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Africans in the countryside.
'The word of god in Africa ' A map of Africa with a highlighted southern portion. Length and breadth of Africa. Countries that fit into the area occupied by Africa. An animation shows countries like America, India, China and others fitting into the area occupied by Africa. Africans outside their huts in countryside. People move across the railroad tracks.
Period before U.S. formal entry into World War II. German submarines torpedo American ships and Japanese attack Pearl Harbor
Preface to U.S. in World War 2. German U-boat on surface. Crew climbing down into submarine and at duty stations while submerged. Torpedo trails bubbles underwater. Ship hit and explodes. Newspapers report torpedoing of American ships: SS Robin Moor, SS Lehigh, SS Sessa, SS Steelfarer, and SS Montana, by German U-boats. Secretary of War, Henry L. Stimson calls on U.S. Navy to secure sea lanes. Wendell Wilkie agrees. U.S. Congress repeals Neutrality Act, November 17, 1941. Deck guns being placed on U.S. Merchantmen. Japanese warships docked and troops entering Indochina, as local people watch.Japanese troops by Dong Dang, near Chinese border. Situation described by animated illustrations.Japanese Special Envoy, Saburo Kurusu, is dispatched to Washington. Pan American Boeing 314 flying boat taking off. Japanese Naval Task Force of warships underway. Kurusu arriving in San Francisco, on November 14, 1941. He steps from the aircraft and makes statement to reporters. Japanese Ambassador, Kichisaburo Nomura, and Special Envoy Kurusu escorted into the White House by Secretary of State Cordell Hull, on November 17, 1941. Japanese troops in China bombarding Chinese city with artillery. November 26, 1941, View of Executive Office Building with statue of Victory atop U.S. Army First Division Monument. Secretary Hull announcing proposal to Japan.The Japanese representatives leaving the White House. Japanese aircraft carriers steaming toward Pearl Harbor. Japanese flight crews getting briefed on December 7,1941. Nakajima B5N (Kate) torpedo bombers taking off and in formation. Secretary Hull at his desk. The aloha tower and aerial view of Honolulu. Sailors at outdoor Sunday service, and relaxing at Pearl Harbor. Vehicle entering Hickam Field. Japanese airplanes bombing Pearl Harbor. Explosions on U.S. warships. USS Arizona (BB-39) suffers direct hit and explosion, as filmed from the deck of U.S. Navy Hospital Ship, USS Solace (AH-5). Shots of pilots and point of view from pilots inside Japanese bomber and attack aircraft, through a mix of dramatized segments from Japanese propaganda films about the Pearl Harbor attack, and real footage from the Pearl Harbor attack. View from Japanese planes bombing and strafing Ford Island. U.S. sailors firing antiaircraft and machine guns down Japanese planes. Secretary Hull describes memorandum from Japanese.
Tripartite (Axis) Pact signed between Germany, Italy and Japan; Nazi German invasion attacks in Yugoslavia, Russia, England
Nazi crimes against the nations of the world during World War II. View of the Peace Treaty between Germany and Yugoslavia which was signed on 1st June, 1939. The treaty breached on 6th April 1941, Germany launched a massive attack on Yugoslavia. German troops attack and advance. A map shows that most of the Europe was in the hands of Germany by 1941. View of September 27, 1940 signing ceremonies in Berlin of the Tripartite (Axis) Pact between Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan. Hitler and axis leaders shake hands and pose at pact signing table. Joachim von Ribbentrop signing the Axis Pact. Scene of German tank treads close-up rolling over battlefield and wider view of German armor and troops in June 1941 invading Russia, in violation of their non-agression pact. Nazi forces enter Russian territory. Wehrmacht forces setup and fire artillery at Russia. German rocket launchers fire rockets at Russian targets. Ground and aerial views of formations of German Luftwaffe aircraft on bombing runs. Between August-September 1941, Luftwaffe conducts blitzkrieg raids (blitz) on Great Britain. View of British landmarks like St Paul's Cathedral dome and Tower Bridge. Aerial views as Luftwaffe fighter aircraft roll and dive toward targets. British spotlights and search lights on the ground sweeping and catching German aircraft in their light beams. British anti aircraft batteries open fire on German planes over England. Alternating views of German plane point of view bombing England with bright flashes of light and explosions on the ground, and British anti-aircraft fire filling the air. Ground views in England, United Kingdom of buildings on fire from London blitz bombing, and British fire fighters moving to deploy fire hoses and extinguish fires. Flaming buildings collapse from bombs and fire. Whole blocks of buildings on fire. Scene change to December 7, 1941 bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. U.S. Navy ships bombed and on fire in Pearl Harbor.
