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Britain prepares for World War II

Film opens with a glimpse of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in a forum. Next, Big Ben and the British Parliament building are seen in the background as soldiers (and some civlilans) gather around a British 3-inch antiaircraft gun. British civliians assembling sections of a prefabricated shelter made of corrugated metal. View of a crowded railroad platform where hundreds of British children board a train to evacuate them from London to safety in the countryside, as part of Operation Piper. Parents and loved ones stand back on the platform to see them off. Closeup of children, each tagged with their personal information, climbing aboard the train. Next, after they have boarded the train, parents and others move close to the train windows to wave goodbye to the children. Parents, at a different railroad station, waving goodbye to children on a train carrying them to safety. complete change of scene shows the U.S. freighter ship, SS City of Flint, with hundreds of passengers onboard, who were rescued from the liner SS Athenia, sunk in the first hours of World War II, by the German submarine, U-30, on September 3, 1940. (The City of Flint landed its passengers in Halifax, Nova scotia, and New York City.) A formation of British soldiers is seen marching through a village in the United Kingdom. Glimpse of an underground control room of a German Fort in the Siegfried line. German troops entering the fort, Werkgruppe Scharnhorst Panzerwerk 1238, to take up defensive positions there. Heavy guns firing from underground.

Location: Europe
Date: 1939
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051603
German attacks on European nations and the Soviet Union, in World War II

German attacks on other nations during World War 2. A sign reads 'Belgique' near a building. Germans in Denmark, Belgium, Luxembourg, Holland and France. German soldiers on tanks and other military vehicles as they advance in blitzkrieg (lightning war). They advance through the Dutch farmlands. German Ju-52 aircraft fly in formation and drop paratroopers. The destruction of Rotterdam by heavy German bombardment. People in Netherlands bury their dead at cemetery. French refugees leave their cities. Adolf Hitler looks at the Eiffel tower in Paris, with other German officials, during occupation of France. Aerial view of the city. German bombers attack London, England during the blitz. Shattered equipment on the ground and destroyed buildings in London, England. Hitler observes the German Atlantic Wall defenses. The battle and Allied evacuation of Dunkirk. White cliffs of Dover Sea shore in view. Map depicts German positions. The Battle of Britain. British spitfire planes attack German bombers. Children being evacuated from London and Paris. Fires and aerial bombardment at night by German aircraft during blitzkrieg. Rubble being cleared by British following bombing by German aircraft. British men and women war production workers in munitions and aircraft factories. Hitler and Goering with others in the railroad carriage where French authorities surrender at Compiegne in June, 1940. German forces attacking the Soviet Union, with tanks, infantry and aircraft during Operation Barbarossa, on June 22, 1941.The mobilization of Soviet defense forces depicted with scenes of Soviet citizens listening to radio updates and reading newspapers about invasion. Soviet men mobilizing for military training. New recruits in Russia prepare for military action.

Location: Europe
Date: 1941
Duration: 6 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675051620
People in native dress go on for a sleigh ride and dance in Carpathians Europe.

People in Carpathians, Europe. A building in Europe. Houses covered with snowfall. People in native dress at Carpathians. People move along the snowy land. A band of musicians play their musical instruments. People cheers at the musicians. Carpathians go for sleigh rides. Band of musicians play and people dance.

Location: Europe
Date: 1940
Duration: 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675065409
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler's companion Eva Braun and others aboard a ship underway at sea in Europe.

German Chancellor Adolf Hitler's friends and associates in Europe. Hitler's companion Eva Braun sits on the railing of a ship underway at sea. A group of men and women look into the sea as they lean against the railing on the ship. Another group members talk with each other on the deck of the ship.

Location: Europe
Date: 1940
Duration: 1 min 8 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675060655
German Chancellor Adolf Hitler's companion Eva Braun and her friends aboard a ship underway at sea in Europe.

German Chancellor Adolf Hitler's companion Eva Braun and her friends travel aboard a ship in Europe. Rocky mountains as seen from a ship underway. A boat in water. A group of people and sun loungers on deck of ship. Group of women and Eva Braun aboard the ship.

Location: Europe
Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 12 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675060666
A ship stationary in harbor at a port town in Europe.

A ship and various boats in harbor at a port town in Europe. Port town with houses. Two women seated on hillside as they look at a ship stationary in water. People attend a local ceremony. Rocky mountain as seen from the ship.

Location: Europe
Date: 1940
Duration: 1 min 7 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675060667
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