subsequently you wlll see some more great footage of the area of the Boulevard close to the Kuhrhaus.Just to conclude that the destructive forces that were at play in the early 1970s are beyond comprehension. Scheveningen's Council and especially the Exploitatie Maatschappij Scheveningen, EMS, including dubious project developer Reinder Zwolsman, have a lot to answer to. If ever the Dutch expression "vergane glorie" (vanished glory) can be applied to its utmost extent then it is to Scheveningen.The last part of this documentary focusses on what lied behind the glamour and glory of Scheveningen as beach resort. We take a walking trip through Scheveningen's back streets in the old village, in particular surrounding its main shopping street, the Keizerstraat. The shops seen there were filmed in 1931 for the occasion of the opening of the new second inner harbour by regentess Queen Emma.The CC captions will be the place to view the names of the streets as soon as we get more information.Thanks for watching!Source: Beeld en GeluidMusic: Trevor Kowalski and Sinfonietta Cinematica.
Emotional film about the sad Hunger Winter (1944/1945) in The Netherlands during WWII in color Rick88888888 2023-08-28 | This Part-3 of my series about The Netherlands during WWII focusses on a very sad period towards the end of the war during which the Northern half of the country suffered a terrible famine. It has been meticulously restored, enhanced and colorized with A.I.Most parts of The Netherlands south of the three main rivers (Rijn, Maas & Waal) had been liberated by the allied forces at the end of autumn 1944. However, the North remained under German occupation. Food became increasingly scarce caused by cut off supply lines and the Germans plundering the country to the bone.Hordes of Dutch citizens went to the country side to try to get some remaining food that some farmers still had in stock. Many trees were cut down and twigs were gathered to provide some heating and cooking fuel. Wooden blocks between the tram rails were gathered and used as well. People illegally tore wooden panels, doors and other objects from bombed houses.Many food stores were closed because of lack of stock and people desperately tried to trade their remaining posessions for any food they could get their hands on.Especially the children suffered. Overall between 20,000 and 25,000 people are estimated to have died as the direct result of the famine. Indirectly there was an over-mortality of 58,000 people.In my town of birth, The Hague (in Dutch Den Haag), approximately 2100 people died of starvation during the so called "Honger winter" of 1944/1945. People ate beatroot, tulips bulbs and sometimes even their cats and dogs.In the last months of the war about 200,000 inhabitants of The Hague got their food in the form of soup from the so called "Gaarkeukens" (public kitchens).Relief came in the days after the 8th of May 1945 when the whole country had been liberated. Allied planes dropped food packages in large numbers over The Hague and other large Dutch cities. For the first time in 5 years people and especially children could be properly fed, as can be seen in this rather emotional film.Please watch the rest of this film without further commentary.Kindly keep your remarks in the comments section respectful.
The wonderful Dutch Fishing village of Scheveningen in 1928 in color with added sounds [AI enhanced] Rick88888888 2023-08-27 | Scheveningen is a fishing village on the Dutch North Sea coast bordering the city of The Hague, the residence of the Dutch government. In this film you will see the daily activities of Scheveningen's many fishermen almost a century ago. To large extent the film is self-explanatory. Therefore no commentry has been added but in stead this is my first full documentary with only added ambient sound. It was a lot of work to chose the right sounds and get them properly synchronized.You will see hectic activities of the quays of both Scheveningen's harbours, traders bidding for freshly caught fish, barrels of fish being filled and handled, children hanging about and pinching chunks of ice that have broken off huge ice bars, women making and repairing nets, nets being layed out to dry using horses and carts, fish being cleaned and hung on metal rods to be smoked and much more.The original, rather poor quality, B&W film has been restored, enhanced and colorized with the latest A.I. video software.Source: Beeld En GeluidMusic: Manually added artificial sound to enhance the ambience.Copyright: Ricks Film Restoration.
Oppenheimers Manhattan Project: The real thing! Splendedly A.I restored and colorized (1945) Rick88888888 2023-08-01 | This film shows original footage about the activities in the New Mexico dessert to develop an atomic weapon. It has been meticulously restored, enhanced and colorized to give a better view of what really went on at Los Alamos in 1945. In brief: this was a secret project under the name "the Manhattan project" and was lead by physicist Julius Robert Oppenheimer under military supervision in the person of General Leslie Groves.In order for hundreds of scientists to be as active and motivated as possible, an new small town was constructed in the dessert at Los Alamos, where they could live with their entire family.Exerpt: The actual Trinity test took place at the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range, about 200 km South of Los Alamos. This facility is now part of the White Sands Missile Range.It is remarkable to note that Japan was bombed only 20 and 23 days after the one and only (successful) Trinity test conducted on 16 July 1945. At the time of that test there was hardly anymore nuclear material available. Astonishingly The Gun-type "Little Boy" bomb, that was dropped on Hiroshima, was deployed untested! This was done out of pure necessity in view of having run out of uranium. The "fat man" bomb, that was dropped on Nagasaki, was of the same type as the one used during the Trinity test, i.e. an implosion-type bomb.In view of the level of development of electronics in 1945, the electronic control of the bomb was an astonishing achievement. To need the bomb to work, 32 high explosive detonator modules, that were mounted around a solid plutonium core, needed to fire inwards at exactly the same time in order to compress the core. The shock wave needed to hit the fissionable core with a precision of microseconds.Till this day Truman's decision to deploy nuclear weapons is highly controversial. Historians claim that one of the more important reasons to do so was to impress the Russians, who were also rumored of being in the process of developing a nuclear bomb. Truman himself believed that deploying these bombs saved half a million American plus Japanese lives compared to a continued war on the ground. The question whether he, and others who, to this day, make similar statements were and are right is purely a matter for speculation. No factual conclusions can or should be drawn because their are simply too many scenario's and unknowns, just like nobody currently knows how the Russia Ukraine conflict will end. Fact remains that the bombings caused tremendous loss of life.In view of the fact that Truman called Oppenheimer a "cry baby" after Oppie told him that he has blood on his hands, plus the way Truman announced the bombing of Hiroshima with a smile on his face, and that many historians state that the war with Japan was already close to being over before both atomic bombs were dropped, makes one wonder why Truman is still on the 5th place in the list of best USA presidents. Remarkably, his responsibility for putting over 220.000 people into their graves seems still to be hidden in the shadows of his achievements as regards his continuation and re-inforcement of Roosevelts New Deal, foreign policies and economic reform. While constructing the bombs, it appears that Oppenheimer was less concerned about its potential military use.Oppenheimer never publicly expressed regret for being the "Father of the atomic bomb". However, in view of his conduct and critical statements towards how his bomb had been deployed it is clear that, especially in later years of life, he mentally struggled with remorse. He did openly question whether the use of the bombs on Japan were really necessary.To end this film, I just want to share this thought. Considering that the comments under my video have shown that so many (young) viewers are out of touch with history and are gullible for strange conspiracy and other theories as well as propagate twisted facts, a legitimate question is to what extent films like Nolan's "Oppenheimer" contribute to even more misinterpreted and misunderstood historic facts. Although extremely cleverly made and largely based on facts, Nolan has taken the liberty to dramatise and even alter and twist the representation of facts to suite Hollywood's agenda. For example the "cry baby" event did not happen as portrayed in the film but took place later in a different setting. Also Oppenheimer would in reality never have approached Einstein to ask for an opinion about Teller's fear that the bomb might destroy the entire Earth because of an unhaltable continuation of the nuclear fission in the Earths atmosphere. In reality Oppenheimer discussed this with American physicist Karl Taylor Compton.To what extent future generations will take Nolan's great film for fact is unpredictable, but nevertheless somewhat worrying. It keeps me wondering whether a film can be properly made both with historic correctness and highest entertainment value in mind.Source: archive.orgMusic: Trevor Kowalski
Dutch Heroes, Collaborators and Traitors during WWII: A deep analysis using great colorized footage Rick88888888 2023-07-25 | This is part-2 of my series about the Netherlands during WW2. The main theme of part-2 is to address the question how many Dutch people sympathized with the German occupation and why. The comments section under part-1 has shown that there was and still is a lot of controversy about this matter. In a number of cases it has lead to quite some nasty debates during which it has become clear, at least to me, that especially a contingent of young viewers have a totally misplaced and misguided concept of what actually happened during WW2 and in particular in the Netherlands. Not only does it show that the quality of history lessons worldwide is not what it used to be, but in the absence of proper understanding of the driving forces behind the WW2 scenes, many make the big mistake of judging history through today's eyes.I have done my best to give insight into what I believe actually happened in the Netherlands during WW2 and to do so on the basis of verified historic facts in an as neutral as possible manner, without bringing feelings and emotions into the equasion.The transcript of this documentary can be read here:http://www.ricksfilmrestoration.com/NLduringWWII-2.htmPart-1 can be viewed here: youtube.com/watch?v=oZHYu3hgxtg*ATTENTION* ! Please do not ruin the comments section under this video like what happened with part-1 and which eventually forced me to close it. By all means share your facts, thoughts and opinions on this topic, but do this with respect, decency and good understanding of the circumstances during WW-II in the Netherlands. Hateful, respectless, rude and rubbish comments will simply be removed. This channel is intended to provide a better understanding of history and not to become a public sewer filled with waste and debris from today's sad world. Please understand!Music: Howard Harper Barnes, Haempus Naeselius, Johannes Bornloff, Bonnie Grace a,o.Source: Beeld En Geluid, Archive.org a.o.
Splendid footage of the Dutch Army during WW1 in 1917 in color! Part-1 [A.I. enhanced & colorized] Rick88888888 2023-07-05 | In 1916, cinema operator Willy Mullens from The Hague was commissioned by the Ministry of War to make a film to prove that the Dutch armed forces were ready to defend the neutrality of the country. The film also had to promote the appreciation of the population for the armed forces. Mullens and his cameramen depicted the most diverse activities of the army and navy. After WW-I, during the Interbellum, he became well known as ‘filmer of the fatherland", but his popularity deminished with the rise of competitor Polygoon, who provided film reels to nearly all the Dutch cinemas from 1924 onwards.The Leger en Vloot film was commissioned by the Dutch government to make it clear to other countries that Dutch neutrality was not to be trifled with. In that respect it is important to note that this film should be viewed from a historic perspective and not judged through todays eyes.What can be concluded is that the weapons and other equipment that were at the disposal of the Dutch army were very basic during WW-1.For example machine guns were transported by dog drawn carts and huge numbers of soldiers used bikes as their means of transportation.Besides rudimentary early radio equipment, carrier pidgeons were still being used to send messages.In 1917 this film attracted a lot of attention. Queen Wilhelmina and her husband Prince Hendrik were present at its première on the 9th of January 1917. The Queen also makes an appearance in this film as she inspects an army excersize riding side saddle on her horse. Plenty of dogs and horses play a role in this scene.Outside of Holland this "Leger en Vloot" film was shown among other to British and German viewers under the title "Holland Neutral".The film, of course, contained only those activities of the Army and Navy which the High Command was willing to show, and to do so in the most favorable manner possible. So no numb conscripts in the mud. At the end of the film there is a scene in which soldiers were pulled along the steel wire across a river at a rather perilous speed. It has an element of ludacrouscy, even when not viewed from a modern point of view. It also shows how a tree is felled by means of a machine gun.While watching this film, here is some more information about the Netherlands during WW-I:On July 31, 1914, general mobilization was decided. The Netherlands was the first non-belligerent country to take this measure and would be the only neutral state to remain fully mobilized throughout the war. In total, about 200,000, rising to almost 400,000 men in the age groups of 20 to 29 years were called up. Many were married and were running their business before being conscripted.At the beginning of August 1914, the battle broke out. The Germans invaded Luxembourg and Belgium. Leuven was set on fire and on 10 October 1914 Antwerp also fell into German hands. Of a total population of six million, one million Belgian civilians and soldiers fled to the Netherlands. The reception of the huge refugee flow went well. Local committees and individuals spontaneously offered accommodation and assistance.During the war years, the army was involved in border control, the reception of refugees and interned soldiers and the fight against smuggling and espionage. The Navy focused on the defense of the Dutch East Indies, patrols the Dutch coast and the clearing of mines at sea. But in the absence of real acts of war, boredom frequently set inamong the troops. Boredom was prevented by sports competitions and education. As the war progressed, the soldiers also received more leave to visit their wives andto visit relatives and return to their farms and fields.This is the first part of a three part series in which we focus on the Dutch army. In parts 2 and 3 special attention will be give to the Dutch Navy as well as its airforce, which at the time was still part of the army.NOTE: This film shows NO actual combat footage! The Netherlands remained neutral during WW-1, thus this film only contains harmless, but nevertheless highly interesting footage of basic military exercizes. Also please note that the source footage has been substantially editted, shortened and also expanded with other WW-I footage about the Dutch Army!Part-2 about the Dutch Navy during WW-I is here: youtube.com/watch?v=gdkzCcw_fvoSource: Beeld En Geluid and NIMHMusic: Johannes Bornlof a.o.This originally silent film has an experimental nature considering that we have sporadically added sound effects to enhance the viewing pleasure.
The sad fate of Dutch cart pulling dogs around 1920 in color [A.I. enhanced & colorized] Rick88888888 2023-06-29 | This film addresses the sad fate of working dogs in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 1900s.Around 1900, 80,000 dogs were out every day to assist their owners. The dogs walked in front of or under the cart. They were often poorly cared for and had to pull far too heavy loads. At the time, the government saw nothing in the ban on the use of the dog as pulling power, but eventually did set conditions for the cart and the dog. A group of people took the fate of the animals very seriously and moved into the country to alert owners of draft dogs to these conditions. They founded the "Anti Trekhonden Bond" (Society) in 1912.The work of the directors of the Bond was successful. The owners realized that it was important to take good care of their animals. It also became clear that people were forced to work with a dog because they did not have sufficient financial means to purchase and care for a horse or donkey. That changed when the 'bakfiets' (cargo bike) was introduced in the Netherlands in 1937. Many dogs were relieved of their pulling obligations. The union tried to convince as many merchants as possible to switch to a 'bakfiets'. If the good will was there, but the money was lacking, the Bond purchased a cargo bike for the dog cart owner.The number of dogs used as pulling power dropped to about 11,000 dogs in the late 1930s. There was more and more discussion and disapproval of the dog cart practice. However, it took quite some time before a general ban was introduced in the Netherlands. On January 1, 1962, the year in which the "Anti Trekhonden Bond" existed for 50 years, the Dutch Animal Protection Act came into force, with the legal prohibition on the use of the dog as pulling power.The original B&W film has been restored, enhanced and colorized with contemporary Artificial Intelligence video software.Source: Beeld En GeluidMusic: Jon Blork a.o.
