Invading German advancing into rural Polish regions in 1939. Trucks, motorcycles and infantry follow along the path of a shallow river bed and ford it over rocks near the remains of a wooden bridge. German troops riding in an Sd.Kfz. 11 special motorized vehicle (Sonderkraftfahrzeug) towing an artillery piece, make their way through shallow water. Another military vehicle moves across remains of a destroyed steel bridge in the background. Closeup of smiling German soldier and his comrades, all shouldering M42 machine guns, as they enter the city of Warsaw on October 1, 1939. German infantry march into the city through smoke and debris to parade for Adolf Hitler on October 5, 1939 (not seen). In the background the twin towers of All Saints Church dominate Grzybowski Square. Mounted officers lead marching infantry along a Warsaw street. Views of German soldiers receiving newspapers as they proceed deeper into Poland. They read them as they march informally. Closeups of German infantry making their way in the company of horse-drawn wagons carrying troops, supplies, and towing artillery pieces. Staff cars, trucks, and motorcycles move over dirt roads near piles of debris.
A French submarine which captured a German freighter and took it to a Moroccan Port in France. Sailors stand on the submarine. Flags raised on the submarine. The sailors talk to each other. A sailor holds a small sword in hand. Sailors smoke and read documents. Coastline in view. The sailors board a small boat.
French Navy crafts underway at sea in France. Sailors aboard the ship. Flag raised on the ship. Freighters underway. The ships hail neutral freighters. An officer looks through a pair of binoculars. The officers read documents. A map placed on the wall in the background. Two officers talk on the telephone. Men gather in a group. A harbor in view. French Navy seizes contraband goods.
A Polish boat arrives at French port during the World War II in France. Boat at the harbor. Men work on the harbor inspect goods. 'Hamburg' written on a sack. Men aboard ship. A crane lifts the goods. Men lift slabs. A Polish flag on the ship. Boxes piled up. Sailors pass a pile of boxes. Workers carry the load. Ships at harbor. Men hold a flag on the boat.
French war ships escort a convoy of French Merchant ships to France. High waves in water. French flag raised on a ship. The bow of a ship. Waves splash the bow. Naval guns in view. Men look through a pair of binoculars. Smoke rises up from smokestack of ships. A United States boat in view. The vessels cross each other.
General Maurice Gamelin visits General Gort at British General Headquarters in France. Men stand at a railway station. Railroad cars in the background. A train arrives on the railroad tracks. General Maurice Gamelin and other French officers at the railway station. Several cars on the street. People stand and watch as the cars pass.
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