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Farmers in Ukraine save crops from invading German forces in World War II Civilians prepare fortifications and defenses

Three Soviet harvesting machines in formation cut wheat in Ukraine before arrival of invading German forces during Operation Barbarossa, in World War 2. Several varying closeups of the harvesting operations and the farmers as they work. Tractor pulls a harvesting machine. Closeup of farmer teaching his wife how to operate the machinery. View of her at the wheel. People (mostly women and children) gleaning grain from the fields after the machinery has finished. Soviet soldiers carrying long handled scythes walk past the wing of an aircraft parked in a field, to join those in the harvesting. A windmill is seen in the far background. Civilians and soldiers work together with hand held tools to cut wheat. Closeup of woman twisting stalks to form a rope to bind the wheat sheaves. Views of soldiers carrying sheaves of wheat. People gathered around and atop a threshing machine. Workers,using pitch forks, toss wheat sheaves up to the threshers, who push them into the threshing machine. A tractor pulls a many wagons filled with flour, from a mill. Complete change of scene shows civilians hard at work building fortifications. Several ensuing scenes show civilians sandbagging and strengthening fortifications in other Allied countries, such as France, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Norway, Holland, Belgium, Spain, and China. Soviet men with shovels digging deep antitank defenses. Many hundreds of Soviet women at work with shovels building defenses along a hillside. A cadre of Soviet women, in uniform, march under command of a military officer , at a square in Moscow. Red Cross nurses train for an emergency. One practices bandaging the arm of another. Several Red Cross nurses line up in a formation to march

Date: 1941
Duration: 2 min 34 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038615
Thai troops, armored personel carriers, and tanks drive past during a parade in Bangkok, Thailand.

A parade in Bangkok, Thailand. The Thai soldiers march in uniform. Army trucks tow artillery. Thai troops aboard tanks and armored personnel carriers. The nation hails the recent conclusion of hostilities with French Indo-China by staging a parade.

Date: 1941, June 2
Duration: 30 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043886
U.S. propaganda film depicts Japanese people and culture, and describes early diplomacy efforts with Japan (WW2)

A United States World War II propaganda film depicts Japanese psychology and living habits. Japanese mythology explains the origin of the Imperial Family. Japanese people celebrate the 2600th anniversary of mythological founding of Japan in 1940. Men, women, and children parade with Japanese flags. A man wearing Sendaihira hakama formal wear leads crowd chanting. A huge crowd gathers for the celebration. United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull visits Japan. Secretary Hull arrives in a conference to discuss about peace in the Pacific Theater. U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt speaks about the diplomatic efforts to maintain peace in the Pacific Theater. President Roosevelt seated on a ship with General Douglas MacArthur on one side and Admiral Chester Nimitz on the other. Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburō Nomura hands a document to Ambassador Hull after the attack on the Pearl Harbor had begun one hour earlier (unbeknownst to the meeting attendees). The document states the Japanese Government's wish to continue negotiations for peace. Scenic views in Japan. Japanese people on bridge in a scenic garden. A Japanese man carries his son on his back. Japanese women wearing kimonos hold parasols. A woman tucks her child to sleep. Japanese soldiers in China committing atrocities against Chinese civilians. Shovel scoops up soil to bury dead Chinese civilians. Two men shot at point blank range. Bodies of slain Chinese children seen following attacks. Japanese general disembarks from a plane and salutes. “We must know them as they are.” the narrator reminds audience.

Date: 1941
Duration: 2 min 52 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675054169
A split in the Burma Road with one branch leading to Lashio and other to Bhamo in Burma.

The Burma Road, a vital link between Lashio, Burma and Kunming, China during World War II. Animated map shows a split in the Burma Road on the Burmese border with one branch leading to Lashio and other to Bhamo in Burma. A bridge over a river. Burmese laborers pull carts loaded with supply crates at a rail road station in Lashio.

Date: 1941
Duration: 1 min 22 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060848
Chinese officials inspect the ruins of the Intercontinental Company near the Burma Road in Bhamo, Burma during World War II.

The Burma Road, a vital link between Lashio, Burma and Kunming, China during World War II. Chinese officers walk down the stairs of a building. Mr. Chen and other Chinese officials inspect ruins on the way to Bhamo, Burma soon after the bombing of the Intercontinental Company by the enemy. The officials examine a wrecked plane. The bombing interrupts the traffic on the Burma Road. Chinese laborers repair the Burma Road after the bombings. Cars and trucks move along the Burma Road. Animated map of the Burma Road highlights Bhamo in Burma.

Date: 1941
Duration: 2 min 13 sec
Sound: No
Color: Color
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060849
Everyday life and diversity of Polynesian people in Hawaii before the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II.

Various Polynesian people and everyday life in Hawaiian Islands before American involvement in World War 2 and the attack on Pearl Harbor. Women from dominant ethnic backgrounds in Hawaii introduce themselves, including women from Korea, Portugal / Portuguese, China, Phillipines / Filipino, Native Hawaiian, Caucasian / Anglo, Japanese. Narrator describes it as a melting pot. Polynesian children on a long staircase in a village. Group of Hawaiian school children walking to school with some girls wearing Japanese style clog sandals. Diverse crowd of citizens walking on sidewalks of a downtown area of Honolulu near stores and shops. Hawaiian police officer directs traffic. 1930's cars seen on streets. Children in scout uniforms including Girl Scout and Boy Scouts salute. Groups of Hawaiian children playing and relaxing, and seen at desks in school classroom. Graduation ceremony at a high school in Hawaii as graduate young men and women walk by on a stage. Colorful traditions and customs of various cultures in Hawaii are shown. People wearing leis. Women doing various dances including hula and other dancing styles. The Aloha Tower in Honolulu Harbor and scenes of various women from different backgrounds each saying Aloha.

Date: 1941
Duration: 2 min 57 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675060935