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German invasion of Poland triggers British mobilization for World War II

Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain of Britain sits pensively at his desk. Winston Churchill and his wife, Clementine, walking together in London. King George VI stepping from a car and entering 10 Downing Street. Mobilization of British forces for war. British civilians marching casually wearing steel army helmets. A man volunteering for the Army. New recruits being issued uniforms. Others, in civilian clothes, learning to drill with rifles and then marching away from a village. Recruits in bayonet practice. Winston Churchill speaking about the tragedy brought upon Europe by Hitler (this Churchill speech was at St. James's Place, London, June 12, 1941, in an address to Allied delegates). Aerial views of the destruction of Poland by Luftwaffe aircraft of Germany. Civilian Polish victims of German bombardment. A boy and women mourning over the dead. A child being held near a bonfire to warm her. Children rescuing a few possessions from a destroyed home. Parents carrying children. Women and girls crying and in mourning for the loss of loved ones and destruction from war.

Date: 1939
Duration: 1 min 55 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043612
Germany bombs London during Blitz, and United States sends Lend-Lease war materiel to England (WW2)

The London Blitz. Sections of London ablaze from German bombing during Battle of Britain. US President Franklin Roosevelt signing H.R. 1946, Lend-Lease legislation in World War II. View of last page of H.R.1946, signed by Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and by President Roosevelt. United States sends war material to England. 'USA' written on Lend-Lease boxes being loaded on lorry after arrival in Britain. Huge crates of Lend-Lease war materiel on railroad flat cars pulled by locomotive. Smoke rises up from the engine. 'Machine tools, BULLARD, Bridgeport Conn.' written on crate in transit.

Date: 1941
Duration: 33 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053392
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visits the victim families of bombing in London, England.

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill in London, England. Prime Minister Winston Churchill visits the victim families of bombing. He makes an extensive tour of wrecked buildings. A huge crowd on the streets. Civilians stand on either side of the road. Men raise their hats. Damaged buildings in the background. Prime Minister Winston Churchill receives an ovation from the crowd. Prime Minister Winston Churchill sits in an open car. (World War II period).

Date: 1941, May 13
Duration: 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675053969
Turmoil in London, England, after a German Blitz bombing attack in World War II

Scenes of destruction in London, England after German Luftwaffe blitzkrieg bombing attack (Blitz) on the city during World War 2. Night time views of bombed buildings and some being consumed by fire. Camera at ground level viewing dramatic scene upward, as it pans from left to right showing buildings in flames and with flaming pieces and sparks raining down. Views of firemen fighting fires using water hoses. Day time views as air raid wardens and civilians dig through the rubble. Scenes of London residents rescuing their chickens. King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit British citizens in the streets outside of bombed buildings and talk to Londoners. Queen Elizabeth talks to a group of boys gathered in front of her.

Date: 1941
Duration: 1 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675029020
People view damaged BBC building and wrecked vehicles following bomb explosion in London, England in World War 2

War damage in London, England during World War II. Exterior of the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) building after a bomb explosion in the vicinity. Men view the damaged building. A burned and wrecked car belonging to a BBC announcer. Men standing outside a damaged building. A sign board on a wall of the building reads: 'Langham Hotel'. Two men remove rubble from in front of the hotel doorway.

Date: 1941, January
Duration: 1 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675062252
Ruins of building and destroyed area in London, England after German blitzkrieg attack (WW2)

War damage in London, England during World War II following aerial blitz bombing by German Luftwaffe. An aerial view of the bomb-damaged city. A view of the destroyed city from Saint Paul's Cathedral gallery (St. Paul's Churchyard, London EC4M 8AD, United Kingdom) looking northwest over the city fire damage. Ruins of buildings. Smoke rises in the foreground.

Date: 1941, January
Duration: 1 min 3 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675062255