King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon of England at a train station in Paris. French officials shake hands with the British King and the Queen. A railroad train at the train station. English and French troops at the Arc de Triomphe (Pl. Charles de Gaulle, 75008 Paris, France) in a parade along the Avenue des Champs-Elysees with the British Royalty and French dignitaries. Parade includes forces from colonies of France and England. Aerial view of parade and ground level views. The King and the Queen in carriages. English troops and French troops march during a parade. In next scene, two years later in 1940, German troops moving in columns under Arc de Triomphe in occupation of Paris. A German officer salutes. View of German soldiers holding guns moving along the Champs-Elysees. Aerial view of the troops moving along the city. Aerial view of buildings. French citizens standing on the sides of a road watch the German troops. Horsemen and troops on carriages moving under the Arc de Triomphe. A German sentry standing in front of the dome of Napoleon at Les Invalides. The Eiffel Tower with camera panning from ground level upward. View of German soldiers at top of Eiffel Tower. The soldiers are seen raising the Nazi German flag atop the Eiffel tower. A German soldier smiling.
New England fishing ship offshore Boston, Massachusetts. New England fishing ship underway at sea. Ice-coated equipment and riggings on the ship due to frigid gales. A man attaches a crate to a cargo net and supplies cargo aboard the ship.
International speedboat racing for the Harmsworth Trophy on the Detroit River in Detroit, Michigan. Aerial view of the Detroit Yacht Club and the Detroit River. Kaye Don and a mechanic aboard speedboat Miss England II. Aerial view of the first lap of the race. Boats underway during the race. View of a bridge in the background. Garfield Wood congratulates Kaye Don after the first lap of the race. The second lap of the race begins. Speedboat Miss England II takes a turn. Other boats pick up Don and crew. Prow of the speedboat above water.
The first phase of German assault on France and the Low Countries during World War II. Vehicles move on an autobahn (freeway). In England: British troops parade and drill. British recruits in civilian clothing are seen with baggage as they join military during recruitment for war effort. German Fuhrer Adolf Hitler reviews German troops. War materiel rolls from German factories, including views of artillery, tanks, and aircraft for German war effort rolling off of production lines. Hitler rides through Vienna Austria and across the Czechoslovakian border. Large group of people gathered on the streets greet him and give the Nazi salute. Hitler in his car as it makes its way across the border. Soldiers give the Nazi salute.
Fishermen catch Herring fish in streams of New England. Herring come in these streams from sea to lay eggs. Fishermen use fishnet to catch the fish. Fishermen put the fish in small wooden barrels.
Summer game in Massachusetts, New England. Southboro residents play the polo game with a large ball and water hoses. Players move the ball with the pressure of water and try to make goals.
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