An Allied propaganda film to solidify Anglo-American solidarity within the ranks as well as to counter Nazi propaganda aimed at weakening the alliance shows British soldiers in Great Britain during World War 2. 1938: in the United States New York Yankees win the pennant in baseball; scene of Yankees team members shaking hands. View of aviator Douglas Corrigan nicknamed Wrong Way Corrigan after his accidental flight from New York to Ireland instead of California as planned. View of trains on the 6th Avenue Elevated (or Sixth Avenue El) before that service was halted in Manhattan New York City. British citizens go about their daily life. Derby horse race in a stadium. A British boy and his father shovel dirt for a backyard garden. Players play a football (soccer) game at Wembley Stadium in England as spectators cheer the 1938 FA Cup Final with Preston North End taking the Cup versus Huddersfield Town as George Mutch scores the winning goal. Scenes in Germany: People cheer for German Chancellor Adolf Hitler and give Nazi salute. Newspaper headlines about Czech occupation. Graves in a cemetery. British Prime Minister Arthur Neville Chamberlain, Adolf Hitler Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini sign the Munich Agreement. Despite a peace agreement Hitler invades Czechoslovakia. People read 'Military Training Act, 1939'. British soldiers march along a road. View of Adolf Hitler smiling and laughing. Artillery is fired. A poster reads 'Britain Declares War on Germany'. Airplanes in flight and drop leaflets over Germany. German airplanes in flight. Parachutists jump from the airplanes. Hitler talks to officers and considers the war to be over. Radio news broadcast of the British declaration of war on Germany by Neville Chamberlain. Many different British citizens and families shown in living rooms and work places gathered around radios to hear the so called "We shall fight on the beaches" speech of Winston Churchill on June 4, 1940. Clip includes scenes from 1938 through 1940; from a film produced in 1943.
Arrival of German Chancellor and führer Adolf Hitler and Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini in Munich, Germany during World War 2. Large crowd cheering lined up in Marienplatz (Marienplatz 1, München, Bayern 80331), the Bavarian State Opera (Bayerische Staatsoper Max-Joseph-Platz 2 D-80539 Munich) and other major streets at the center of Munich, as Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini pass in car. Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini give Nazi salute on balcony. Crowd greet Hitler and Mussolini with Nazi salute. Children performs the Nazi salute. Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini walk into building after giving salute. View of gloves and hat. Guard with rifle stands at attention. Hats belonging to Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini. Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini shake hands on steps of building. Italian Foreign Minister, Count Gian Galeazzo Ciano, is with Benito Mussolini. Benito Mussolini gives salute to crowd.
Famous tourist destinations, landmarks, and architecture in Munich, Germany before World War 2. View of Marienplatz with the Town Hall to its right (Marienplatz, 80331 München, Germany). The Frauenkirche is seen in the background. View of St. Peters Church (Rindermarkt 1, 80331 München, Germany) and the Karlstor or Charles Gate (Karlstor Neuhauser Str., 80331 München, Germany) while looking west on Neubauer Strasse. A tram moves under the gate. Cars and people on a street. Shops on either side of the street including the Hamburg-Amerika Line office. Views of the Former Royal Palace, also known as the Munich Residenz or Munich Residence (Residenzstraße 1, 80333 München, Germany) with streetcar trams, horse carts, and pedestrians in the foreground. The Deutsches Museum or German Museum (Museumsinsel 1, 80538 München, Germany), Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich or LMU Munich (Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1 D-80539 München) and the National Theater Munich (Max-Joseph-Platz 2, 80539 München, Germany). The east fountain in front of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. A young girl feeding pigeon.
Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini and German Chancellor Adolf Hitler in Munich, Germany. The Friedensengel monument in Munich. German soldiers try to control the crowd on a road. View of the German flags. The soldiers standing in front of the crowd. Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini and German Chancellor Adolf Hitler moving on a path followed by military officers and officials. People waving swastika flags. Large crowds along city streets. The officials moving in an open carriage through the streets. People gathered on sides of roads in front of buildings. The officials arrive in front of a building. Prime Minister Mussolini waves to the people. A large crowd cheers and waves. Chancellor Hitler and Prime Minister Mussolini stand in the balcony of the building. Military officers waving to the leaders. View of the people waving. (World War II period).
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler's companion Eva Braun and family in Munich, Germany during World War II. Eva Braun with her sister Gretl and mother Fanny Braun outside their house in Munich. A Nazi officer greets the ladies. Gretl Braun and a maid. Braun family with guests as they laugh and chat. Gretal and others look towards the sky. The guests fool around. A male German Shepherd dog lying in a field. Eva Braun plays with dogs. An officer plays with a dog.
Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini visits Munich, Germany. Flags of Nazi Germany and the Kingdom of Italy hang in the streets of Munich. Nazi flags hung from buildings. A Bundesadler eagle metal plate adorns a wall. Cars move along the roads. Italian leader Benito Mussolini arrives at Munich Central Station (München Hauptbahnhof, Bayerstraße 10A, 80335 München, Germany). He shakes hands with Adolf Hitler. Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler walk on the railway platform, the officers follow them. Military troops in formation on the platform. The two Axis leaders review formations of soldiers and sailors as military brass band plays the German and Italian national anthems (“Marcia Reale Italiana” and “Deutschlandlied”). Spectators line the streets. Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler enter open cars. Nazi banners and decorations adorn the Munich New Torn Hall and Marienplatz (Marienplatz 8, 80331 München, Germany). Hitler and Mussolini in Marienplatz. Crowds cheer and wave, as their cars drive down the streets of Munich, which are festooned with Nazi and Italian banners.
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