The Security Council places South Africa's apartheid crisis on its agenda as people protest on roads in South Africa.
Security Council meeting on South Africa crisis at United Nations headquarters in New York, United States. Dignitary speaks during the council meeting. Name plates in front of him read 'President' and 'United States'. Dignitaries and personnel present at the meeting. The Security Council places South Africa's apartheid crisis on its agenda, over South Africa protests. Meanwhile in South Africa, the native work stoppage continues and thousands march in protest against government policies. Factories near sea. People stand in a line at a shop. Native black South African residents protest and carry caskets as they demonstrate on road.
1941 Cotton Bowl Classic between Texas A&M Aggies and Fordam Rams, played in Cotton Bowl Stadium, Dallas, Texas on January 1, 1941
Film opens showing fans filling the Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas, Texas. Next. opposing teams are lined up on the line of scrimmage. A running play gains some yardage before ball carrier is tackled. Referees mark the location and the teams set up on another line of scrimmage. Closeup of a Texas fan wearing a beat up cowboy hat and ill-fitting eye glasses. More views of play on the field. Final view shows crowd (of 45,507) in the stands. The game was a cliffhanger, with final score: Texas 13 and Fordham 12
Allied Invasion of North Africa during World War II
Allied warships move towards North Africa during World War 2. A sailor on a destroyer monitors sonar indicating presence of a submarine. A sailor looks through a pair of binoculars and another sailor nearby has a pair of headphones. Loudspeaker signals call to general quarters. Sailors rush up the stairs. Numerous depth charges are launched and explode in the water. Next, a wide oil slick on the surface indicates the submarine has been struck by the depth charges. An officer looks through a pair of binoculars. A man speaks into a radio. Soldiers amuse themselves on a troop ship. One plays the piano and others playing play cards, read novel while eating an apple. Flags of Major General Patton and Rear Admiral H. Kent Hewitt aboard the USS Augusta (CA-31) off the coast of North Africa. Semaphore flags and signal lights communicate between ships. Soldier with 'map of West Africa' in his back pocket. Two soldiers read a language guide. An animated map detailing Plan Acrobat to invade North Africa. Map includes Casablanca, Algiers, Tripoli, and Libya. Soldiers exercise, peel potatoes and relax on a troop ship. Clothes hung on a line. British soldiers write letters home. A soldier pastes news on a bulletin board. The bulletin announces that the 'German Afrika Corps' are in full retreat. Night time aerial views of bombing of cities in Italy. Narrator states the bombing included Naples, Genoa, and Turin. Explosions and smoke on the ground below from the bombing. Aerial view of daylight bombing at lower altitude of a Renault tank factory. Submarine on surface at twilight. Eighth Army plane. General Eisenhower, General Mark Clark and French General Giraud. Night scene. Soldiers on the deck. German WWII headquarters at night with guards in Rome and at the The Reich Chancellery in Berlin. Hitler at Berghof . German switchboard, terminal, and radio communications. Messages passed between Allied ships via signal light and ship-to-ship cargo transfer. ( Note The Operation Acrobat discussed in this film is misleading. That plan was scrapped, and the Allied North African campaign was conducted as part of Operation Torch.)
