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The fall of France and entry of Italy, on side of the Axis Powers, in World War II

Crowd fills the Plaza Venezia in Rome where Benito Mussolini appears on the balcony of the Piazza Venezia (formerly known as the Palace of St Mark) in Italy, on June 10, 1940. He announces that Italy has entered World War 2 on the side of the Axis powers. Views of the jubilant crowd waving Italian and some Swastika flags. Next, a road sign points to Paris and to Poissons, in France followed by view of German troops triumphantly entering Paris, through the Arc de Triomphe during occupation of France. View of the Eiffel Tower, and of a German flag flying atop it. More views of German troops marching through Paris. A German railway gun firing. (Narrator implies that the target is the Maginot Line, which is not correct. It was bypassed by the Germans, negating need to attack it directly.) Other German railway guns and siege mortars firing and many huge explosions and fires are seen, including some from flame throwers. Next, German troops are seen marching around a circle where a railroad car is parked near Compiègne, France. This rail car is the scene of Germany's surrender to France in World War I. Statue of French Marshal Foch, who had then, received the delegates of vanquished Germany here. Adolf Hitler walking past a German Honor Guard, salutes. He is accompanied by Marshal Hermann Goering and other high ranking military persons. The nearby 1918 "Alsace-Lorraine monument" is covered by a German flag. The German delegation headed by Hitler and Goering, enter the rail car and take their places. Outside, the French delegation, headed by General Charles Huntziger, is escorted by German officers. They enter the car and he German delegation stands. Both delegations exchange salutes. Next, Hitler is seen stepping from the rail car, followed by Goering. The German delegation walks past the honor guard, and Hitler salutes them. German and French officials still in the rail car exchange salutes. Hitler expresses jubilation.

Location: France
Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046081
Men work at the construction site of the Macagua dam in Venezuela.

The Macagua Dam, (also known as the Antonio José de Sucre) during construction onthe Caroní River in Ciudad Guayana, Bolívar State, Venezuela. A waterfall in the region. The hydroelectric dam under construction in Venezuela. River flowing through jungle region. Infrastructure at the dam site. Large earth moving trucks carrying loads of dirt away during excavation. A man stands at the construction site. Men at work building the dam. A man welds a part of a machine.

Location: Venezuela
Date: 1958, June
Duration: 58 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046607
Sunbathing on Ile du Levant, France, and rocket "Berenice" being launched from French aeronautics research center on the island.

One of 12 rockets named "Bérénice" being launched from a French island Île du Levant (Le Levant) on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Distant views of people sunbathing, some are topless or in the nude, on rock outcroppings near the beach. Engineers and scientists work in a French national study and research center for aeronautics on the other side of the island (O.N.E.R.A. (Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aérospatiales). Missile 'Berenice' being prepared for launch. It will be used to measure kinetic heat upon its reentry into the atmosphere. Men work on panels in mission control center and look through a telescope. Missile being launched. A woman in bikini walks with a dog.

Location: Ile du Levant France
Date: 1963
Duration: 1 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046645
In the North Sea German bombers target warships escorting British and French troops leaving Namsos, Norway.

Evacuation of British forces during Namsos Campaign of World War 2. Views of German aircraft in flight and explosions from German Luftwaffe bombing in Namsos Norway region. Mountainous terrain near Namsos, Norway. British Lieutenant General Adrian Carton de Wiart, wearing eye patch, standing beside another British officer. Views inside a hospital in Namsos, where British and French medical personnel assist wounded British and French soldiers. A French soldier in a hospital bed shows his damaged helmet. A bomb blast on the ground. A British and French navy escort convoy begins its return to Scapa Flow from Namsos, Norway with British and French troops aboard. View of calm pre-dawn before the transport convoy is detected by German forces. Then a blast near a ship in the North Sea as German aircraft begin to attack the ships. British soldiers on the ship deck sit and watch as British ships battle against German airplanes. Anti aircraft guns fired from the warships. German aircraft drop bombs near a ship. The German aircraft in low flight. Scenes of British Navy and French Navy sailors firing anti-aircraft guns. Navy seamen look at the planes. Anti aircraft guns are fired. Fired empty shells on the deck of the ship. The ship underway with troops.

Location: North Sea
Date: 1940, May 4
Duration: 2 min 37 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046717
Duke of Windsor Edward and Wallis Warfield Simpson on their wedding day and later on a visit to Venice.

Aerial view of the Château de Candé, near Tours, France where, after renouncing the throne, The Duke of Windsor married Wallis Warfield Simpson, in a private ceremony on 3 June 1937. The Duke and his bride pose for photographers. Also seen are brief Scenes from their honeymoon trip to Venice, Italy. A canal filled with gondolas. The couple in a motorboat named the "Ca' Loredan 2."

Location: France
Date: 1937, June 3
Duration: 1 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046760
Fish processing workers unload fish from boat, scale fish, and play with a cat at Boston Fish Pier in Boston, Masachussetts

A man with a short cigar in his mouth and a tattered cap stands on a dock and uses a long handled tool to move fish from a docked boat into a work area. Another man is shown on the edge of the dock using holding a long pole tool and pushing the fish catch along. View of a man at an outdoor counter de-scaling fish one at a time and dropping them into a bucket. He appears to be talking to the cameraman as he works. A fish processing worker in overalls leans over with his head beside a cat and talks to the cat. The cat is sitting atop a barrel at the docks, cleaning its paws, beside a pile of fish waste parts

Location: Boston Massachusetts USA
Date: 1935
Duration: 1 min 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675046913
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