Alternating World War 2 footage and dramatized scenes with actors. German Luftwaffe bombers destroying French cities. Invasion of France by Germany. Burning buildings and debris in French cities during 1940 invasion. Hitler viewing Eiffel Tower while visiting Paris in June 1940 after occupation. German flag atop Eiffel Tower. Allied fighter aircraft shot down, pilot ejects and parachutes to ground as aircraft crashes with explosion. Pilot landing in parachute, gathering and hiding parachute. Actors conversation segment. Footage of sad looking and defeated French soldiers marching in streets of France under occupying German guard, as depressed French citizens look on. French General Philippe Petain at desk delivering speech that calls for collaboration with Germans. Close ups of sad and crying French men, women, and children in streets of France suffering war and occupation. Petain salutes soldiers during a parade after he abolishes representative government. Petain speaks from podium to gathered soldiers. View of French General Charles De Gaulle, in Britain, calling for continued French resistance and speaking to French officers on a warship. Actor dialog segment. Footage of Petain visiting Hitler. They shake hands while photographers record the meeting. Actor segments. Footage of Free French forces training and marching in various cities. Free French soldier receives machine gun training. French officer training in Russia at a Soviet recognition ceremony. French soldiers carry railroad ties and discuss over a map. RAF spitfires in flight. Sign at training camp "French Air Force Squadron. Flexible Gunnery School." Allied naval ships at sea; close views of ship guns. Smoke rises from French ship fleet scuttled at Toulon November 27, 1942. Mobilized French citizens receiving rifle training. Free French Army encampment with French flag raising ceremony. French citizens gather to read posted German notices. Parade celebrating liberation of Paris in World War II. Happy French citizens smile and cheer French, American, and Soviet allies marching in Paris.
Soviet resources and preparation for World War II. Troops march on streets in Soviet Russia. Tanks and trucks move across a field. A locomotive moves on railway track. Cannons on field. Planes in flight. Newspaper printed. Men read newspapers. Women dig trenches with shovels. Women listen as a man speaks on a street. Women wear bands on arms and do medical work. Men work in factories. Equipment in factories. Ships on harbor and oil fields in Russia. Russian leader Joseph Stalin in view. Small craft in water. Naval guns and planes in flight.
German soldiers attack Russia during World War II. Map of Russia. German troops cross the Caucasus Mountains. Soldiers along with horses march forward. Soldiers load the artillery and fire. Smoke due to explosion. Dive bomber in flight. Soldiers watch the aircraft through a telescope. A dive bomber drops the bomb. Soldiers look at the explosion through a telescope.
German campaign in Russia. Map details Russia. German officials examines map. German crew fires field artillery. Men load shells. German planes ready to take off. German officers examine Russian positions on front. German soldiers with bicycles on field. Explosion in streets. Smoke rises from explosions. Burning house. Clouds of smoke rise from burning buildings. Red Cross doctors treat the wounded men. (World War II period).
German attack on Russia during World War 2. German He-111 bombers in flight over Gomel, Russia. Pilot in the cockpit of an plane. Bombs dropped. Soviets fire antiaircraft guns and FLAK smoke is seen. Bombers in flight and again drop bombs. On the ground, Soviets set off smoke screens in attempt to obscure targets.
Foreign Minister of Soviet Russia, Vyacheslav Molotov sits in his office, Soviet Russia. Telephone on desk in the background. Loudspeakers placed on the street. A huge crowd on the streets. Buildings in the background. Russian people listen to the message on loudspeakers. Women, men and children gathered on the streets. Cadets and officers in the crowd. Families hear the speech.
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