The wonderful town of Aalsmeer, capital of the Dutch flower trade in 1930 in color [A.I. colorized] Rick88888888 2023-06-28 | The town of Aalsmeer was and still is the flowers capital of the Netherlands. It is the place where large numbers of growers sell their beautiful produce for distribution all over the world.The nearby Schiphol airport is very convenient to ship flowers, plants and bulbs, keeping them as fresh as can be.As you will see in this film, Alsmeer is a major hub in this very tradional Dutch trade sector, especially in view of the many auction houses that link sellers and buyers.The trade is done on the basis of Dutch auctions whereby a large clock shows a rapidly decreasing purchase price for the goods at hand. The buyer who first stops the clock by pressing his or her button gets the goods at the indicated price on the clock. This film has been restored, enhanced and colorized by means of modern video software based on Artificial Intelligence, A.I.Source: Beeld en GeluidMusic: Trevor Kowalski.
Spectacular colorized film of the beginning of the German occupation of The Netherlands during WW-II Rick88888888 2023-04-23 | *My most important films, including the film transcripts, can now also be watched (in higher quality!) on* archive.org *via my website* : ricksfilmrestoration.com/indexEN1.htm Part-2 can now be viewed here: youtube.com/watch?v=urcrBycXJMYPlease do NOT re-use any of this footage without my prior permission. Thank youSource: NIMH, Polygoon WS and Beeld En Geluid. Useful links:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_in_World_War_IIen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_history_of_the_Netherlands_during_World_War_IIannefrank.org/en/anne-frank/go-in-depth/german-invasion-netherlandsww2db.com/country/netherlandshumanityinaction.org/knowledge_detail/a-founding-myth-for-the-netherlands-the-second-world-war-and-the-victimization-of-dutch-jews/?lang=nlSee also the many links in Dutch further below!NEDERLANDS:============Voorafgaand aan de herdenking van de bevrijding van Nederland op 5 mei toont deze film spectaculair ingekleurde beelden van het begin van de Duitse bezetting in mei 1940.In deze documentaire ga je terug naar het begin van de Tweede Wereldoorlog, toen de Duitsers in mei 1940 een wrede aanval op Nederland lanceerden.De film concentreert zich op de bewogen dagen waarin het land zich opmaakt voor oorlog, Rotterdam tot de grond wordt gebombardeerd, de Nederlandse regering capituleert en de Duitsers de controle over het land overnemen. Ook zijn er scènes uit het dagelijks leven tijdens de bezetting te zien en beelden over de NSB-partij.Druk op de CC captions knop voor ondertitels in het Nederlands!Deze video is hersteld, verbeterd en ingekleurd door middel van de nieuwste A.I. videosoftware. Voor het grootste deel van de film is een nieuwe inkleuringsmethode gebruikt die substantieel betere resultaten behaalt dan met de standaard inkleurer die we normaal gebruiken.Copyright: Ricks Filmrestauratie 2023.Gelieve GEEN van deze beelden opnieuw te gebruiken zonder mijn voorafgaande toestemming. Bedankt. Houd opmerkingen ook respectvol, fatsoenlijk en met de nadruk op de gebeurtenissen in Nederland aan het begin van WO II, dus NIET anno 2023. Haat en racistische opmerkingen worden onmiddellijk verwijderd.Bron: NIMH, Polygoon WS en Beeld En Geluid.Nuttige, interessante links: De Duitse inval en bezetting:annefrank.org/nl/anne-frank/verdieping/de-duitse-inval-nederlandhistoriek.net/bezetting-nederland-1940-1945-tweede-wereldoorlog/142127nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nederland_in_de_Tweede_Wereldoorloghttps://www.defensie.nl/onderwerpen/tijdlijn-militaire-geschiedenis/1940-1945-de-tweede-wereldoorloghttps://www.historischnieuwsblad.nl/dossiers/bezetting-nederland/https://www.oorlogsbronnen.nl/bronnen?term=Duitse@UCVJo8VmbdEPbOPaYLsktVSghttps://schooltv.nl/link/nederland-in-de-tweede-wereldoorlog/http://www.geschiedenisexamens.nl/uploads/8/3/9/6/83963218/ka_42.pdfdbnl.org/tekst/daal024duit01_01/daal024duit01_01_0001.phphttps://www.tweedewereldoorlog.nl/kennis/themas/ondermijning-rechtstaat-en-bezetting/https://www.canonvannederland.nl/nl/tweedewereldoorlogstudysmartwithchris.com/nl/samenvattingen/sprekend-verleden-havo-vwo-3-deel-bastiaans/duitse-nederland-bezetterhttps://wikikids.nl/Duitse_aanval_op_Nederland_in_1940lessonup.com/nl/lesson/rQrAt5eoyp93ZzcBv/SzRbMNQeZABo2mmCghttps://www.niod.nl/nl/publicaties/het-koninkrijk-der-nederlanden-in-de-tweede-wereldoorlogetc. etc.De vlucht van Koningin Wilhelmina: historiek.net/de-vlucht-van-wilhelmina-toevallig-of-gepland/78868annefrank.org/nl/timeline/208/koningin-wilhelmina-vlucht-naar-engelandnl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koningin_Wilhelmina_in_de_Tweede_Wereldoorloghttps://isgeschiedenis.nl/nieuws/koningin-wilhelmina-tijdens-de-tweede-wereldoorloghttps://www.historischnieuwsblad.nl/wilhelmina-in-londen-tijdens-wo2/ (!!)
Great colorized film about Londons buses and taxis in 1924 [A.I. enhanced & new method colorized] Rick88888888 2023-03-21 | This very interesting footage about old London has been colorized using a new method. Later in this film we go deeper in to this. In this film we in particular see what transport in London was like a century ago in 1924. Already many buses and taxis roamed the streets starting by showing a very busy Fleet Street with St.Pauls cathedral in the background, and where many newspapers reside. The first buses appeared on London's streets just after 1900. Until 1933, when the "London Transport" company was formed, the number of public transport companies were skattered all over London. Many were privately owned. From 1908 onwards some consolidation started.Many markets occupied London's streets like shown in this film on Tower Bridge Road.A Galeries LaFayette store at Regents Street can been seen. This store came over from Paris France in 1905. It was closed in 1972 and since then it is occupied by the well known Hamleys toy store.Another great shot shows The Strand looking towards St Mary le Strand church, followed by many more buses at St. George's hospitalThe penultimate scene shows many buses on their way to and from Knightsbridge. This part-1 of our short London films about old London in 1924 ends at Broadway in the city of Westminster.For those who prefer B&W footage the same A.I. enhanced film is subsequently shown again without added colour.Normally restoring and colorizing historic footage takes me about 1 hour per minute of film. This new method takes about 10 times longer but is certainly worth it. It is based on manually colorizing reference frames for each scene. The manual colorization itself often takes over an hour per reference frame. The A.I. keeps track of the colors of all objects, but degrades over time such that new colorized reference frames are needed. The degradation depends on the complexity of the scene and how fast a scene changes.The film ends with a side-by-side comparison of the original footage next to our colorized result.Let us know what you think about this colorization method and Thanks for watching!
The flooding of Zeeland Watersnoodramp (NL) in 1953 as never seen before in color! [AI] Part-1 Rick88888888 2023-02-11 | In the night of Saturday 31 Januari to Sunday 1 February 1953, the Netherlands witnessed one of its worst disasters in recent history.This disaster is refered to in Dutch as "De Watersnoodramp" or "De Februariramp", and initially was also known as the St. Ignatius flood or Beatrix flood.The flood was the result of a combination of severe storm from the northwest, with an unfavorable coincidence of high tide and spring tide. As a result, the water in the funnel-shaped southern North Sea rose to extreme heights. The highest water level in 100 years was measured in Flushing, Hoek of Holland, IJmuiden and Harlingen, respectively 4.55, 3.85, 3.85 and 3.85 meters higher than Normal Amsterdam Level (NAP). Many dikes were flooded and breached. Entire islands and regions including towns and villages were flooded. In total 1836 people perished, 300 farms and 3000 homes were totally destroyed. No less than 3000 farms and 40.000 homes were severely damaged. 200.000 hectares of fertile farmland were innundated. At the time the total damage was estimated at 1.5 billion Dutch Guiders (over 6 Billion Euros in today's money).The original films have been motion-stabilized, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of the latest Artificial Intelligence video software.Please watch Part-2 of this series about the "Watersnoodramp" with Dutch commentary here: youtube.com/watch?v=QhZqc1Fqgyo
Is ChatGPT the Best or WORST thing that has happened to humanity? A critical view using WIKI GPT Rick88888888 2023-02-03 | This time not a restored, colorized historic video but in stead an analysis of an ultra-modern topic!You probably have been on a vacation to the moon if you have not yet heard of the latest development with Artificial Intelligence called "ChatGPT".ChatGPT is taking the world by storm. It is being developed by a company called Open AI that was originally founded and funded by Elon Musk. The first reactions since ChatGPT's introduction in November last year have been utter amazement, but now the dust is starting to settle a bit, more and more people and organisations are starting to look at the darker sides of Artificial Intelligence projects like ChatGPT. More and more worries are being expressed of what effects it could or even will have on humanity.As a long-time builder of voice activated personal assistants, in particular for blind and visually impaired users, I have been intrigued by the abilities of A.I.'s. For that reason I have added ChatGPT to my already rather powerful assistant and thus created my own "Wiki GPT" app which will be used throughout this video. My question now is whether I should continue to build on ChatGPT or that I should refrain from doing any further work on it out for fear what effects such A.I's will have on our entire World. In particular, like many others, I will now address my deep concerns. I think it will be an eye opener!The full transcript of this personal analysis can be read here:http://www.ricksfilmrestoration.com/ChatGPT-EN1.htmMore information about my (for the moment free) WIKI GPT app can be found here: http://www.ricksfilmrestoration.com/WikiGPT-EN1.htmComments are most welcome. Please be polite, thoughtful and respectful! Nonsensical rubbish comments will be removed, so please don't bother to make them. The whole idea is to help and make you reflect about what A.I.'s are going to mean to human society and to you personally in the very near future. If ever there has been a super-intelligent instrument that has been released into the open then it is ChatGPT!Source material: Wikipedia pages and Wikipedia InfoboxesMusic: ELFL - "Binary Motion".
Dutch Steam trains Galore! Back to Yesteryears with the VSM: Terug naar Toen in 4K (2022) Rick88888888 2022-09-14 | After two years of absence due to the Corona pandemic, the Veluwse Stoomtrein Maatschappij (VSM) held its annual steam train festival again on the 3rd and 4th of September 2022. It was a great weekend with high temperatures, close to 30 degrees Centigrade.About two dozens steam trains and a handfull of old diesel locs were actively transporting visitors between Beekbergen, Loenen, Apeldoorn, Eerbeek and Dieren. Most of VSM's stock consists of the largest steam locomotives built in Germany in the mid 1950's, but there are also some older locs in their collection. You will see locs with 2-6-2 and even 2-10-0 axle arrangements!The carriages consist of a mix of Dutch ("MAT 34"), Austrian and other stock.The VSM was established in 1975 and is still going strong. In this film we see most of the VSM's stock and the huge crowds that participated in this great event. It is an unedited version of a video in 4K, made by me.These steam locomotives can be seen in this film:- "01 1075" from 1940 (2350 hp).- "23 023" from 1952 (1750 hp).- "23 071" from 1956 (1785 hp).- "23 076" from 1956 (1785 hp).- "44 1593 1" from 1943 (2100 hp)- "50 3654 6" from 1956 (1600 hp).- "52 3879" from 1944 (1600 hp).- "52 8091 2" from 1943 (1600 hp).- "52 8139" from 1943 (1600 hp).- "64 415" from 1936 (950 hp).as well as the diesel locs:- "NS 2530" from 1957 and- "NS 2459" from 1957.The "01 1075" and "23 023" are not owned by the VSM but by the Stoom Stichting Nederland, located in Rotterdam. All other locs are the property of the VSM.Other steam trains that were in operation (but not seen) were the "50 307" and "65 018". Watch other films on Youtube about this VSM event to catch their glimpse.More information can be found on their respective websites: https://www.stoomstichting.nl/ and stoomtrein.org/.
In fond memory of Queen Elizabeth II (1926 - 2022), an introduction to three much longer films Rick88888888 2022-09-09 | With great sadness in our heart we want to commemmorate the death of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II yesterday afternoon by showing a number of short close up scenes dating from the early years of her reighn, covering the period between 1952 and 1960.This short film forms an introduction to a number of unique restored and colorized films about these early years. These films are shown on our other channel. Here are links:1. "Life Of A Queen" (1960): youtube.com/watch?v=R5uKKCk_Sno2. "Royal Children" (1961)": youtube.com/watch?v=7G4W6S5V_Tg3. "Royal Destiny" (1961)": youtube.com/watch?v=_iKDbIOoD2EPlease follow the links in this description or at the end of this video to watch them. Music: Trevor KowalskiSource: Archive.org
A great time travel trip back to the Tobacco culture in the Dutch East Indies around 1920 in color! Rick88888888 2022-08-25 | In this film we take a time travel trip back to the Dutch East Indies in the 1920s to witness the entire process of planting, growing, harvesting, processing and transporting tobacco.Under Dutch rule, the cultivation of spices, herbs and especially tobacco formed the most important pillar for economic growth and increased prosperity, both for the Dutch colonists as for the local population.We take a trip by train into the interior of one of the Indonesian islands, probably Java, to see the tobacco culture at first hand.The whole cultivation process is shown in chronological order, from the moment the tabacco seeds are planted until the final processing stage.To large extent this film is self-explanatory. One of the remarkable observations that can be made is the extensive use of pesticides and other chemicals.Probably a pesticide called "Schweinfurter", also called "Paris Green", was used to eradicate insect and rodent damage to the tobacco plants.It is a highly toxic emerald-green crystalline powder invented in 1814 by two chemists, Russ and Sattler from Schweinfurt in Bavaria.Also remarkable is the use of Sulfur powder, which seems to have also been used extensively as insecticide. In the film boys can be seen spreading sulfur powder over the leaves of the tobacco plants. Other children can be seen collecting catterpillars and other destructive insects. For more details, please watch the film without further narration and read the explanatory information in the CC captions while the film plays.Final comment: In 1948 the Netherlands gave up rule over the Dutch East Indies after enormous pressure by the United Nations, driven by the agressive, hard-handed way in which the Dutch tried to regain controll after the Japanese occupation during WW-II. A period that the Dutch cannot be proud of.Note: Please refrain from discussing the negative effects of colonialisme and the Dutch rule over Indonesia. It was a different era with different customs, practices and living conditions. Judging the past by looking at it through present day eyes, and projecting current norms and values will not lead to a better understanding of life in that period of history. In stead, take this time travel trip and try to soak up the whole atmosphere of how life used to be in Indonesia a century ago.Music: Edward Karl Hanson & Sight of WondersSource: Beeld En Geluid.
