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England and France declare war on Germany; German troops conquer Denmark and Norway during World War II

World War 2. Britain (United Kingdom) and France declare war on Germany. German infantry carrying Panzerschreck antitank weapons. British troops mobilizing for war. Sign reads "A Call to Arms." Groups of new recruit British soldiers marching in large columns, including soldiers from Great Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa. British Queen Elizabeth class battleship with other warships. Animated map showing units of British fleet blockading Germany at Suez, Malta, Gibralter, the English Channel,and the North Sea. Adolf Hitler and German General staff make war plans. Animated map shows European countries around Germany. Ice skaters near Windmills in Holland. Farmers harvest grain. Bicyclists in Netherlands. Radio towers broadcast Nazi propaganda. Joseph Goebbels. Hitler denying intent to harm other countries. German military planners identify Norway as a target. Map shows German U-boats using Norwegian fjords. Map shows British fleet at Scapa Flow, and blockading ships in range from Norway. April 9, 1940, German army enters Copenhagen as Danes watch. German freighters in Norwegian ports smuggle troops and war materiel. German warships proceeding up Norwegian fjords, carrying troops and equipment. German Ju-87 and Ju-88 bombers and Me 109 aircraft in flight. Ju-88 over treetops. Junkers Ju-52 trimotor aircraft carrying German soldiers. Quislings seize power in Norway. View of Vidkun Quisling. Nazi posting up rules for citizen residents of Oslo Norway.

Location: European Theater
Date: 1939
Duration: 7 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038485
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt with family, during the Democratic Convention, and during 1933 inaugural address in the U.S.

Life of the President of the United States Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the United States. American flag flying at half staff over the White House after the death of President Franklin Roosevelt. People gathered in front of the White House mourning Franklin D Roosevelt. View inside the Cabinet Room of the White House as Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone administers the oath of office to new President Harry S. Truman. Remainder of clip shows various scenes of Franklin D. Roosevelt from prior years: Franklin D Roosevelt greets people and talks to them as they enter a house in the 1920s. Franklin Roosevelt with family in a sailing yacht or boat. Franklin Roosevelt sits with wife Eleanor Roosevelt in a garden. Son John brings in granddaughter Eleanor (Sistie) Dall, son Elliott carries in Curtis (Buzzie) Dall, son Franklin Jr enters, then daughter Anna and her husband Curtis Dall. Franklin Roosevelt with family members in a swimming pool. Franklin Roosevelt as Secretary of the Navy during World War 1 as he walks toward a car, stands beside it, removes his hat and smiles for cameras. Franklin Roosevelt as a nominee for Vice President poses with his wife Eleanor, his daughter, and his mother. A crowd hold banner supporting Franklin Roosevelt as the next President during the Democratic Convention of 1932. Franklin D Roosevelt addresses people. Many banners and signs for Roosevelt for President. Franklin D Roosevelt takes the oath of office as President at the 1933 inaugural ceremony, and is seen speaking during his inaugural address.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1945
Duration: 3 min 26 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675068117
Orientation film for U.S. servicemen compares U.S. Football to sports in England

U.S. military servicemen deploying to the United Kingdom watch an orientation film contrasting U.S. and British sports. U.S. teams play football. Americans gather in the stadium and they cheer and applaud. American football teams seen playing. Cheerleaders lead crowd in cheers. In contrast, scenes of British sports are show, including: Steeplechase horse racing; Cricket; Rugby; and Soccer (football). Scene of British football Captain Joe Harvey, of team Newcastle, receiving the FA Cup from Sir Winston Churchill after their 1952 victory. Clip ends with scenes of homes and shops in a quiet village in Britain.

Location: United States USA
Date: 1953
Duration: 2 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675065570
French civilians welcome United States troops in Rennes, France.

United States troops enter Rennes, France during World War 2. Sign board reads 'Rennes Centre Autres directions and Chateubriant Angers'. Soldiers enter town with tanks and artillery. French civilians welcome the United States soldiers. The Rennes City Hall (Place de la Mairie, Rennes) from the side of the Rue de l’Horloge displays the flags of France, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Prisoners move raising their hands. Women and children dance on street. French men and women wave heir hats and flags of the United States as military vehicles drive by. People cheering near the Dressoir shop on the Rue d l’Horloge. Captured German soldiers being made to march after their surrender. A group of United States soldiers restrain an outraged French man from attacking captured German prisoners. German prisoners sitting. French women Nazi collaborators raise their hands up and leave the Cinéma Royal (Place du Calvaire, Rennes) after their surrender, with crowds booing at the women. Angry French man in the crowd. Angry French mob tries to attack an apprehended militia chief, only to be restrained by soldiers. French women and men holding their hands dancing. Crowds outside the Café Poncel (4 rue de Coëtquen, Rennes, France).

Location: Rennes France
Date: 1944, August 6
Duration: 1 min 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043448
King George VI inspects the Royal Navy Units, the 8th Army and Indian troops in Italy (WW2)

Allied Forces with mechanized units and tanks enter Florence, Italy in World War II. British Army soldiers moving across Tuscan hills and countryside towards Florence. French, Indian, South African, British and Polish Allied soldiers under the command of General Harold Alexander resting and riding on top of tanks to Florence. Italian civilians greet the British and Allied troops in Florence. King George VI of the United Kingdom arrives in Italy and is greeted by General Maitland Wilson. King George VI inspects the Royal Navy Units aboard ships in Naples, Italy on July 23, 1944. Commander-in-Chief of the Mediterranean Fleet Sir Andrew Cunningham accompany King George VI on motorboat inspecting the port of Naples. British Royal Marines and soldiers of the United States 5th Army form a guard of honor for the king’s return. The king boards a British cruiser. King George VI takes a ride in a car with Commander-in-Chief General Alexander. King George VI inspects the 8th Army of United States and Indian troops. He reviews Polish Units with Polish General Władysław Anders and General Oliver Leese. King George VI confers knighthood on General Leese in the field.

Location: Florence Italy
Date: 1944, August 28
Duration: 5 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043451
General Doolittle and General Spaatz honor the USAAF389th Bombardment Group for completing 200 heavy bombardment missions during World War II in Europe

Ceremony honoring the USAAF 389th Bombardment Group, on completion of 200 missions in the European theater during World War 2. U.S. Lieutenant Generals Carl A. Spatz, Commander of the U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe, and James Doolittle, who is about to assume command the 8th Air Force, stand together with officers representing several World War 2 Allied nations. A large formation of B-24 Liberator bombers flies overhead. Closeup of two soldiers looking up at the formation. Aerial view of the B-24 formation, from an accompanying aircraft. A color guard with the American flag. Representatives of various Bombardment Squadrons stand holding their unit flags. General Doolittle makes brief remarks on the merits of the 389th Group, which draw chuckles from the audience, including a smiling Soviet officer, Standing to the far left in the picture, behind Doolittle. (He has been identified as Major Timofey Samarin, assigned as Air Force assistant to the Soviet Ambassador, and also as Military Attache to the United Kingdom.)

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1944, November 16
Duration: 44 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675021123
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