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British crewmen aboard a ship as they head for Normandy, France, and D-Day Allied invasion of France in World War II.

Allied invasion of Normandy, France during World War II. British crewmen aboard a ship underway in the Atlantic Ocean as they head to invade Normandy, France. One of the crewman points towards the shoreline. A number of invasion crafts underway at sea including destroyers, Landing Ship Tanks, Landing Craft Tanks, Landing Craft Infantries, rocket ships. A bearded British sailor. Invasion crafts at sea with barrage balloons flying overhead. Naval gun aboard the ship. Men in the control room of the ship. Men on deck of the ship.

Date: 1944, June 5
Duration: 2 min 9 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675051426
Scenes related to military readiness of Britain and France to face Nazi Germany at the onset of World War II

A montage of scenes related to British and French military readiness to face the threat of Nazi Germany at the onset of World War 2. An animated map depicts the disposition and status of belligerents on either side of the Maginot Line. Panoramic views of the Maginot Line. French troops double-time march out of the 'Caserne-Maginot' (Maginot Barracks) to take up their duty stations inside the Maginot Line forts. The soldiers are carried to their respective positions by subway cars underground. They are seen at work underground, tending one of the engines supplying electric power to the forts; stacking artillery shells; using pneumatic message devices and other communications; and preparing food. Some sing and dance Russian-stye. A slate in French reads: 'We Shall Win Because We Are The Strongest'. An animated map depicts France's and Britain's Colonial empires and their collective participation in defense of the Allies. British, French and Colonial troops parade in displays of military readiness. Some are seen parading before the Arc de Triomphe (Arch of Triumph) on the Champs Elysees in Paris, France.

Date: 1940
Duration: 3 min 28 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: French
Clip: 65675021743
German invasion and occupation of France in World War II

Panzer II tank camouflaged with foliage emerges from woods, during the Battle of France in World War 2. A Panzer III tank also comes out of woods. German Henschel Hs 126 observation plane seen in flight. View from aircraft flying over battle front with clouds below and bombs or shells exploding on the ground. Explosions seen at ground level near a river. German tanks crossing a steel bridge over a river, and driving along a road past a knocked out tank and burning trucks. View from overflying aircraft f road filled with German armored vehicles. Henschel Hs 126 airplane maneuvering overhead and dropping a flare, which is picked up by a German soldier on the ground. Many tanks and a vehicle towing an artillery piece, moving over hilly terrain. A German Half-track Sd Kfz 250 personnel carrier. German tanks moving in a field as shells strike nearby.Geeman tanks firing at distant targets with white smoke obscuring the area. tanks breaking through stone wall to enter forests. Animated map depicts the advance of German Army Group A (under Gerd von Rundstedt) and Army Group B (under Fedor von Bock) through the Weygand Line defenses into the Chemin des Dames sector. German tanks advancing in all kinds of terrain, with some views from windows of the tanks View from a tank firing its gun at an Allied tank. A burning Renault FT light tank. Foliage camouflaged German army truck. Advancing motorized German forces raising huge dust clouds as they advance. German armor entering a village, past a dead horse on the street. German Field Marshal Fedor von Bock is seen on a street observing first hand the advance of his Army Group B. Oil storage tanks burning. Other huge fires with billowing heavy smoke. Fires burning buildings in a town and causing the collapse of some. Buildings in a city center surrounded by fires burning and heavy smoke. German soldiers clearing debris in midst of city. One has "Org.Todt" army engineer insignia on his sleeve. In closing scenes, the camera pans over the Notre-Dame cathedral in Roen, France.

Date: 1940
Duration: 7 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675021752
German troops advance across rivers and through cities in the Aisne and Marne departments of France.

The German assault on France during the Battle of France in World War II. German troops cross a river while under aerial attack. German soldiers advance in a wooded area. French aircraft drop bombs. German soldiers load and fire artillery. Soldiers throw grenades, talk over a field telephone, advance amidst thick undergrowth, and cross fields. A sign for Le Chemin Des ames in the Aisne department. The German convoy proceeds on the route. Soldiers in trucks, artillery, military vehicles advance. An animated map depicts the advance of German Army Group A under General Gerd von Rundstedt across the Somme, Le Chemin Des Dames and Rouen en route to Paris. Advance of Army Group C under General Wilhelm von Leeb and another Army Group under Colonel-General Erwin von Witzleben. Oficers give orders to fire artillery. Soldiers put their palms over their ears during the firing. German tanks advance on a city streets. Soldiers ride armored vehicles amidst rubble and ruins. Artillery and armored vehicles pulled across a bridge. A soldier examines a wrecked tank barrel. A sign for Avancon and Reims in the Ardennes department. Tanks advance on a dirt road. Soldiers on tanks, bicycles and on foot. German soldiers care for wounded mates, give water to comrades on tillers. Abandoned Allied war materiel blocks the German advance. Soldiers amidst wreckage and horses on the streets. German troops advance through a city in the Marne department. A sign reads 'La Marne'. Street fighting in a city. German soldiers take cover under enemy fire. hey cross a stream in boats. Soldiers march with horses, on bicycles, and on foot. German forces cross the Marne on a pontoon bridge. Tanks and armored vehicles cross over. Men dig graves for deceased German soldiers. Soldiers buried. A comrade picks flowers and lays them on the graves. Helmets of the deceased on crosses over the graves.

Date: 1940
Duration: 6 min 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675021754
French soldiers load guns in the Verdun forts while German infantry crosses a river and a pontoon bridge in France.

The German assault on France during the Battle of France in World War II. An animated map depicts the German advance across Saar and the Rhine. They close in on Belfort, Verdun, Strassburg, Epinal and Colmar. Explosions near a defense line in the battle field. French troops load guns in the Verdun fort bunkers. French soldiers wearing berets shout out instructions inside the fortifications, load and fire artillery guns. Racks full of shells. Soldiers take aim and fire guns. Soldiers operate various machines and equipment. Explosions near railroad tracks. Numerous explosions on hills. German soldiers prepare and fire a Krupp K5 railway gun. German officers brief soldiers with the help of a map on a wall. German infantry crosses a river in motor launches. Firing on either side of the river. Soldiers in boats go across, land ashore and move into wooded area. German troops advance, reduce French strong points. Soldiers fire artillery. German officers ride by in staff cars. Officers and soldiers survey the surrounding hills and landscape. Germans guard French POWs (Prisoners of War). Troops cross a pontoon bridge and enter French forts.

Date: 1940
Duration: 4 min 54 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675021756
French troops fire guns from the Ligne Maginot forts and Senegalese prisoners sing and dance in France.

The German assault on France during the Battle of France in World War II. German infantry crawl through grass. Artillery shells burst nearby. The German infantry run across a farm field. French defenders are seen operating a heavy gun inside a Maginot Line fort. German infantry cutting through barbed wire surrounding the Maginot Line fort, and employing flame throwers against the top turret of the fort as well as the lower base in the rear. View of the fort blackened by the fire. German troops enter the fort. A Nazi flag flies above it. French officers surrender. French POWs (Prisoners of War) walk along. Prisoners seated and standing about at a prison camp. Wounded prisoners. French Colonial African Senegalese prisoners of war greet one another and then several of them begin to dance.

Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675021757