The adventures and tragic sinking of the Dutch destroyer Hr.Ms. Isaac Sweers during WW-II in color! Rick88888888 2022-08-23 | This is a continuation of my two previous films about the time that my father spent in the Dutch Navy before and during the whole of WW-II. Both films address his period on the Hr.Ms. Johan Maurits van Nassau. This ship played an important role in the defence of the Afsluitdijk when the Germans invaded the Netherlands on the 10th of May 1940. Sadly the Johan Maurits was bombed by a German Stuka and sank of the coast of North Holland when part of the Dutch Navy made efforts to escape to England.For some unknown reason my father was transferred from the Johan Maurits to the Hr.Ms. Jan van Brakel, just days before it sunk. He was part of the rescue operation to save the crew of the Johan Maurits. The Jan van Brakel and about half a dozen other ships managed to escape to England. My father briefly served on the Hr.Ms Westerland, the depot of mine layers, Hr.Ms.Medusa and the Hr.Ms. Douwe Aukes before being transfered to the brand new Hr.Ms. Isaac Sweers on 1 May 1941.The Hr.Ms. Isaac Sweers was built as one of four destroyers ships (torpedojager in Dutch) in the new "Callenburg class" by the Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde at Vlissingen. Its keel was layed on 26 November 1938 and launched on 16 March 1940 as seen here. On that date the Isaac Sweers was not much more than a hull. In order not to let this valuable asset fall in the hands of the enemy, it was decided to tow the Isaac Sweers to England. Its engines were not in a ready state to do so on its own power.The large tug Zwarte Zee managed to couple to its hull on 11 March 1940. Despite being attacked by German aircraft, both ships reached the Inner Downs at Deal Bank on the following day. Subsequently the Isaac Sweers was towed further West via Spithead to Portsmouth. Some time later it is towed to a warfe in Southamption in order to be completed as a destroyer.Eventually the ship was commissioned on the 29th of May 1941 and started its carreer that lasted just over 1.5 years.This film shows its many adventures in the North Sea, Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean, The Indian Ocean and around Africa. Please watch this film and listen to the spoken commentary for the more details.In view of the 5000 character limit for Youtube descriptions, please visit: http://www.ricksfilmrestoration.com/IsaacSweers1.htm for a full transcript of the commentary.On the 12th of November 1942, the Isaac Sweers left Gibraltar to rejoin with Force H. The next day at 05:15 in the morning, the fate of the Isaac Sweers was sealed as it got attacked by a German U-boot. Two torpedos hit the ship, the second killing most of the officers who were asleep. The ship immediately started to list and sink by its stern. Next it capsized over stern while breaking in half.If I recall correctly, my father was blown overboard due to the blasts. After about 3 hours in the water he got finally rescued by British ships. He was very lucky because 119 of the 194 crew members were killed!What exactly happened to my father in the days after the tragedy is unknown to me. Ten days later he was stationed on the Hr.Ms. Oranje Nassau, to be transfered on 5 December to "Rol London" followed by a short 9 day stay at Enys House, a training facility for officers. On the 10th of November he returned to London to serve at the Dutch Navy's HQ in London, in the C&A building at Marble Arch, until the end of the war when he returned to his family in The Netherlands on 13 July. His period in London during Wartime will be the subject of one of my next videos.In remembrance of the 119 (105 recorded) casualties of this tragedy. This film is dedicated to my father (1918 - 1986).Music: Experia.Source: - NIMH beeldbank- Beeld En Geluid- Archive.org.This video footage has been restored, enhanced and colorized with the latest A.I. video software.Please do not re-use any of my material without further permission. Thank you very much.
This is how KLM helped passengers on board in 1919 (in color!) #shorts Rick88888888 2022-08-22 | #shortsThis is my first short for my Rick88888888 Youtube channel.I hope you like it! There are many more great restored and colorized videos on my channel. Please do check them out and subscribe if you like what I do.
The First World War Battle Of The Somme like youve never seen before: A.I. enhanced and in color! Rick88888888 2022-08-09 | The Battle of the Somme took place between 1 July 1916 and 18 November 1916. It was one of the major battles of World War 1, fought between the armies of the British Empire and French Third Republic against the German Empire and took place along the banks of the French river Somme, East of the town of Albert. The full 72 minute enhanced and colorized version of this film can be viewed here : youtube.com/watch?v=32WjuRZJstsThis film concentrates on the battles around the 1 July 1916 and is viewed entirely from a British perspective with a substantial amount of glorification of the battle results.The army of the British Empire is often referred to as "Kitchener's Army" or even "Kitchener's mob" in view of the fact that it largely comprised of volunteers drafted as the result of an agressive "Call to Arms" campain setup by Field Marshall Lord Kitchener in August 1914. Kitchener who originally was a succesful British commander of the Egyptian army, had been appointed as Secretary of State for War by prime minister Herbert Asquith. His army initially consisted of traditional batallions manned by lower class soldiers. However, after forming socalled "Pals" battalions, huge numbers of middle class recruits joined as well to form groups that were separate from the lower class battalions.By the summer of 1916 the recruitment had been so successful that the British were able to form no less than 5 armies comprising of approximately 2 million men. Unalike WWII there was no role for women in WWI.To avoid a misconception, Lord Kitchener was never directly involved in the Battle of the Somme, simply because he was already dead at that time. Kitchener was on his way to Russia on HMS Hampshire to attend negotiations with Tsar Nicholas II when on 5 June 1916 it was struck by a German mine near the Orkney islands, Scotland. It sank taking Kitchener down to a seamans grave as one of the 737 casualties.Preceeding the main attack on 1 July, a severe bombardement of the German lines started on 24 June, the so called drum fire or Trommelfeuer, which lasted until it peaked at "Zero Hour" on 1 July. Kitchener's men could only hope that this bombardement had stunned the enemy into submission.Once the attack started, the British and French soldiers were pushed towards "no mans land" into a stream of machine gun fire and under continuous bombardements from both sides of the line. Kitchener's men underwent a fate of mixed success and failure, largely related to the leadership, terrain, the width of no-mans land and other local circumstances. The losses on the British side were staggering, with 19,420 men dead and 35,493 wounded in that first day. 2,737 men went missing or became POW resulting in a total number of losses of 57.000 men. It was the bloodiest day in British military history ever. In particular at Serre, and at La Boisselle heavy losses were due to strong German resistance.In the months thereafter the battle continued, but at a less intense level until it died down on 18th November due to rain and winter conditions.This film starts with splended shots of battallions preparing for the attack at the end of June followed by many shots behind the combat lines of men preparing for attacks, resting after the attacks on 1 July, wounded being carried away from the battle scene, being treated for their injuries and soldiers marching away to regroup for new attacks in the days and weeks ahead. The original B&W film was clearly shot in the lee of the actual battle as it hardly contained any close up views of the atrocities that took place. In view of Youtube's rules, the remaining scort scenes with combat fatalities are not shown. It is quit obvious that the results of the British army were glorified in the making of this film.This is a 16 minute summary. You will be able to view the full 75 minute film soon on my channels. Just follow the link at the end of the video and in the description once it becomes available. The full 72 minute enhanced and colorized version of this film can be viewed here : youtube.com/watch?v=32WjuRZJstsI am not Peter Jackson with a budget of millions, but as a mere film restoration hobbyist and colorizer with basically no budget, I am quite proud of these results. Watch the original poor quality footage on archive.org do make a comparison!NOTE: There are no attrocities nor dead, mutilated casualties shown in this film.Thanks for watching!Source: Archive.org (57 minute B&W Public Domain film, stretched to 72 min. due to speed correction).Music: - Bonnie Grace - "March Towards The End"- Jon Björk - "The Great War"- Bonnie Grace - "Heroes Will Fall"- Bonnie Grace - "In The Red Soil"- Gerald Franklin - "For The Greater Good"- Jon Björk - "The Launch"- Bonnie Grace - "March Towards The End".
The liberation of Maastricht and Zuid Limburg in 1944 in color! [A.I. enhanced & colorized] Rick88888888 2022-08-08 | The Dutch Southern province of Limburg was the first to be liberated towards the end of WW2. As recorded by the American 117th Regimental Combat Team, the village of Mesch in Zuid Limburg was the first to be liberated on 12 September 1944. This was precisely 90 days after D-day and fierce battles in the Belgian Ardennes.The Americans continued onto the city of Maastricht which was liberated two days later on the 14th of September 1944. In the following days the advance of the allied forces halted. From 17 to 25 september 1944 Operation Market Garden took place, during which an attempt was made to capture the Rhine bridge near Arnhem. This operation failed, eventually resulting in a stalemate situation during the following winter in which the Netherlands were devided between the German occupied north and the liberated part south of the main rivers: Rhine, Maas and Waal. That winter is commonly known as the "Hunger winter" during which many people in the North suffered starvation and at least 20,000 people died as the result. It took until the beginning of March 1945 before the remaining part of Limburg was liberated, involving among other the cities of Venlo and Roermond.In this film we see highly interesting images of the city of Maastricht, just after the liberation, collaborators being arrested, scenes at the police station, huge damage to bridges and towns allong the river Maas, German POW's and many images of Maastricht during the following winter.For more information, please switch on the CC captions to read the events and locations while the film plays and watch the rest of the film without spoken commentary.Source: Beeld En Geluid.Music: Experia - "Accepting Defeat", Howard Harper Barnes - "The Way to the Sky" and Experia - Taste of Revenge".Draft Time line (please help to complete this):=====================================00:00 Collaborators being rounded up02:45 Sint-Servaasbrug at Maastricht (13th century stone bridge) badly damaged04:37 Dutch allied forces Head quarters.07:09 Check point: papers being checked.
A Shocking Visit to Germanys Harz (dead) National Park Rick88888888 2022-07-31 | This is not one of our regular videos that show restored historic footage of the way the world was nearly a century ago. In stead it is a report of the shocking experience we had while visiting the Harz national park in Germany, now two weeks ago. We wish to share the devastating effects of climate change on the spruce tree forests in the Harz that we witnessed from a front row seat. The Harz comprises a circa 4000 km2 medium height mountainous area approximately in the middle of Germany. Its highest peak is the Brocken at an altitude of 1142 meters.Historically the Harz has been a mining area for many centuries as well as in more recent years a source of timber. Since the second World War it has been covered with woodland, comprising for about 90% of planted sproose trees.Tourism also forms an important source of income for the residents in the Harz. Its, until recent, spectacularly beautiful scenery and beautiful towns with half-timbered houses annually attracts many German and foreign visitors.Until the German unification in 1990, the Harz was divided between East and West Germany. Traces of these fortified borders can still be found there.In this video you will see great footage of the beautiful cities and sceneries in and around the Harz, in particular Goslar, Wernigerode, Quedlinburg and of course the Brocken. However, what truely shocked us was the devastation of nature because of climate change and global warming. More than 90% of the millions of spruce trees in the Harz have died over approximately the last 5 years.Apparently the spruce trees are now dying at an alarming rate because of a bark beatle, the so-called "Borken Käfer", also called the "Buchdrucker" in German and "Letterzetter kever" in Dutch, i.e. a small bark beetle. The reason for these names is that these small, only about 5 mm long beatles, destroy the sap channels between the bark and the trunk of the spruce trees, causing them to die. Furthermore, because of drout, the trees don't produce enough resin that halt the beetles from eating their way into the bark.The situation is very bad in the whole Harz, but most extreme around the Brocken mountain, North Germany´s highest mountain at 1142 meters.Please watch these images and then ask yourself why there are still people who are questioning climate change and global warming.One of the things that struck us was the sheer optimism with which these shocking sights are being approach. For example in the train there was an announcement which translated came down to: "You obviously have noticed the many dead trees. Currently the Harz is undergoing a phase of profound change. The forest may seem dead, but in fact it is very much alive. In only a few years time the Harz will be green again. A new, more diverse forest will emerge from the dead trees which will serve as the food source for the growth of a large variety of mainly deciduous trees."The optimism that we heard in the train is apparently shared on many German and other websites. We found it remarkable that statements were made like that the spruce trees have never been indigenous to the Harz but were planted by man and that now all these trees have entered their final life cycle phase at the same moment. Clearly that is not the case as the trees were planted, harvested and re-planted over many decades. What to our opinion has happened is that climate change has caused an instantanious blow to nature which has exponentially peaked over a very short period of only about 5 years.The sentiment that "Everything will be OK, as long as we let nature take its course, helped a little by man by planting a more diverse range of vegetation" raises eyebrows. First of all it is doubfull whether new spruce trees won't undergo the same fate as the current destroyed forest. Spruce trees grow very fast at a rate of 25cm a year. Deciduous trees grow much slower. Even a child can understand that it will take a generation (20 to 30 years) to regrow the forest.In the mean time the still small new vegetation will have negligable impact on the ability to store CO2, the green house gas that is at the source of global warming. One should realize that the Harz is not the only region in Europe where massive extinction of spruce trees is occurring. It is being reported from all over Europe. About 25% of Germany alone is covered by forests, many consisting of huge numbers of spruce trees. Some may contest the statement that "The Harz is dying". However, unquestionably the Harz as we knew it is dead and will never return to how it was around the millennium. Whether it can and will be renewed and rejuvenated, only time will tell. These prospects don't look very good.To read the full transcript of our commentry, please go to: http://www.ricksfilmrestoration.com/Harz1.htmPlease share these shocking images with others to make more people aware what is happening to our unique planet. Thanks for watching!Music: Trevor Kowalski.
