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Japanese forces occupy Vichy French Indochina in the Second Sino Japanese War (WW2)

Japanese forces occupy part of Vichy French Indochina during 2nd Sino Japanese War and World War II. Animated map shows Leizhou (luichow) Peninsula and Hainan Island of China opposite the North Central coast of North Vietnam, centered at Haiphong harbor. Lines appear showing the path of Japanese troops occupying North Vietnam from Haiphong, in two sweeps to Northeast and Northwest and circling towards Hanoi. Mountainous terrain of the region is shown. Camera pans down a sheer cliffside in the mountains. Narrow roads are shown carved in the mountains and hills. A Japanese sentry stands at a sandbagged outpost, displaying the Japanese flag. A solitary building sits atop a hilltop in the background. A concrete marker indicates distance of 171 km to Hanoi. Several Japanese engineers make their way to the top of a mountain, accompanied by soldiers. An abandoned French heavy gun is seen in a concrete emplacement. View of Japanese soldiers looking out from the hilltop. A sign along a mountain road reading "Keep to the right," in French, English, and Japanese. Soldiers gather around a large tree fallen across the mountain road. They pose for the camera next to the tree. Japanese officers walking through an archway, from a large building in background. Closeup of barrel containing portland cement, followed by view of many such barrels being examined by Japanese engineer.

Date: 1940, September
Duration: 2 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: Japanese
Clip: 65675071426
The city of Brussels under German occupation during World War II.

Belgians living under German occupation in Brussels during World War II. Women and men ride bicycles in the streets of Brussels, Belgium. People walking in a crowded street, likely near the Great Place or Bourse de Bruxelles. A woman in an elaborate hat walks past people in the street. Trams move along the city roads. Civilians and military personnel dining at a street café. A view of the ‘Maison du Roi’ or King's House and the Guildhalls at the Grand Place (Grote Markt, 1000 Brussel, Belgium), the central square of Brussels. View of the Great Place and its square. Soldiers look at birds in cages. Vendors selling various foods and vegetables. A woman vendor slicing cheese. German Luftwaffe airmen taste the cheese as civilians look on.

Date: 1940, June
Duration: 1 min 18 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675072691
German troops salute as train arrives and German officials meet at the railway station in Paris, France.

German soldiers arrive by train in Paris, France during the German occupation of Paris (World War II). View of Gare du Nord, one of the main railway termini in Paris. German troops stand on one of the train platforms at Gare du Nord. Train with Nazi flags on it arrives at a Paris train station. German troops salute in the foreground. Swastika sign adorns the front of train. Soldiers stand with mounted guns on a train wagon. German army Generals and other officers meet at Paris railway station. Group of German soldiers stand nearby. Interior of station shows German troops on guard. Sign reads “Sortie interdite aux militaires No exit for soldiers”. German troops disembark from the Nazi train. German generals salute as they exit the station. A Nazi banner hangs above the exit gate.

Date: 1940, June
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675072692
Men work on Linotype machine,set type case for printing and pull proof from print for printing newspaper in Paris,France.

German propaganda newspaper printing in occupied Paris,France during World War 2. View of Eiffel Tower. German soldiers read newspaper. Men work on Linotype machine. They set type case for printing. They pull proof from a print. German soldiers look at proof to approve it. Newspaper comes from end of a printing press machine. French workers stack papers. German soldiers come from newspaper office holding papers.

Date: 1940, June
Duration: 60 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675072693
French civilians interact after listening to speech broadcast in Paris,France.

French civilians listen to German propaganda broadcast in Paris,France during Nazi occupation in World War 2. View of July Column. Crowd of French civilians in street below listens to broadcast. Buildings of Paris in the background. Speaker mounted on a car. Civilians on street listen to a speech via loudspeaker. Old French man seen crying and wipes his eyes. Men interact and talk about the broadcast. French women sit and talk.

Date: 1940, June
Duration: 1 min 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675072694
French workers remove sandbags from Luxor Obelisk and remove defenses following German capture of Paris (WW2)

German newsreel shows activities of French workers in Paris, France following capture and occupation of the city by Nazi German forces in World War II. French workers and soldiers lined up on a ladder and removing sandbag defensive protections from the Luxor Obelisk (Pl. de la Concorde, 75008 Paris, France) at the Place de la Concorde. Buildings in the background. Workers pull nails from boards as they disassemble defensive positions and gun emplacements. Long line of saddened workers and French soldiers pass buckets slowly in a bucket brigade. Eiffel Tower in the background.

Date: 1940, June
Duration: 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675072695