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Scenes related to military readiness of Britain and France to face Nazi Germany at the onset of World War II
A montage of scenes related to British and French military readiness to face the threat of Nazi Germany at the onset of World War 2. An animated map depicts the disposition and status of belligerents on either side of the Maginot Line. Panoramic views of the Maginot Line. French troops double-time march out of the 'Caserne-Maginot' (Maginot Barracks) to take up their duty stations inside the Maginot Line forts. The soldiers are carried to their respective positions by subway cars underground. They are seen at work underground, tending one of the engines supplying electric power to the forts; stacking artillery shells; using pneumatic message devices and other communications; and preparing food. Some sing and dance Russian-stye. A slate in French reads: 'We Shall Win Because We Are The Strongest'. An animated map depicts France's and Britain's Colonial empires and their collective participation in defense of the Allies. British, French and Colonial troops parade in displays of military readiness. Some are seen parading before the Arc de Triomphe (Arch of Triumph) on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France.
German forces invade Belgium during World War II
The German assault during the invasion of Belgium in World War 2. An animated map depicts the German troops breaking the Allied line of defense and invading France. The German convoy including tanks, armored carriers, motorized infantry, artillery pulled by horses, and cyclists advance past ruins in Belgium. Soldiers on foot move along with the armored vehicles. military band plays as German troops march. They move through a bomb damaged city. Bomb damaged buildings with rubble strewn on the streets. Explosions and burning buildings. Artillery fired. Soldiers march on the streets. German artillery firing at targets across a river. Shells exploding there. Soldiers remove a downed pole blocking a road. A Sdkfz 200 series heavy armored car moves forward. Troops rest, eat and drink. A German officer salutes and greets troops. Soldiers advance and push artillery. Cars on the road.
German troops advance and Allied troops evacuate during the Battle of Dunkirk in World War II.
The German assault on France during the Battle of France in World War 2. Allied soldiers with a white flag in a car. Soldiers on foot and in cars. Soldiers on streets and on bicycles. Two officers talk to each other on the steps of a building. They leave the venue in a car. Civilians talk to soldiers in trucks. A German soldier guards French and British Prisoners of War (POWs). Allied prisoners marched on the street. An animated map depicts the movement of German troops as they close in on Dunkirk. German soldiers near a barricade on the road. Explosions as buildings are demolished. British sailors and Allied soldiers aboard naval vessels during the Dunkirk Evacuation (Operation Dynamo). The ships underway at sea. Sailors aboard the ships. German Junker Ju 87 (Stukas dive bomber aircraft) dive-bomb the ships. Point of view shot from beside pilot, inside Ju 87 aircraft, looking through aircraft front windscreen as it dive bombs a large ship. Ships set on fire. Sailors look through binoculars and fire from a ship. Bombs dropped, ships are hit. German aircraft bomb the docks, ships and harbor area. Smoke arises from hit ships off shore. Street fighting on a deserted street. Soldiers take cover from machine gun fire. Smoke due to explosions. Artillery fired under the supervision of senior officers. French and British POWs are marched by Germans. Soldiers talk to the prisoners. The wounded are carried. Bomb damaged buildings and artillery on the streets. Dead soldiers amidst rubble and wreckage in a field. Troops march and advance. Wrecked vehicles by the road. Horses amidst wrecked artillery. Vehicles and buildings on fire. Soldiers push artillery. Dead soldiers. Soldiers stand outside the Renault plant in Boulogne. Soldiers light cigarettes, rest on the streets. Camouflaged tanks and hundreds of British prisoner of war soldiers on the streets guarded by German soldiers. Damaged and wrecked ships off shore. Debris and wreckage strewn on the beach. Abandoned Allied war materiel. A Nazi flag on the beach. British corpses lying around.