Wonderful glimpses of the city of Howrah in India in the 1930s in color! (A.I. enhanced & colorized) Rick88888888 2022-07-28 | In this film we take another great time travel trip back to India. It is not easy to determine when this film was made considering that so much in India remained largely unchanged around the middel of the 20th century.To judge by the scarce number of cars and buses that appear in this film, it was probably shot in the second half of the 1930s.The film revolves around the town of Howrah, which is the second-largest city after Kolkata located in the Indian state of West Bengal. To be more precise, Howrah is located on the western bank of the Hooghly River opposite its twin city of Kolkata. Great views of this river appear in the beginning and a number of times later on in this film.We see splended shots of daily life in Howrah consisting of children playing in the river, elephants at work as well as dressed up in parades, ox and horse drawn carts and buggies, a man vigorously spraying water on the road, presumably to keep down the dust, market scenes and many skilled craftsmen at work, goats, sacred cows and other cattle being driven through the very busy streets and much more. Police men struggle to keep some order among the many pedestrians, cattle, carts with goodsmotorcars and buses.A particularly interesting scene in the middle of the film shows a traditional elephant fight. Two mahouts force their elephants to fight across a stone wall for the amusement of hundreds of spectators. These are images of Indian tradition that goes back in time for many centuries. Such fights apparently take place once a year in particular in the North of India to mark the local harvest festival. Normally these fights take place in a circle; making the elephant fight over a wall seems to be more rare. On average such spectacles last about 20 minutes.The film ends with extremely busy traffic on a long wooden bridge accross the river Hooghly.Just to finish by commenting that, in addition to our regular 4-stage restoration process, we used a new piece of Artificial Intelligence software that reconstructs faces, people, animals, building and all other objects in film footage. We hope you agree that the results are truly remarkable!Music: TaomitaSource: Archive.org
Splended footage of the Dutch Navy during WW-1 in 1915 in color! [A.I. enhanced & colorized] Rick88888888 2022-07-25 | This video is a real treat for those who are interested in Naval history.You will see spectacular and unique footage of the Dutch Royal Navy during the First World War.The film starts with magnificent shots of the Hr.Ms. Holland, a kruiser with a fortified deck, launched in 1896, commissioned on 1 July 1898 and decommissioned in 1920. Its armament consisted of two single 150 mm guns, six single 120 mm guns, four single 75 mm guns and two 450 mm torpedo launch tubes. It's speed was 20 knots and carried a crew of 371 heads!A small Naval vessel passes the Hr.Ms.Holland, followed by a number of similar shots of the same vessel.A rowing party brings a high official on board, most likely young Queen Wilhelmina who was inaugurated in 1898.Plenty of action can be seen in the following scenes, all part an excersize, considering that the Queen is still on board and that The Netherlands was neutral during WW-I.The names of naval ships are difficult to determine because at the time they did not have large letter followed by digits markings.We see a number of large life boats being lowered. The excersize is being observed by the Queen. Climbing up a rope ladder that swings violently is not an easy task.The film then moves to the Hr.Ms.Hydra, a minelayer launched in 1911, commissioned on 25 january 1912 and decommissioned on 15 May 1940. In fact it was sunk by the Germans. We see the Hydra in action whereby two mines, numbers 23 and 24 are brought on deck. A torpedo is also being prepared by loading it into a launch tube. Subsequently the torpedo is launched.A rowing boat is lowered into the sea in order to retrieve the probably unarmed torpedo. Bringing the torpedo back on board is done in a rather primitive way.The crew have some fun with the ships mascot dog. Most Dutch navy ships carried mascots.The film continues with splended shots of a large number of smaller Dutch Navy vessels.One of the Dutch submarines can be seen, most likely one of the O2 class that were built around 1914. It could be the O2, O3, O4 or O5.The film ends with great shots of the Hr.Ms.Holland filmed from the persuing submarine and some more excersizes.Part-1 about the Dutch Army during WW-I is here: youtube.com/watch?v=pNzMquTIPWAThis film has been meticulously restored, speed-corrected, motion-stabilized, enhanced and colorized by means of the latest video software that uses Artificial Intelligence to reconstruct facial features, object contours, details and much more!Music: Experia.Source: Beeld En Geluid.
Festivities in the Dutch village of Grou in Friesland in 1923 in color! [A.I. enhanced & colorized] Rick88888888 2022-07-25 | This highly interesting film reports about the festivities in Grou (also sometimes spelled "Grouw"), presumably on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Queen Wilhelmina's government in 1923. Wilhelmina ascended the throne in 1898; the corronation ceremony can be watched here on my other channel: youtube.com/watch?v=AZvFAsuo3G4Grouw is a village that resides under the town of Leeuwarden, the capital of the Dutch province of Friesland.This report starts with a procession of the local Frisian population, who march behind the harmony band. Traditional Dutch Oliebollen are sold at the fair and we see a merry-go-round. From the harbour, the camera takes a picture of the Pikmeer.Later on in this film we also see a procession of the local population with the harmony in a crowded street. There are detailed shots of its conductor and the musicians as well as children with castanets.Later on we see typical Dutch sailing boats as they leave the harbour for the Pikmeer lake where a sailing competition takes place.Spectators observe the spectacle in rowing boats and from various other ships like the "Grouw" and the "Piet Hein" as well as by crowds along the shore,Folk games include boys who climb through hanging barrels and girls who crawl through all sorts of obstacles.Towards the end of the film we see a street shot with a parade by the harmony band and among other the local "Gymnastics association". Many passers-by wave to the camera, Children cycle on the quay and the film ends with a pan past elderly gentlemen on a bench.This film has been meticulously restored, speed-corrected, enhanced and colorized by means of the latest video software that uses Artificial Intelligence to reconstruct facial features, object contours, details and much more!Music: Bonnie GraceSource: Beeld En Geluid.
Take a trip by boat around New York (Manhattan) in 1935 in color! [AI enhanced & colorized] Rick88888888 2022-05-18 | This film is of particular interest from a historians perspective as it shows wonderful shots of what New York city was like in the early 1930's.We take a time travel trip back to around 1935 and travel by boat in Southerly direction over the Hudson river, starting to the North of the George Washington Bridge. We then pass Grant's Tomb.Later on in this film we pass the Chelsey piers from where, before around 1935, most Ocean liners departed to many destinations in Europe across the Atlantic Ocean.The second part of the film shows New York's piers and ferry´s at the very South of Manhatten. The film finishes with splended footage of a journey up the East River and the Harlem river.For more information, please watch the film and listen to the spoken commentary. Source: Archive.orgMusic: Kikuru (many great tunes).
Panorama of New York in 1905: Spectacularly enhanced and colorized using the latest A.I. technology! Rick88888888 2022-05-10 | Following our recent, very successful restoration work about French refugees at the end of World War 1 in 1918 (youtube.com/watch?v=f_Ku5S0uifQ), we decided to do some experiments to see what can be achieved with the latest video enhancer software based on Artificial Intelligence, A.I.For that purpose we used a very old film fragment from 1905 that shows a panorama of New York city, filmed from the Times building. As can be seen, the original footage is of poor quality. The film is wobbly, unsharp, not very clear and has an extreme amount of image noise.We went through the four steps that we normally use to enhance B&W film footage. This process is described in detail in the welcome video on my channel. However, as the fourth step we used the new A.I. enhancer and here is the result. The resolution of the footage was 480p, so we upscaled it to HD level of 1080p.This footage was still not motion-stable enough, probably due to the stabilizer not being able to properly recognize objects in the footage, due to the image noise. So we stabilized it for a second time. This time with more success.Finally, we wondered what would happen if the film would be processed for a second time by the new enhancer. This time the resolution was kept at 1080p. To our amazement the result was even better! The reason most likely is that the A.I. was able to better recognize all the objects in the video because of the preceeding enhancement steps.There was one more final step to do, namely to speed-correct the film and to use frame-interpolation to do so and thus make the motion even more smooth.At the end of the film the original version and the final enhanced version are shown side by side. We think that the results are spectacular and a stimulation to use this method often again in the near future. Let us know what you think in the comments and don't forget to subscribe to my channel! Thanks for watching.Music: David Celeste & Trevor KowalskiSource: Archive.orgTime line01:00 Hotel Hotel Spalding at 127 W. 43rd St. 2 years later, in 1906, 01:05 It changed to Hotel Woodstock, now Woodstock house is a nursing home near Time Square01:20 View from Times Building01:47 Bryant Park and New York Public Library Main Branch was under construction.02:54 Church of St. Mary the Virgin in the heart of Times Square at 133-145 West 46th Street. 02:57 This church is still there, now historical landmark03:48 Hippodrome Theater, double the size of the Metropolitan Opera, demolished in the 1930s03:53 Algonquin Hotel. opened in 1902, still in operation
Incredible and emotional footage of French refugees towards the end of WW-I in 1918 in color! Rick88888888 2022-05-08 | Many will be aware that after the outbreak of the First World War, the Netherlands was flooded with almost a million refugees from occupied Belgium. It is much less known that at the end of that war a second wave of refugees, mainly from northern French citizens, emerged. On October 20, 1918, the first refugees crossed the border south of Weert at Stamproy in the Dutch province of Limburg.After four years of world war and blockade, the increasing scarcity and the second wave of the Spanish flu that reached its peak in the autumn, the conditions in 1918 were considerably less favorable than four years earlier, when the Belgians had to be taken care of.The grueling journey of the French had begun weeks earlier. On September 27, 1918, the German occupier of Belgium and northern France issued an ultimatum to the population of about 250 towns and villages in northwestern part of France, which were located between the Hindenburg Line established by the Germans and the border with Belgium, to leave their homes.It was expected that heavy fighting would break out now that the Allies pushed the Germans back towards Belgium, making it recommendable to evacuate the area. The area comprised cities like Douai, Tourcoing, Mouscron, Roubaix and Lille. Those who had heeded the call fled mostly on foot through occupied Belgium, taking their meager possessions with them. Agreement had been reached with the Netherlands that a large group would be temporarily housed there.Many of the refugees were in very bad shape, especially the elderly and those weakened by the war conditions. After the first refugees eventually still unexpectedly crossed the border at Ittervoort, under Weert, the international press gathered in Limburg to record their stories and horrors.There was even a film crew on site filming the arrival of one of the many groups later that week. The film starts at Stramproy, where until the war broke out the steam tram Maaseik-Weert crossed the border, which was now closed. The group of refugees is followed until they left the city via the station in Weert.What happened next is not shown in this film. A large number of refugees was given temporary shelter in Rotterdam Rijnhaven where they started to arrive from November the 9th onward when in the afternoon the first 1,200 French arrived from Eindhoven and Amersfoort at Feyenoord Station.On New Year's Eve 1919, the shelter in Rotterdam reached its peak with almost 4,500 French and 34 Belgian refugees. This flow would continue until the last French refugee had left the Netherlands in January. In total 427 French refugees died in the Netherlands as the result of their ordeal.Source: Beeld En GeluidMusic: Trevor Kowalski.
The liberation of the Dutch city of Amsterdam in 1945 in color! De bevrijding van Amsterdam in kleur Rick88888888 2022-05-04 | For the moment this is the last episode in our series about the liberation of the Netherlands after WW-II in 1945.At almost the same time as the cities of The Hague and Rotterdam, the Dutch capital of Amsterdam was liberated on the 8th of May 1945 from the German occupation by Canadean troups that entered the city via the Berlage bridge. The following festivities lasted the whole summer of 1945. For more detailed information, please listen to the spoken comments in the film itself.The original film has been meticulously enhanced, upscaled and colorized by various software based on Artificial Intelligence.Music: Bonnie Grace, Howard Harper Barnes.Source: Beeld En Geluid.NEDERLANDS:Dit is voorlopig de laatste aflevering in onze serie over de bevrijding van Nederland na WO II in 1945.Bijna gelijktijdig met de steden Den Haag en Rotterdam werd de Nederlandse hoofdstad Amsterdam op 8 mei 1945 bevrijd van de Duitse bezetting door Canadese troepen die de stad binnenkwamen via de Berlagebrug. De volgende festiviteiten duurden de hele zomer van 1945.Luister voor meer gedetailleerde informatie naar het gesproken commentaar in de film zelf.De originele film is minutieus verbeterd, opgeschaald en ingekleurd door verschillende software op basis van kunstmatige intelligentie.Muziek: Bonnie Grace, Howard Harper Barnes.Bron: Beeld En Geluid.
The liberation of the Dutch city of Rotterdam in 1945 in color! De bevrijding van Rotterdam in 1945. Rick88888888 2022-05-03 | Like The Hague, Rotterdam was liberated on 8 May 1945 from German rule during the Second World War.The German capitulation is then a fact and the retreat of the German troops begins immediately. The entry of the Canadians leads to delirious joy. Handkerchiefs and flags are waved and flowers and serpentines are thrown.Although Germany capitulated on May 4, it remained restless in the city until May 8 and the withdrawal of the Germans was chaotic, partly because they did not want to surrender to the Rotterdammers but to the Allies.On May 7, the German commander has still not capitulated, but commanders of the Interior Forces take up residence in the town hall. The mayor and aldermen of the NSB and some other wrong leaders are arrested.Rotterdam suffered like no other city during this war. Already at the beginning of the war, the old center was almost completely bombed by the Germans on 14 May 1940, with the aim of forcing the Dutch government to capitulate.In this film, the joy of the people of Rotterdam bursts from the screen. We see the vehicles of the liberators moving through the battered city, cheered by the crowds that have lined up all along the route. A large group of nurses even climbs on the army vehicles and gets carried away in the column of army vehicles.Music: Edgar Hopp - To The Ends Of The EarthSource: Beeld En Geluid.NEDERLANDS===========Evenals Den Haag werd Rotterdam op 8 mei 1945 bevrijd van de Duitse overheersing tijdens de tweede Wereldoorlog.De Duitse capitulatie is dan echt een feit en de aftocht van de Duitse troepen begint onmiddellijk. Het binnentrekken van de Canadezen leidt tot uitzinnige vreugde. Er wordt met zakdoeken en vlaggen gezwaaid en met bloemen en serpentines gegooid. Alhoewel Duitsland al op 4 Mei capituleerde bleef het tot 8 mei onrustig in de stad en verliep de terugtrekking van de Duitsers chaotisch, mede doordat zij zich niet aan de Rotterdammers wilden overgeven maar aan de geallieerden.Op 7 mei heeft de Duitse commandant nog steeds niet gecapituleerd, maar commandanten van de Binnenlandse Strijdkrachten nemen hun intrek in het stadhuis. De burgemeester en wethouders van de NSB en enkele andere foute kopstukken worden gearresteerd.Als geen andere stad heeft Rotterdam het heel zwaar te verduren gehad tijdens deze oorlog. Al aan het begin van de oorlog werd het oude centrum op 10 mei 1940 vrijwel volledig platgebombardeerd door de Duitsers, met als doel de Nederlandse regering tot capitulatie te dwingen.In deze film spat de vreugde van de Rotterdammers van het scherm. Wij zien de voertuigen van de bevrijders door de gehavende stad trekken, luid toegejuicht door de menigte die zich overal langs de route heeft opgesteld. Een grote groep verpleegsters klimt zelfs op de legervoertuigen en laat zich meevoeren in de colonne.Muziek: Edgar Hopp - To The Ends Of The EarthBron: Beeld En Geluid.
The liberation of the Dutch city of The Hague in 1945 in color! De bevrijding van Den Haag in 1945 Rick88888888 2022-05-03 | The Dutch city of Den Haag, internationally called The Hague, was liberated from the German occupation during World War 2 in May 1945.The Hague is know world wide for being the city of peace, among other with its Peace Palace that houses the International Court of Justice.It also is and was the residence of the Dutch government, as well as the capital of the province of South Holland.On May the 5th, the whole of the Netherlands annually celebrates the liberation of our country in 1945. But in fact The Hague was not liberated until May 8 when the Canadian troups entered this city.On the evening of May 4, 1945, the news came that German troops had surrendered in northwestern Europe. Some residents of The Hague carefully took to the streets, but they were sent home. The liberation had not yet been officially confirmed and the liberators had not yet arrived in The Hague. Anything could still happen. On 7 May, for example, dozens of people were killed in a shooting on the Dam Square in Amsterdam.Even when the liberation was confirmed on 5 May, it was not yet celebrated in The Hague. There were still armed German soldiers and agents everywhere. It wasn't until May 8, 1945, when the Allies entered the city, that the celebrations could start.The film starts with footage of food droppings near The Hague on the 29th of April, a week preceeding the liberation, to aleviate the hunger that the Dutch population suffered during the hunger winter. This time the Allied bombers have a different load than bombs.Subsequently we see the troups enter the city and being welcomed by the major on the balcony of the town hall surrounded by large numbers of very enthusiastic citizens, followed by many similar scenes in the rest of the city. In the film we also see close-ups of the arrested top of the National Socialist Movement, in short the NSB, a political party that was founded in 1931 and collaborated with the Germans during the war to run the country.Please switch on the CC captions to read the events and locations while the film plays.This is A.I. colorized footage plus the use of the latest A.I. video enhancer software.Music: - Howard Harper Barnes - Underlying Truth- Max Anson - Victory Theme- National Anthem Worx - Wilhelmus (Dutch National Anthem).Source: Beeld En Geluid.NEDERLANDS°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°Op 5 mei viert heel Nederland jaarlijks de bevrijding van ons land in 1945. Maar in feite werd Den Haag pas op 8 mei bevrijd toen de Canadese troepen de stad binnenkwamen.Op de avond van 4 mei 1945 kwam het nieuws dat Duitse troepen zich hadden overgegeven in Noordwest-Europa. Enkele Haagse bewoners gingen voorzichtig de straat op, maar ze werden naar huis gestuurd. De bevrijding was nog niet officieel bevestigd en de bevrijders waren nog niet in Den Haag aangekomen. Er kan nog van alles gebeuren. Op 7 mei zijn bijvoorbeeld tientallen mensen omgekomen bij een schietpartij op de Dam in Amsterdam.Ook toen de bevrijding op 5 mei werd bevestigd, werd die in Den Haag nog niet gevierd. Overal waren nog gewapende Duitse soldaten en agenten. Het was pas op 8 mei 1945, toen de geallieerden de stad binnentrokken, dat de festiviteiten konden beginnen.De film begint met beelden van voedsel droppings bij Den Haag op 29 april, een week voor de bevrijding om de honger te stillen die de Nederlandse bevolking leed tijdens de honger winter van ´44/´45. Deze keer hebben de geallieerde bommenwerpers een andere lading dan bommen.Vervolgens zien we de troepen de stad binnenkomen en worden verwelkomd door de majoor op het balkon van het stadhuis omringd door grote aantallen zeer enthousiaste burgers, gevolgd door veel soortgelijke scènes in de rest van de stad. In de film zien we ook close-ups van de gearresteerde top van de Nationaal-Socialistische Beweging, kortweg de NSB, een politieke partij die in 1931 werd opgericht en collaboreerden met de Duitsers tijdens de oorlog om het land te besturen.Muziek: - Howard Harper Barnes - Underlying Truth- Max Anson - Victory Theme- National Anthem Worx - Wilhelmus (Dutch National Anthem)Bron: Beeld En Geluid.
The liberation of the Dutch town of Nijmegen in 1944 in color! De bevrijding van Nijmegen in 1944 Rick88888888 2022-05-02 | Nijmegen is a city in the province of Gelderland in the east of the Netherlands, not far from the border with Germany and about 15 km south of Arnhem on the river Waal.During the war, the city of Nijmegen was badly hit by an aerial bombardment on February 22, 1944. At around half past one in the afternoon, American bombers dropped a deadly load of bombs on the inner city. More than 800 people were killed in the bombing. The American pilots were on their way to Germany, but had to turn bad weather back. If the original target was not reachable, the aircraft had to look for a target of opportunity, another suitable target that could be bombed. On February 22, 1944, the bombers therefore bombed Nijmegen, Arnhem, Deventer and Enschede. Because Nijmegen were bombed, for a long time, and sometimes even today, there was talk of a bombing mistake.The bombs wreaked havoc in the city. In particular, the upper town of the historic center, where Plein 1944 is today, was seriously damaged. The tower of the Stevenskerk collapsed.The city was liberated during the largest military operation on Dutch territory, Operation Market Garden, between 17 and 20 September 1944. The Allies were received with open arms by Nijmegen's residents. The most important battlefield of this operation was near Arnhem, but Nijmegen and especially the bridge over the Waal were an important target of the Allied forces. At Groesbeek, the 82nd paratrooper corps of the American army landed on September 17, 1944, led by General James Gavin. After heavy fighting, the Allies managed to capture the Waal Bridge. The conquest of Nijmegen took longer than expected, claimed hundreds of civilians and caused great damage. Finally, with the Waal crossing on September 20, both bridges were captured, but it was too late to relieve the British 1st Airborne Division in Arnhem. For this reason, from a historic perspective, Operation Market Garden was a failure.This film shows the battles of American paratroopers in Nijmegen and the entry of the vanguard of the British 2nd Army, which advanced from Eindhoven with destination Arnhem and the IJsselmeer. Also recordings of the Allied bombing raids, the street fighting and German shelling by V1's that destroyed lower part of the town can be seen.Please turn on the CC captions to get more information about the events and locations while watching the film.NOTE: For those who wonder why all my recent films are accompanied by spoken commentary I can tell you that this is not only done to be more informative about historic topics, but also because Youtube more or less forces me to do so in order to be able to continue to monetize this channel. Surprisingly enough Youtube considers meticulously restoring and colorizing historic footage as not providing enough added value, and thus this channel has already been sanctioned twice.Source: Beeld En GeluidMusic: Hampus Naeselius - Dark Turns to Light
The liberation of the Dutch town of Venlo in 1945 in color and in 4K at 60fps! Bevrijding van Venlo Rick88888888 2022-05-01 | Venlo is a Dutch city in the southernmost province of Limburg. It is close to the German border on the river Muese. Venlo was one of the first cities in the Netherlands to be partly liberated from the German occupation around December 3, 1944. This only concerned the part of the city west of the river Muese near Blerick. The success of this partial liberation was due to Operation Nutcracker, conceived by British Major General Miles who was in command of the Second British Army.The east of Venlo remained in German hands until it was liberated in its entirety on the 1st of March 1945. Between December 1944 and March 1945, the Meuse formed the war front between the Allies and Germany. The eastern part of Venlo experienced the starvation winter, just like half of the Netherlands north of the three major rivers that cross and divide the country in the middle.This film shows unedited images from shortly after the complete liberation of Venlo in March 1945. We see the central preparation of soup in the municipal soup kitchen and its distribution on the Grote Markt in front of the, curiously enough, almost intact town hall. We also see water supply in the suburbs of the city. The service trucks belonged to the Food Flying Squad, an organization that alleviated the emergency in the liberated areas by distributing hot soup and providing drinking water in those towns and villages where the food supply had seriously stagnated and public facilities had failed. The trucks had been donated to the Food Flying Squad by various allied agencies.This is the first time that we have used new enhancer software. The results are now so good that it has become possible to upscale the footage to 4K and add motion smoothness by using 60 fps as framerate. Don't forget to subscribe to my channel!Music: Haempus Naeselius and Howard Harper BarnesSource: Beeld En Geluid.NEDERLANDS:============Venlo was één van de eerste steden in Nederland die al rond 3 december 1944 ten dele werd bevrijd van de Duitse bezetting. Dat betrof uitsluitend het deel van de stad ten westen van de Maas bij Blerick. Het succes van deze gedeeltelijke bevrijding was te danken aan Operatie Nutcracker dat was bedacht door de Britse Generaal-majoor Miles die het commando voerde van het tweede British Army.Het oosten van Venlo bleef in Duitse handen totdat het op 1 maart 1945 in zijn geheel werd bevrijd. Tussen december 1944 en maart 1945 vormde de Maas het oorlogsfront tussen de geallieerden en Duitsland. Het Oostelijke deel van Venlo onderging de hongerwinter net als de helft van Nederland boven de grote rivieren.Deze film toont ongemonteerde beelden van kort na de volledige bevrijding van Venlo in maart 1945. We zien de centrale bereiding van soep in de gemeentelijke gaarkeuken en de uitdeling daarvan op de Grote markt voor het, merkwaardig genoeg, bijna ongeschonden stadhuis. Ook zien we waterlevering in de buitenwijken van de stad. De verzorgingstrucks behoorden tot het Food Flying Squad, een organisatie die de eerste nood in de bevrijde gebieden lenigde door uitdeling van warme soep en verstrekking van drinkwater in die steden en dorpen, waar de voedselvoorziening ernstig stagneerde en de openbare voorzieningen uitgevallen waren. De trucks waren door allerlei geallieerde instanties aan het Food Flying Squad geschonken.Dankzij nieuwe A.I. software kunnen we nu de beelden opschalen naar 4K kwaliteit met 60 fps. Daardoor oogt alles zeer scherp en is het afspelen zeer vloeiend! Kijk dus vooral in 4K !!Music: Haempus Naeselius and Howard Harper BarnesSource: Beeld En Geluid.
The liberation of the Dutch town of Zutphen in 1945 in color! De bevrijding van Zutphen in 1945. Rick88888888 2022-04-30 | The Dutch town of Zutphen in the East of The Netherlands was liberated from the German occupiers on 6 th of April 1945 by the 3rd Canadean Infantery Divisie. It took great effort to take the town with many house-by-house combats. This film shows how the Canadeans enter the damaged city, how the local population celebrates their liberation and how collaborators are treated. For more details please listen to the spoken commentary under this video.To enhance this film a new A.I. software engine was used which gives even better results than before! A lot of footage has now approached HD 1080p quality.Music: Howard Harper BarnesSource: Beeld En Geluid.NEDERLANDS============De stad Zutphen in het oosten van Nederland werd op 6 april 1945 door de 3e Canadese Infanterie Divisie bevrijd van de Duitse bezetters. Het kostte veel moeite om de stad in te nemen met veel huis-aan-huisgevechten. Deze film laat zien hoe de Canadeeërs de beschadigde stad binnentrekken, hoe de lokale bevolking hun bevrijding viert en hoe collaborateurs worden behandeld. Luister voor veel meer informatie naar het gesproken commentaar onder deze video. Aangezien wij veel meer buitenlandse kijkers dan Nederlandse hebben is ditmaal gekozen voor commentaar uitsluitend in het Engels.Om deze film te verbeteren is nieuwe A.I. software gebruikt die nog betere resultaten geeft dan voorheen! Veel beeldmateriaal nadert nu HD 1080p-kwaliteit.Muziek: Howard Harper BarnesBron: Beeld En Geluid.