German invasion and occupation of France in World War II
Panzer II tank camouflaged with foliage emerges from woods, during the Battle of France in World War 2. A Panzer III tank also comes out of woods. German Henschel Hs 126 observation plane seen in flight. View from aircraft flying over battle front with clouds below and bombs or shells exploding on the ground. Explosions seen at ground level near a river. German tanks crossing a steel bridge over a river, and driving along a road past a knocked out tank and burning trucks. View from overflying aircraft f road filled with German armored vehicles. Henschel Hs 126 airplane maneuvering overhead and dropping a flare, which is picked up by a German soldier on the ground. Many tanks and a vehicle towing an artillery piece, moving over hilly terrain. A German Half-track Sd Kfz 250 personnel carrier. German tanks moving in a field as shells strike nearby.Geeman tanks firing at distant targets with white smoke obscuring the area. tanks breaking through stone wall to enter forests. Animated map depicts the advance of German Army Group A (under Gerd von Rundstedt) and Army Group B (under Fedor von Bock) through the Weygand Line defenses into the Chemin des Dames sector. German tanks advancing in all kinds of terrain, with some views from windows of the tanks View from a tank firing its gun at an Allied tank. A burning Renault FT light tank. Foliage camouflaged German army truck. Advancing motorized German forces raising huge dust clouds as they advance. German armor entering a village, past a dead horse on the street. German Field Marshal Fedor von Bock is seen on a street observing first hand the advance of his Army Group B. Oil storage tanks burning. Other huge fires with billowing heavy smoke. Fires burning buildings in a town and causing the collapse of some. Buildings in a city center surrounded by fires burning and heavy smoke. German soldiers clearing debris in midst of city. One has "Org.Todt" army engineer insignia on his sleeve. In closing scenes, the camera pans over the Notre-Dame cathedral in Roen, France.
The Guadalcanal campaign in World War II
Major General Alexander Vandegrift, USMC, who, as Commanding General of the 1st Marine Division, also commanded other U.S. military units involved in the invasion of Guadalcanal in World War 2. He discusses those joint U.S. military operations. The U.S. Destroyer, USS Blue (DD-387) seen bombarding Guadalcanal.A B-17 bomber overhead. U.S. Marines decend rope net into landing craft of the attack transport, USS George Clymer (APA-27), later seen with the USS Harry Lee (APA-10) and numerous landing craft around them. A landing craft from the Harry Lee arriving and Marines jumping out. Many U.S. troops wading ashore from landing craft. Troops carrying supplies ashore. Officers salute as American flag is raised on rugged flag pole. Numerous Japanese prisoners of war marching and in outdoor confinement. Japanese prisoners being processed. Japanese soldier using shoe clamps to quickly climb a tall palm tree. Admiral William Frederick Halsey, Jr.decorating a flyer with the Distinguished Flying Cross. View of the medal.Halsey decorating marines, including Major General Alexander Vandegrift, USMC, seen wearing the Navy Cross. Sign on palm tree reading: "Hospital Station C-1-Med." Wounded inside hospital tent. Troops gathered for religious service. U.S. troops dug in and moving along jungle path. Fallen Japanese soldiers on shore of Guadalcanal.Smoke rising from Japanese bombing of Henderson Field and construction continuing with heavy equipment. A B-17 bomber landing on the field. Names on B-17s at the field, including: "Spook," "Leis-Lady,"and "Boomerang." A Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft taking off from Henderson field. Film concludes with parade of warships and overflight of warplanes (including a biplane).
A montage of World War II scenes from the Mediterranean, U.S., Japan, Australia, and Pacific, in the early 1940s
Pictures taken by military and news cameramen during World War 2. The Battle of the Mediterranean at Malta: Smoke from burning buildings. Explosion due to bombardment. British soldiers look through binoculars, confirm target, take aim and fire antiaircraft guns at Nazi German aircraft in flight. Nazi aircraft drop bombs. Japan: Japanese Emperor Hirohito reviews Japanese troops. Japanese troops, tanks, artillery and cavalry parade. Japanese bomber aircraft attack Pearl Harbor on 7 December, 1941. Civilians run for cover. Burning U.S. Navy ships in Pearl Harbor. Debris removed from the Harbor. U.S. troops mobilize for the War. Australia: U.S. Army General Douglas MacArthur arrives to take command of the Pacific Theater. New Guinea: The jungle campaign. U.S. troops advance over rough terrain. Natives run for cover as huts burn down. Australian and U.S. soldiers in combat. Smoke due to fire on a hill. Soldiers help wounded comrades through the New Guinea mud. Natives carry war equipment.
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