The liberation of the Dutch town of Haarlem in 1945 in color! De bevrijding van Haarlem in 1945 Rick88888888 2022-04-29 | This is another interesting film in our series about the liberation of the Netherlands in 1945. This time it is a full-length film about Haarlem.Haarlem is the capital of the Dutch province of North Holland. The city is located about 20 km west of Amsterdam on the river Het Spaarne in the Kennemerland region.In the year 1245 Haarlem received city rights from William II, Count of Holland. The Harlem district in New York is named after the city of Haarlem. It dates back to 1658 when New York was still called New Amsterdam under the colonial rule of Peter Stuyvesant.On May 8, 1945, Haarlem was liberated from the German occupation during the Second World War. This film shows how the Canadians of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry entering Haarlem as liberators. The Canadians are welcomed with great enthusiasm by the inhabitants of Haarlem.Flags with Swastika are set at half mast and liberation is proclaimed with placards titled 'Proclamation to the citizens of Haarlem'.It shows how German collaborators are rounded up and are given a card with a number pinned on them before being taken away in cars.One of the men is forced to walk around with a sign 'I was hangman in Vught' Other collaborators are removed from their homes with their suitcases by agents and soldiers.A crowd watches as the men stand with their hands behind their necks before being taken away.Towards the end of the film a man can be seen taking a paper from the townhall door and replacing it with the text: "Historical building, not to be used for military purposes", the old paper is trampled over. We also see Haarlem's acting mayor Reinalda with notables and soldiers on the steps of the town hall, as well as a riot, children partying and a procession of soldiers;The film ends with Mayor Reinalda reading an announcement on the townhall balcony on May 8, 1945. The audience in the square listens attentively and sings the Dutch national anthem. A man sticks a manifesto on a building; Dutch flags on buildings and churches symbolize the joy of liberation.The rest of the film has no music because chosing the right music has actually proved to be almost impossible as it concerns a cruel war, death and destruction, but also joy because of the liberation.Comments with more information about the shown events and locations are much appreciated.Source: Beeld En GeluidMusic: Haempus NaeselusNEDERLANDS:============Dit is wederom een interessante film in onze serie over de bevrijding van Nederland in 1945. Ditmaal betreft het een lange film over Haarlem.In het jaar 1245 kreeg Haarlem stadsrechten van Willem II, graaf van Holland. De wijk Harlem in New York is vernoemd naar de stad Haarlem. Het dateert uit 1658 toen New York nog New Amsterdam heette onder het koloniale bewind van Peter Stuyvesant.Op 8 mei 1945 werd Haarlem bevrijd van de Duitse bezetting tijdens de tweede wereldoorlog. In deze film is te zien hoe de Canadezen van de Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Haarlem binnen trekken als bevrijders. Met groot enthousiasme worden de Canadezen door de inwoners van Haarlem onthaald.Vlaggen met hakenkruizen worden half stok gezet en met aanplakbiljetten getiteld 'Proclamatie aan de burgerij van Haarlem' wordt de bevrijding verkondigd.Er is te zien hoe colaborateurs met de Duitsers worden opgepakt en daarbij een kaartje met een cijfer krijgen opgespeld alvorens in auto's te worden afgevoerd.Eén van de mannen wordt gedwongen met een bord 'Ik was beul in Vught' rond te lopen Andere colaborateurs worden met hun koffers worden door agenten en militairen uit hun huis gehaald. Een menigte kijkt hoe de mannen met hun handen in de nek staan alvorens te worden afgevoerd.Tegen het einde van de film is een man te zie die papier van deur haalt en vervangt door de tekst: 'Historical building, not to be used for military purposes', het oude papier wordt vervolgens Ook zien we Haarlem's waarnemend burgemeester Reinalda met notabelen en militairen op het bordes van het stadhuis, evenals een opstootje, feestende kinderen en een optocht van militairen;De film eindigt met burgemeester Reinalda die op 8 mei 1945 een bekendmaking voorleest op voornoemd bordes. Het publiek op het plein luistert aandachtig en zingt het Nederlandse volkslied. Een man plakt een manifest op een gebouw, en Nederlandse vlaggen op gebouwen en kerken symboliseren de vreugde van de bevrijding.Bekijk nu deze film zonder verder commentaar. Er is besloten geen muziek toe te voegen teneinde discussie daarover in de commentaren te vermijden. De juiste muziek kiezen is eigenlijk ondoenlijk gebleken daar het gaat om een wrede oorlog, dood en verderf maar ook vreugde wegens de bevrijding. Commentaar met meer informatie over de getoonde gebeurtenissen en locaties wordt zeer op prijs gesteld.Bron: Beeld En GeluidMuziek: Haempus Naeselus
The liberation of the Dutch area of Apeldoorn in 1945 in color! De bevrijding rond Apeldoorn in 1945 Rick88888888 2022-04-23 | In my previous film about the liberation of Deventer on April 11, 1945, you saw how the Canadians crossed the river IJssel near Gorssel and the next day moved west towards Apeldoorn and the North part of the Veluwe.Apeldoorn was liberated by the Canadians on Tuesday 17 April 1945. In fact, that liberation was much easier than the Canadians initially thoughtGreat resistance by the Germans was expected. The reason was that the Germans had resisted fiercely at the Apeldoorns canal and near Teuge.In the night of 16 to 17 April, two resistance members, Albert van de Scheur and Gijs Numan, crossed the Apeldoorns Canal at the lock north of the Deventer Bridge to meet the Canadians to report that only a few Germans were left in the city. With this they managed to prevent a heavy shelling of the city. Finally, the Canadians entered the city in large numbers, only to be hindered in their advance by a few snipers that were left behind.The Canadians were welcomed with open arms by the population, as can be clearly seen in this film. The towns of Lieren, Oosterhuizen and Beekbergen were also liberated that same night, followed by Apeldoorn-South and Ugchelen; Barneveld followed a day later.Apeldoorn appeared to have emerged from the war relatively unscathed, in contrast to other cities in the east of our country such as Arnhem and Nijmegen.After the failed Operation Market Garden in September 1944, many evacuees from the Arnhem area had come to Apeldoorn where they found shelter in, among other hospitals and the Dutch Queens Palace Het Loo.Note: This film concentrates mainly on the area north of Apeldoorn around towns like Harderwijk.Source: Beeld En GeluidMusic: Philip Ayers.In mijn vorige film over de bevrijding van Deventer op 11 april 1945 is te zien hoe de Canadezen ter hoogte van Gorssel de rivier de IJssel overstaken en daags later richting het Westen naar Apeldoorn en het ten noorden daarvan gelegen deel van de Veluwe trokken.Apeldoorn werd op dinsdag 17 april 1945 door de Canadezen bevrijd. Feitelijk ging die bevrijding veel gemakkelijker dan de Canadezen aanvankelijk verwachten. Men rekende op grote weerstand door de Duitsers. De reden was dat bij het Apeldoorns kanaal en ter hoogte van Teuge de Duitsers fel tegenstand hadden geboden.In de nacht van 16 op 17 april staken twee verzetslieden, Albert van de Scheur en Gijs Numan, het Apeldoorns kanaal over bij de sluis ten noorden van de Deventerbrug om aan de Canadezen te melden dat er nog maar enkele Duitsers in de stad waren achtergebleven. Daarmee wisten zij een zware beschieting van de stad te voorkomen.Uiteindelijk trokken de Canadezen in groten getale de stad binnen waarbij zij slechts in hun opmars werden gehinderd door enkele achtergebleven sluipschutters.De Canadezen werden met open armen door de bevolking ontvangen zoals in deze film is te zien. Ook Lieren, Oosterhuizen en Beekbergen werden diezelfde nacht bevrijd. gevolgd door Apeldoorn-Zuid en Ugchelen en Barneveld een dag later.Apeldoorn bleek redelijk ongehavend uit de oorlog te zijn gekomen, in tegenstelling tot andere steden in het Oosten van ons land zoals Arnhem en Nijmegen.Na de mislukte operatie Market Garden in september 1944 waren veel evacués uit de omgeving Arnhem overgekomen naar Apeldoorn waar zij ondermeer onderdak vonden in ziekenhuizen en Paleis het Loo.Noot: Deze film betreft voornamelijk het gebied van Noord Veluwe, met name rond plaatsen als Harderwijk.Bron: Beeld En GeluidMuziek: Philip Ayers.
The liberation of the Dutch town of Deventer in 1945 in color! De bevrijding van Deventer in 1945. Rick88888888 2022-04-22 | This (A.I. enhanced & colorized) film shows film footage of Deventer just after the liberation by the Canadians on 10 April 1945. The area was destroyed during the battle with the Germans. It cost the Canadian liberators from the 3rd Division quite some struggle to cross the river IJssel near Gorssel. Collaborators, NSB members and so-called Moffenmeiden are being forcefully paraded through the streets of Deventer by armed resistance fighters. The "Executioner of the Landwacht" is forced to parade through the streets at gunpoint and the massive crowd joins in mocking and humiliating the traitors. For more information, please enable the captions with the CC button and watch the rest of the film without further narration.Source: Beeld En GeluidMusic: Bonnie Grace - Magnificent March & The Big Chase.Dit zijn gerestaureerde en ingekleurde beelden van Deventer vlak na de bevrijding door de Canadezen op 10 april 1945. De omgeving is tijdens de gevechten met de Duitsers in puin geschoten. Het kost de Canadese bevrijders van de 3e Divisie veel moeite om de IJssel over te steken ter hoogte van Gorssel. Collaborateurs, NSB-ers en moffenmeiden lopen naast gewapende verzetsstrijders door de straten van Deventer. De "Beul van de Landwacht" (W.J. Esselink) wordt onder schot gedwongen door de straten te paraderen en het massaal opgekomen publiek doet mee aan het bespotten en vernederen van de verraders. Voor meer informatie schakel de ondertitels in met de CC captions toets.Bron: Beeld En GeluidMuziek: Bonnie Grace - Magnificent March & The Big Chase.Tijdlijn (loopt nog niet synchroon):============================00.00 Gezicht vanaf de Lebuïnus kerk te Deventer met opgeblazen verkeersbrug00.10 Gezicht vanaf de kerk in noordelijke richting. De spoorbrug is opgeblazen00.22 Het ponton van zwembad IJsselbad met kleedcabines is tot zinken gebracht00.29 De boogoverspanning van de verkeersbrug ligt in de rivier00.36 De oude binnenstad van Deventer met de Lange Bisschopstraat. 00.53 De vernielde spoorbrug. Alle opritoverspanningen liggen in de uitgestrekte uiterwaarden01.01 Groep inwoners rond Canadezen diep beneden op het Groote Kerkhof01.07 De koepel op de toren van de Lebuïnus kerk01.13 Deventenaren in grote getale rond Canadese brenn carrier bij de kerkmuur01.25 Gitaar trio zingt liedjes, waarbij Canadees soldaat toeluistert01.35 Canadees deelt kauwgom uit01.48 Leger sedan voor het politiebureau02.02 Wandelende Devetenaren op de Brink voor Vroom en Dreesman02.04 Collaborateurs, NSB-ers, vrouwen en meisjes in de Lange Bisschopsstraat02.35 Twee Duitse soldaten poseren met kaalgeknipte "moffenmeid"02.39 Canadese motorrijders en brencarrier onder het opgeblazen viaduct bij de Beestenmarkt02.09 Man huppelt met bord boven zijn hoofd voor een grote menigte uit begeleid door BS-ers03.00 Het opgeblazen en neergestorte viaduct met verwrongen binten03.13 Detailbeeld van het bord met tekst: Ik ben de BEUL van de Landwacht. 03.24 Maar mag dan weer doorlopen met schietklare BS-ers om hem heen03.30 Hij moet op zijn knieeen, bord boven zijn hoofd, over straat kruipen03.36 De hem bewakende BS-ers, waaronder03.38 Een ex-matroos van de Koninklijke Marine03.42 Menigte voor het politiebureau,03.55 Pontonbrug over de IJssel bij Gorssel. 04.04 Ver weg aan de horizon witte rook van door artillerie afgevuurde rookgranaten04.13 15 CWT (3/4 tonner) met 6 pdr anti-tankgeschut erachter rijdend04.23 Pontonveer vervaardigd van een Baily brugdeel meert af aan de oever04.31 Gedurig varen de veerponten heen en weer04.41 Een veerpont brengt een Sherman tank naar de westoever04.56 En de tank wipt tegen de met knuppelmatten geplaveide oever op05.11 Een volgende tank wordt aangevoerd op de pont05.35 De tank rijdt aan wal05.45 Lege pont terug, de andere bengt een volgende tank05.54 Scoutcar verkenningswagen en jeep06.00 Recovery-truck trekt GMC gepantserde personeelsauto uit diepe krater06.06 De auto en de takeltruck naast de krater06.10 Het diepe gat, veroorzaakt door de inslag van een V-I 06.19 De Gorsselse houtwal over de IJssel in noordelijke richting06.54 Gezicht op de IJssel in zuidelijke richting07.03 Artilleriewaarnemer van het 3rd Field Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery07.08 Boerderijen bij de oversteekplaats op de westelijke oever07.15 De eerste Duitse krijgsgevangenen worden afgevoerd07.36 De verkoolde resten van het verbrande vee07.28 Canadese militair met zwart ooglapje scheert zich07.46 Colonel Mackenzie, de commanderend officier ter plaatse07.50 Trucks op weg vanaf het bruggehoofd naar Wilp08.03 Sherman tanks, waaronder Fireflies met 17 pdr. geschut daveren richting Wilp08.24 Brencarriers met grote cylindertank achterop passeren de kerk in Wilp08.48 Buitgemaakte Duitse bestelauto in camouflagekleur rijdt boerenerf op08.53 Canadees prutst aan koplamp van buitgemaakte Duitse BMW08.58 Groep Canadese soldaten poseert veroverde Nazivlag09.05 Einde
London as it used to be in 1928 in color! (A.I. enhanced and colorized) Rick88888888 2022-04-21 | This is another great film about London nearly a century ago in 1928.Nearly all London´s famous hotspots come into view like Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, the Houses of Parliament with the tower that houses the Big Ben bell, County Hall (Currently home to the London Aquarium), the Egyption Obelisk on the Embankment, London bridge with many Omnibusses, Tower Bridge and the Tower where Henry the 8th had two of his wives beheaded, Bank with the Royal Exchange, Sir Christopher Wren´s architectural masterpiece, Saint Pauls Cathedral, Fleet street with its many news paper publishers, Temple Bar Gate, Horse Guards at Whitehall and at Hide Park Corner, The Cenotaph, London´s friendly ´Bobby´s´, Women shelling Peas in Covent Garden market, Street Hawkers, The famous London Flower sellers, all dressed with the same type of hat and a nice coat, at Piccadilly Circus and much more!Regrettable the Black and White source video was not of the best quality, but nevertheless I decided not to withold the showing of this interesting footage on my channel.Music: Tony Osborne and his Orchestra - ´Autumn in London´ and ´Copycat´Source: Archive.orgPlease note that comments related to present day racial topics will not pass the activated blocked words Youtube filters. Keep the comments friendly, decent and respectful and concentrate on the how London used to be a century ago.
Seeing The World, taking a Time Travel trip to Hawaii in the early 1930s in color! [A.I. enhanced] Rick88888888 2022-04-15 | Let's take a time travel trip back to Hawaii in the early 1930s (A.I. enhanced & colorized)!This is the first episode in our new series called "Seeing The World" as seen through the camera of an unknown American couple who apparently travelled the world in Westerly direction, starting in the USA. Their first stop was the beautiful island of Oahu, one of the Hawaian islands.The film starts by showing interesting scenes of life on board the cruiseship. The swell and subsequent rolling of the ship on the Pacific Ocean must have been tremendous, to tell by the waves in the on board swimming pool. The guest on board enjoy all sorts off leasure activities, including a wooden horse race. As the ship approches the Hawaian coast, the distinct contours of the famous Diamond Head dead vulcano become visible. It is noticeable how pristine Waikiki beach still is in the 1930's with a total lack of high rise dwellings and hotels. The beach scenes are followed by visits to the interior and North coast of the island. On this trip the couple meets the local population, visits a water fall and is treated to a tradional Hawaian dance. The film ends with vistas over Honolulu and the famous Aloha tower.Sit back and relax to enjoy this great short film!Music: Rune Dale - Waikitschy Beat & Two Lane Road.Source: Archive.org
The celebration of the 700 year jubilee of Dutch city of Zwolle in 1930 in color [AI enhanced] Rick88888888 2022-04-13 | Zwolle is a city and municipality in the North East of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Overijssel. Zwolle is located on the border with the province of Gelderland, which follows the river IJssel, not far from Flevoland to the northwest and the province of Drenthe to the northeast. It currently has a population of just over 130000, and is the second-largest municipality in Over aissel after Enschede.On 31 August 1230, the bishop of Utrecht granted Zwolle city rights, hence its 700 year jubilea in 1930. Zwolle became a member of the Hanseatic league in 1294. This was originally a cooperative organization of merchants from German cities around the Baltic and North Sea. The Hanseatic league also included cities from the Low Countries (present-day Belgium and the Netherlands), as well as Denmark, Norway and Sweden.Other Hanseatic cities near Zwolle included Kampen, Deventer, Doesburg, Zutphen and Harderwijk.In World War II, Zwolle was single-handedly liberated from the Germans by French-Canadian soldier Léo Major. He was made an honorary citizen of Zwolle in 2005, and a street is named after him, Leo Majorlaan. Citizens of Zwol le are colloquially known as Blauwvingers, Blue fingers in English, which dates back to 1682 and is related to a payment controversy between Zwolle and Kampen involving counting copper coins to pay for the repair of the collapsed St Michael's church tower.In January 1930, at the initiative of the College of Mayor and Aldermen and the V.V.V. tourist association established a committee for the festive commemoration of the 700th anniversary of Zwolle as a city. This Committee in turn formed twenty subcommittees. With a joint effort, plenty of festivities were organized for the period of 2 to 6 September 1930, with the construction of historic facades on Rodetorenplein as one of the biggest attractions. The whole event was surrounded by festivities such as concerts, fireworks, demonstrations, competitions, parades, fairground attractions and a historical exhibition. Children's games were organized for 6500 children in different districts and neighbourhoods. As a lasting memory, a relief depicting the handing over of the city letter by the Bishop of Utrecht was attached to the wall next to the Sassenpoort. The municipal staff got three afternoons off. A festive gift was available for needy residents ranging from 1 to 3 Dutch Guilders.The film itself starts with a shot of the mayor of Zwolle, Mr. I.A. van Royen, followed by members of the jubilee committee.The most interesting part of this film are the shots of the old city of Zwolle, especially with the Kamper Poort and the so called Peperbus, the nick name for the 75 meter high Onze Lieve Vrouwe tower, one of Zwolle's famous landmarks.In the footage about "Oud Swolle" we see how the old city center has been reconstructed. There is also a merry-go-round and a group of musicians in traditional costumes perform.The official opening of the festivities took place on the party site in the garden of the Buitensociëteit by Mayor Van Royen.The second half of the film shows the Open Air Game, "Swolle City 1230", written by C.J. Zebinding Baggerman, performed at the De Kranenburg estate, with Frank Luns as Artistic leader.The festivities conclude in the wonderfully lit city at night with a historic procession representing the arrival of Count Willebrand van Oldenburg, the Bishop of Utrecht and his retinue on the marke of Swolle. It depicts the events on 31 August 1230 during which the bishop grants Zwolle the city charter.Music: Trevor Kowalski,Source: Beeld En Geluid,Commentary: In English and Dutch, made by Rick (copyright).
Life in turbulent Ukraine between 1900 and 1950 in color! [A.I. enhanced & colorized] Rick88888888 2022-04-10 | This film gives a glimpse into what life was like in Ukraine in the first half of the 20th century, to be precise between 1917 and 1954. By no means does it provide a profound historic analysis of how the state of Ukraine came into existence, especially considering that it is impossible to capture this in just a few sentences. What can be summarized is that the emergence of Ukraine was the direct result of the Russian revolution in 1917 which lead to the formation of the Peoples Republic of Ukraine followed by a four year struggle for indepence that ended with the formation of the Soviet Union in 1922.In 1921 the East of Ukraine fell into the hands of the Russian Red Army and in 1922 Ukraine became the Ukraïnean Socialistic Sovjet Republic.The Soviet Union stretched from the Baltic sea in the West to the Sea of Japan in the East and from the Arctic Ocean in the North to the Black Sea and Caspian Sea in the South, covering an area about 4 times the size of the United States. Many peoples were part of the Soviet Union: in the South West the inhabibants of Little Russia otherwise called the Ukraineans, The Moldovans and besarabians in Moldavia, slightly more to the East the Armenians and the Georgians, the Ingush, the Cherkas, the Caucasians in their mountanous territory, further East, the Uzbeks and Turkmen, the Kirgizians, in the South East the Mongolians who border China, Basjkiers and Turko Tartarians in the South, Oeriacs, The Jacus in the North far behind the Oeral mountains, people from the ice regions like Zhang hunters, Nomads like the people from Lapland and not to forget the Kozaks that live in the central part of Ukraine.People that live in the large cities like Saint Petersburg and Moscow, where the old civilisation meets with the new and for example the Troyka has to compete with the motorcar.All over the Ukraine and in the USSR people go about their daily lives, either as factory workers, soldiers, masons, policemen, sailors, metal workers, school children, farmers, nurses, engineers, window cleaners, sales people, house wives or postoffice employees, radio commentators or stewardesses, scientists or typists, musicians or ballet dancers, Whatever their profession and daily occupation, all they have in common is the love for their place of birth.The Ukraine is a country that is rich in natural resources. In the mountains are rich gold and silver veins. Other metals like copper, tin, manganese, nickle, chromium and radium are plentiful in under ground mines. Ukraine was and is an important supplier of wood and coal. Natural gas and oil are also important contributors to the economy as well as iron and steel.But Ukraine's most important role is to serve as a major source of food for the whole world. Its vast plains are extremely fertile and thus millions of farmers produce wheat, sunflower oil and other agricultural produce.Cotton is another produce of Ukraine as well as some tobacco, although on a small scale. Sugar is also produced and exported. But the most important produce is wheat. The fields of wheat extend as far as the eye can reach. Already in the 1930s the Ukraine was the bread basket for Russia and many other parts of the World.In all Ukraine has supplied around 10% of the World's best quality wheat. Not only wheat is produced but also oats, rye, hops and much more.Under the Sovjet Union Ukraine experienced many turbulent periods. WW-I was almost immediately followed by the Polish-Ukrainean War that lasted from November 1918 till juli 1919. In this period Cities like Lviv fell under Polish rule. After Jozeph Stalin came to power following Lenin's death in 1924, Ukraine underwent important industrial developments. From 1932 to 1933 a terrible manmade famine, called the Holodomor, caused between 5 and 10 million Ukraineans, one fifth of all Ukrainean farmers, to die of starvation. It was the result of a forced collectivization of agricultural companies.In 1939 also the Western part of the Ukraine came under Sovjet control.Two years later, in 1941, the Germans started their attacks on the Sovjet Union. They proceeded to large-scale to persecute of the Jews and the recruitment of 'Ostarbeiter'. Ukraine lost a sixth of its population. After World War II, from 1945 onwards, Ukraine developed into one of the most important and prosperous Soviet Socialist Republics.To close off this brief impression of the Ukraine in the first half of the 20th century, it is worth observing that in 1954, during the reign of Stalin's successor Nikita Khrushchev, the Crimea was handed over to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic as a gesture of friendship between the Russian and Ukrainian peoples.This film is only submitted for informational historic purposes and not intended to enable discussion of the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Music: Ukraine National Anthem & national folk songs.Source: Beeld & Geluid and archive.orgE-mail: ricksfilmrestoration@gmail.com
The Dutch Mobilisation in preparation for WW-II in 1939 in color! De Mobilisatie in 1939 in kleur! Rick88888888 2022-04-07 | In the run-up to the Dutch Liberation Day on 5 May, we plan to show various restored and colored films about the Netherlands during the Second World War. In particular, a lot of material will be shown about the liberation of various large Dutch cities and towns in May 1945.This film can be regarded as an introduction to this series of liberation films by giving an impression of the preparations that the Netherlands made for the start of WW-II. In particular, interesting footage can be seen about the Mobilization that started in August 1939 and lasted until the German invasion on May 10, 1940.A few weeks ago, two films were released on this Youtube channel about the gunboat Hr.Ms.Johan Maurits van Nassau, which played a major role in the defense of the Afsluitdijk on 14 and 15 May 1940.This film gives an idea of what preceded that raid. It can be argued that the Dutch army was poorly prepared for the coming war. Since the first World War II there were a lot of cutbacks on defense. In that respect, history repeats itself when we consider how underfunded our defense currently is in relation to Russia's military aggression.In 1939 mainly men of around 35 years of age were called up to defend the country. Nearly half a million men had to leave their families while young men could stay at home. The Ministry of Defense, which had been renamed the Ministry of War, requisitioned large numbers of horses and vehicles, and families began hoarding food and other essential itemsNevertheless, the Netherlands still hoped to remain neutral, just like during the First World War. In late 1939 it became clear to the government that this hope was in vain. Nevertheless, Prime Minister De Geer announced in a radio message in mid-November 1939 that there was no danger whatsoever. The well-known "do-not-worry-and-go-back-to-sleep" approach by politicians is therefore anything but something characteristic of the present time.In line with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, large battalions of German tanks and men stood ready just across the border in Germany for weeks ready to attack, waiting for the order to do so from Berlin.The images in this film largely speak for themselves, so further detailed comment is not deemed necessary. The original film material was unfortunately without sound.NEDERLANDSE BESCHRIJVING:In de aanloop naar bevrijdingsdag op 5 mei aanstaande zijn wij van plan diverse gerestaureerde en ingekleurde films te tonen over Nederland tijdens de tweede wereldoorlog. Met name zal veel materiaal worden vertoond over de bevrijding van diverse grote Nederlandse steden in mei 1945.Deze film kan worden beschouwd als inleiding tot deze serie bevrijdingsfilms door een impressie te geven van de voorbereidingen die Nederland trof voor de aanvang van deze oorlog. Men name is interessant beeldmateriaal te zien over de mobilisatie die begon in augustus 1939 en duurde tot de Duitse inval op 10 mei 1940.Enkele weken geleden is op dit Youtube kanaal al een tweetal films uitgebracht over de kanoneerboot Hr.Ms.Johan Maurits van Nassau die een grote rol speelde bij de verdediging van de afsluitdijk.Deze film geeft een idee wat aan die inval voorafging. Er mag worden gesteld dat het Nederlandse leger slecht was voorbereid op de komende oorlog. Sinds de eerste wereldoorlog was er sterk bezuinigd op defensie. Wat dat betreft herhaalt de historie zich als we in ogenschouw nemen hoe triest onze defensie er voor staat ten opzichte van de Russische militaire aggressie en de huidige oorlog in de Oekraïne. In 1939 werden vooral mannen van rond de 35 jaar opgeroepen om het land te gaan verdedigen. Bijna een half miljoen mannen moesten hun gezinnen verlaten terwijl jonge mannen thuis konden blijven. Het tot Ministerie van oorlog omgedoopte ministerie van defensie vorderde grote aantallen paarden en voertuigen en gezinnen begonnen voedsel en andere levensbehoeften te hamsteren.Toch hoopte Nederland nog altijd, net als tijdens de eerste Wereldoorlog, neutraal te kunnen blijven. Eind 1939 werd het de regering duidelijk dat dit ijdele hoop was. Desondanks laat minister-president De Geer medio november 1939 in een radio boodschap weten dat er geen enkel gevaar te duchten is. De bekende "gaat-u-maar-weer-rustig-slapen" benadering door de politiek is dus allesbehalve iets kenmerkends van de huidige tijd.Overeenkomstige de Russische inval in de Oekraine stonden grote bataillons Duitse tanks en manschappen net over de grens in Duitsland wekenlang gereed om aan te vallen, in afwachting van de opdracht daartoe vanuit Berlijn.De beelden in deze film spreken verder grotendeels voor zich waardoor nader gedetailleerd commentaar niet nodig wordt geacht. Het originele filmmateriaal was helaas zonder geluid.Bron: NIMH: "We graven onze stellingen" uit 1939/1940 (Public Domain).Muziek: Trevor Kowalski.
The sinking of Dutch Navy Gunboat Hr.Ms. Johan Maurits van Nassau in WW-II in color! [A.I.enhanced] Rick88888888 2022-03-08 | This is part-2 of my documentary about the Dutch Navy Gunboat Hr.Ms. Johan Maurits van Nassau during World War II. This ship played a very important role in the defence of The Netherlands against the German invasion in the early days of WW-II in May 1940. By shelling German positions on the Afsluitdijk, the crew of this ship managed to temporarily halt the German advance towards the populated West of the country.This film is dedicated to my father who served on this Gunboat from January 1939 until May 1940. The full story in English can be read here: The full story in English can be read here: ricksfilmrestoration.com/JohanMaurits1.htm. The text is too long for the 5000 character limit of Youtube in this description section.Part-1 can be viewed here: youtube.com/watch?v=E4Wnbu2UHKYThe original B&W film footage has been meticulously restored, enhanced and colorized by means of modern artificial intelligence (A.I.) video software and subsequently edited and included with a (Dutch) narrative. This has been one of my biggest projects thus far and most certainly was not free from emotion in the making! Last summer we visited the casemats at Kornwerderzand and filmed the rememberence plaque there in memory of the 17 naval men who perished with the sinking of the Hr.Ms. Johan Maurits. You will see it at the end of this film.The full story about the Hr.Ms.Johan Maurits van Nassau can be read here in Dutch and English: ricksfilmrestoration.com/JohanMaurits1.htm in het Nederlands ricksfilmrestoration.com/JohanMaurits2.htm in EnglishEven more information (in Dutch) can be found in the great books by K.Bezemer entitled "Zij vochten op de zeven zeeën". These books were published in 1964 and can only be purchased second hand.Note: Please note that most of the Dutch Navy ships that appear in this film are the real thing. However, combat scenes and some other footage come from various, sometimes unrelated sources involving Naval operations during WWII, in order to support the narrative.Music: Experia and Trevor Kowalski.Source: Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie (NIMH) en Beeld En Geluid.Reproducing and copying of this footage is strictly forbidden without my written permission!In view of the fact that this footage is very dear to my heart, all inflamatory and upsetting comments will be removed without any discussion.Don't forget to read the full description in my pinned comment!CC captions in English will be added in the coming days.
Beautiful South Limburg (NL) in the 1920s in color! [A.I. enhanced & colorized] Rick88888888 2022-02-19 | This film contains wonderful footage of the Dutch province of Limburg over a century ago between approximately 1919 and 1921.Limburg is the most hilly southern part of The Netherlands with the Vaalserberg being the highest in the country at 322 meters above sea level.Many tourist flock to Limburg for its great landscapes consiting of meandering small rivers, hillsides, meadows, cloisters, churches and abbeys, and other great vistas. The Margraten American WW-II cemetary is another well-visited location.The film ends with footage of the 'mergel' (limestone) quaries at the 171 meters high Sint Pietersberg that until very recent still was being used to produced cement. In this film many parts of this scenery were still in tact whereas nowadays only about [30%*] remains. After years of protest the ENCI company stopped in 2018 with exploiting these natural resources.For more information, see the time line below.The original B&W footage has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized with modern A.I. video software.Source: Beeld En Geluid (online Dutch historic video archive).Music: Howard Harper Barnes, Trevor Kowalski a.o.Meer informatie: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint-Pietersberg*) To be confirmedTimeline (draft):00:01 Town of Oud Elsloo near Meers00:08 The road left leads down to the Juliana Kanaal00:15 Beautiful Zuid Limburg in The Netherlands between 1919 and 192000:35 Railway tunnel from Moorveld to Geulle00:52 Volderstraat and Beekstraat in Meerssen01:06 Kluis op de Schaesberg in Schin op Geul,01:12 Home of a hermit (still exists)01:29 Castle Schaloen at Oud Valkenburg02:22 Sint Gerlachus kerk at Houthem St. Gerlach, near Valkenburg aan de Geul02:38 Waterfall in Houthem03:02 Girl with donkey and cart03:35 Farmer working his land03:41 Gerendal, between Valkenburg and Schin op Geul04:35 Townhall of Maastricht04:50 Lime stone quarries05:57 Basilica and Sint-Jans church on The Vrijthof in Maastricht06:05 Maria Theresia bridge at Roermond06:28 Castle in Horn06:40 Sint Christoffel cathedral in Roermond (Munsterkerk in the background)06:55 Entrance to castle Schöndeln (Roermond)07:00 Basilica Sint Odiliënberg07:10 Farmer with ox and cart07:24 Farmyard with chickens07:40 Church at Montfoort07:46 Another farmer with ox and cart07:59 Artificial mound, location?08:05 The ox close-up08:19 "Plats" square in the town of Echt with the St Landricuskerk (destroyed during WWII)08:42 Castle Limbricht 08:52 Road in front of Castle Limbricht08:57 Skyline of Sittard as seen from the Kollenberg09:19 Ophovenermolen Sittard10:04 Lage Kanaaldijk Maastricht10:09 Limestone quarries at the St.Pietersberg11:27 Gemeentegrot in Valkenburg near Grendelplein12:08 Lime stone masons at work13:29 The End
The voyages of Dutch Navy Gunboat Hr.Ms.Johan Maurits van Nassau in color! (1931-1939) [AI enhanced] Rick88888888 2022-02-16 | The Hr.Ms. Johan Mautits van Nassau was built by the Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde in Vlissingen, build number 195. It was launched on July 17, 1931, completed on August 20, 1932 and commissioned on April 5, 1933. The ship's length was 78.65 meters and the greatest width 11.60 meters with a draft of 3.75 meters. It had Triple Expansion engines with 4 Yarrow boilers and a engine power of 2100 HP. The bunker capacity was 273 tons of fuel oil. The speed was only 15 knots, quite slow for a warship. The crew consisted of 124 heads and the armament of 3 guns of 15 cm, 2 of 40 mm, 4 of 12.7 mm and four 7.7 mm machine guns.This film is dedicated to my father who served on this Gunboat from January 1939 until May 1940.The full story in English can be read here: ricksfilmrestoration.com/JohanMaurits1.htmOn January 21, 1938, the gunboat returned to Den Helder for maintenance and modernization. A platform was installed at the main mast. This resulted in a small anti-aircraft battery consisting of four 12.7mm machine guns in Solothurn double arrangement. In addition, the bridge was modernized and closed.The ship then departed again on 27 May 1938 for the Strait of Gibraltar, where convoy services continued until 28 September.My father was drafted in the fall of 1938 to serve in the Navy. Ignoring such a call was not an option because it could lead to a 10 months prison sentence. On September 1, 1938 he arrived at Marine Barracks Nieuwediep / Willemsoord, MKWD for short. Entering service was a great experience for everyone like these images show. It was also a lot of lugging with duffel bags and the first evening had to be spent marking the received Marine attire.On 6 October 1938 the Johan Maurits returned to Den Helder where the ship was prepared for a new period in the Dutch West Indies. According to the State of In my father's service, he first served for more than two months with the Submarine Service before boarding the ship on January 3rd. On January 12, 1939 the Johan Maurits left for the Antilles. Just like during the maiden voyage of the Johan Maurits in 1933, the ship also called at Punta Delgada in the Azores this time. The Tropic of Cancer was passed on January 23, 1939. Thanks to the preserved data of my father, this information has come to the surface for the first time.The passage of the tropics and the equator has always been an important naval event. For example, passing the Tropic of Cancer was noted no less than 8 times in the official records of my father. The crossing of the equator was especially celebrated. Every crew member who crossed the equator for the first time had to undergo a ritual that can somewhat be compared to the hazing of new students. In addition, they were tackled by an old hand disguised as Poseidon (Neptune) soaped, shaved and rinsed. Upon successful completion, each was presented with a certificate personally signed by "Neptune". See my father's copy.On February 8, 1939, the ship arrived in the Netherlands Antilles. Details of this period in the West are scarce. From photos by my father it appears that Suriname (on around 18 June), Aruba and Caracas in Venezuela were visited. These film images give a good impression of the stay of the Johan Maurits on the quay of Willemstad on Curacao.This is where the famous floating Pontjesbrug, or Emmabrug, comes into view.The period in the Antilles was cut short because the mobilization in the Netherlands started in September 1939, in connection with the impending German danger. The new artillery instruction ship Hr.Ms. Van Kinsbergen would take over the task of station ship from the Johan Maurits. The Dutch waters were considered too dangerous for artillery courses so they had to be continued in the West. On October 31, 1939, the Van Kinsbergen arrived in Willemstad. Subsequently, the Johan Maurits departed on November 8 1939 to the Netherlands, after which it passed the Tropic of Cancer again on November 13 and arrived in the Netherlands on November 29, 1939.To be continued in Part-2: youtube.com/watch?v=cEuR_6WcpfcThe full story about the Hr.Ms.Johan Maurits van Nassau can be read here in Dutch and English: ricksfilmrestoration.com/JohanMaurits1.htm in het Nederlands ricksfilmrestoration.com/JohanMaurits2.htm in EnglishSource: NIMH (with permission).The original B/W footage has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized by means of A.I. video software,
Take a trip on the last horse-drawn tow barge from Edam to Volendam in 1931 in color! [A.I enhanced] Rick88888888 2022-02-10 | This film has a lovely calming atmosphere while we travel on an old tow barge from the town of Edam to Volendam in The Netherlands nearly a century ago in 1931. It was the last trip of this means of transport and filmed probably for that reason.A tow barge is a historic ship that was pulled from the shore and carried freight and passengers. The tow barge was one of the forerunners of modern public transport: the barge took everyone who was willing to pay the fixed fare. There were sometimes several classes available with more or less luxury. Tow barges were already in use as early as in 1561. William of Orange was said to have travelled on such a barge across the Willebroek to Brussels canal in 1577. The peak in the use of such barges was in the 17th until the beginning of the 19th century. Hardened tow paths were constructed along many canals in The Netherlands to allow horses to pull the barges.Once the ordinary muddy inland roads were replaced by roads with hardened surfaces, the diligence coaches became the popular means of transport and the use of tow barges started to decline. Men of some reputation would only take a tow barge if there was no other, better means of transportation.The opening of railroads and emergence of steam boats in the second half of the 19th century gave the tow barge business the final blow.The original B&W film has been motion-stabilized, speed-corrected, restored, enhanced and colorized with modern A.I. video software. The gossiping elderly ladies and the helmsman in the film are dressed in traditional Volendam costume. They are probably talking about their disapproval of the young couple who also are travelling on the tow barge.Source: Beeld En GeluidMusic: Trevor Kowalski, Howard Harper-Barnes a.o. I would have added this sound track, were it not copryrighted: youtube.com/watch?v=P06COWIkNVERead also: nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trekschuit (in Dutch).Please DO NOT upload any of my film footage to other Youtube channels. Thanks!
The visit of Anne & Charles Lindbergh in the Tingmissartoq to the Netherlands in 1933 in color! Rick88888888 2022-02-02 | Interesting restored, enhanced & colorized historical footage of the Lindbergh's second World aviation tour in 1933.In the 1930s Charles Lindbergh had become World famous for being the first pilot to cross the Atlantic non stop from New York to Paris. This event took place in May 1927 in his 'Spirit of St.Louis' aircraft.In 1933 Charles Lindbergh and his wife Anne flew from New York to Newfoundland, then to Europe via Labrador, Greenland, and Iceland. After visiting several European cities as far east as Moscow, they flew down the coast of Africa and across the Atlantic to South America. They flew down the Amazon and then back north to New York. The trip covered 30,000 miles, four continents, and 21 countries.The name of their plane was the "Tingmissartoq", which means "one who flies like a big bird" in Eskimo Inuit. The type of plane was a Lockheed Model 8 Sirius water plane.For the 1931 and 1933 flights, Anne learned radio procedures, Morse code, and celestial navigation. When asked about the potential dangers of the flights for his wife, Charles replied, “But you must remember, she is crew.”Here we see the Lindberghs landing at Vlieghaven Schellingwoude near Amsterdam. The Lindberghs are met among other by the famous Dutch flight pioneer Anthony Fokker and his wife.According to the "Pioneers of Flight" website, The Lindberghs' 1933 survey flight from New York to Europe was critical in planning commercial air routes. Pan American Airways, Imperial Airways, Deutsche Luft Hansa, KLM, and Air France collaborated on a study of international air routes. This website also states that the Lindberghs were meticulous in their preparations for flights over five continents. While fuel and oil were stationed and lodging and meals provided at their planned stops (or by their support ship Jelling on the second flight), they slept in the aircraft and ate canned rations when necessary.“We must be prepared for a forced landing in the North, where we would need warm bedding and clothes; and in the South, where we ought to have an insect-proof tent; and on the ocean, where we would need, in addition to food, plenty of fresh water. And we must not exceed our limited weight budget. Every object to be taken had to be weighed mentally as well as physically.”Sometimes the Lindberghs spent the night on the Tingmissartoq.Lindbergh stated: “Our equipment, neatly packed on the floor in layers according to degrees of softness, made a comfortable bed... First the oars; then, the tool-kit and spare parts of the engine, the cans of food, the bulky canvas bags of emergency equipment, the rubber boat, the tent roll, extra coils of rope; next, our parachute packs; then our blanket rolls of clothing; our two flying suits for a top mattress; and lastly the sleeping bag.According to the route map shown in this film, the visit to the Netherlands occurred on 2 November 1933 when the Lindbergs arrived from Paris and lasted until 7 november when they departed via Rotterdam airport to Geneva. They landed there on 8 November 1933.Source: Beeld En Geluid, Dutch online film archive.Music: Howard Harper Barnes - "Do You Want To Fly a Kite" & Trevor Kowalski - "Aero".Commentary: Rick.References: https://pioneersofflight.si.edu/ and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tingmissartoq
The picturesque village of Volendam in the 1930s in color! [AI enhanced & colorized] Rick88888888 2021-12-31 | Volendam is a fishing village on the former Zuiderzee in The Netherlands. Sinds this inner sea was enclosed by a 36 km dam called "De Afsluitdijk" in the 1930's the salt water has become sweet and the Zuiderzee became te IJsselmeer. This had a big impact on the fishing community. Fishing for eals and fresh water fish has now become their main activity. Other sources of income for Volendam used to be the cutting of reeds for the purpose of thatched roofs and other, but this practice has now almost gone.It has always been a very close community where everbody knows each other and many inhabitants are somehow related to each other. The village is also famous in the Netherlands for its pop music bands like BZN, The Cats and Jan Smit. Because of the eal fishing, this type of music is called "De Palingsound" (the "eal sound").As there are no cars visible in this film which could have given a clue about when the film was made; it is estimated to have been shot in the 1930's, but could be earlier. Any advise is welcome.The original B&W footage was kindly provided by Niels Haneveld and subsequently restored, speed-corrected, A.I. enhanced and A.I. colorized.Source: Niels Haneveld, Youtube "DutchSteamMachine" channel: youtube.com/channel/UCRGEIYuo_HbUR6GhFLeEkPAMusic: Trevor Kowalski.
Beautiful Dresden before its destruction at the end of WWII in color: Watch and weep! Rick88888888 2021-12-19 | This film shows the beautiful German city of Dresden not long before World War II around 1936. Watching this film becomes extremely emotional if one realizes that what can be seen here no longer exists because of alied bombing raids.These raids on Dresden took place from 13 to 15 February 1945 whereby almost the complete city was destroyed. The raids became a symbol of the “terror bombing” campaign against Germany, which was one of the most controversial Allied actions of the war. Some people called and still call this bombardment a War Crime. Just watch this film to see how beautiful it was and to realize that approximately 25,000 innocent civilians were killed during the bombardment to understand such opinions. For more information, please read this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Dresden_in_World_War_IISome parts of Dresden have been rebuilt. Take a look here: smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/versaille-dresden-has-been-rebuilt-74-years-after-world-war-ii-180973225 and especially here: washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/02/13/photos-70-years-ago-dresden-was-destroyed-heres-what-it-looks-like-todayThe original B&W film has been restored, enhanced and colorized by means of state-of-the-art video software based on Artificial intelligence. Among other it has been speed-corrected, motion-stabilized, contrast & brightness enhanced, noise reduced, upscaled to full HD and colorized with DeOldify.Source: archive.orgMusic: Howard Harper-Barnes & Trevor Kowalski.Please help to further identify the locations in this timeline:00:00 Dresden before WW-II.00:05 River view of Albertinum, Sekundogenitur, Estates house, Hausmannsturm from the residence castle, cathedral Ss.Trinitatis 00:38 City hall tower with golden sculpture of Hercules (5,05m hight)01:11 View from the tower of the Kreuzkirche (in the background the Sophienkirche with her two slim towers)01:29 Frauenkirche 02:33 Hausmannsturm from the residence castle 03:18 Sculpture of Martin Luther at the foot of the Frauenkirche 03:23 The Johanneum (an extension side building of the residence castle)03:46 The Stallhof (a tournament place of the residence castle)04:23 Schinkelwache (formerly a police station)04:36 The Semper Opera with Quadriga 05:21 On the left side can see the Sophienkirche, on the right side is the Schinkelwache 05:37 View of the rear of the cathedral Ss.Trinitatis 05:58 View from the Brühl'sche Terrasse to the Blockhaus (a guard station on the Newtown side)06:11 View of the Erlweinspeicher (a storage building)06:34 The Golden Rider (an equestrian sculpture of the elector August der Starke)06:55 Japanisches Palais 08:09 The Garden Palais in the city park09:17 Impressions from the city park Großer Garten 09:31 Kronentor from the Zwinger10:56 Impressions from the Zwinger with various pavilions(a building complex with green areas, exhibitions and collections- for example the porcelain collection)11:40 The Porzellanpavillon with the collection.These locations have been added thanks to Youtube viewer "The Beautymaker".
![What glorious London really was like during WWII (1939-1945) in color! [A.I. enhanced & colorized]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HFowTxEyZc8/maxresdefault.jpg)