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Film 'Why We Fight' episode "Prelude to War" depicts battle scenes in various countries during World War II.

Series 'Why We Fight' episode "Prelude to War" depicts the battles during World War II. United States soldiers parade on street lead by a band. Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor.December 7, 1941. The London Blitz with buildings destroyed and burning. The Eiffel Tower in Paris with Nazi flag flying atop it. German troops marching into Paris, through the Arch of Triumph. Japanese warplanes bombing shanghai, China, in 1937. Chinese residents running for shelter. Glimpse of German "Schwerer Gustav" 80 cmrailway gun firing during German offensive against Soviet Union in 1941. German forces entering Czechoslovakia in 1938. German mounted troops entering France in 1940. Heavy guns firing. German ships en route to Norway 1940. German Ju-52 aircraft flying low over trees. Montage showing rapid succession of war scenes, including heavy guns firing, smoke rising, explosions, an aircraft shot down and crashing straight down, German armor on the move, German Ju-52 aircraft dropping paratroopers into Holland and one flying over Athens, Greece, with Mount Lykabettus in the background. More of the same with Narrator mentioning Belgium, Albania, Yugoslavia, and Russia (where citizens are seen digging anti-tank trenches and fortifications). Cavalry charging across a field. A German tank rolling forward. A German Dornier Do-17 bomber taking off, and bombs falling.

Date: 1941
Duration: 3 min 59 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675023562
Destroyer Cossack underway to aid the Dutch in Holland during German invasion in World War II.

Nazi Invasion of Lowland countries of Europe during World War II. British troops sail from channel ports to go to aid the Dutch defenders in Holland. Destroyer Cossack is back in port. British sailors aboard the ship. Destroyed and damaged buildings in Holland. Civilians and soldiers walk on street.

Date: 1940, May 15
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044329
German invasion of Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg during World War 2

Nazi leader Adolf Hitler's statement to maintain neutrality of Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg is presented on a slate. Then images of World War II German invasion of Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg are shown. German Luftwaffe planes drop bombs over cities in these countries. Aerial views of German planes over burning European cities. Ground level views of various buildings burning following Nazi bombings.

Date: 1940
Duration: 48 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675058662
England and France declare war on Germany; German troops conquer Denmark and Norway during World War II

World War 2. Britain (United Kingdom) and France declare war on Germany. German infantry carrying Panzerschreck antitank weapons. British troops mobilizing for war. Sign reads "A Call to Arms." Groups of new recruit British soldiers marching in large columns, including soldiers from Great Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa. British Queen Elizabeth class battleship with other warships. Animated map showing units of British fleet blockading Germany at Suez, Malta, Gibralter, the English Channel,and the North Sea. Adolf Hitler and German General staff make war plans. Animated map shows European countries around Germany. Ice skaters near Windmills in Holland. Farmers harvest grain. Bicyclists in Netherlands. Radio towers broadcast Nazi propaganda. Joseph Goebbels. Hitler denying intent to harm other countries. German military planners identify Norway as a target. Map shows German U-boats using Norwegian fjords. Map shows British fleet at Scapa Flow, and blockading ships in range from Norway. April 9, 1940, German army enters Copenhagen as Danes watch. German freighters in Norwegian ports smuggle troops and war materiel. German warships proceeding up Norwegian fjords, carrying troops and equipment. German Ju-87 and Ju-88 bombers and Me 109 aircraft in flight. Ju-88 over treetops. Junkers Ju-52 trimotor aircraft carrying German soldiers. Quislings seize power in Norway. View of Vidkun Quisling. Nazi posting up rules for citizen residents of Oslo Norway.

Date: 1939
Duration: 7 min 2 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675038485
The military career of General Dwight D Eisenhower from 1926 to World War II

Film starts showing Dwight D. Eisenhower's diploma as honor graduate of the Army Command and Staff School, in 1926. Image of Major Eisenhower (in civilian clothes) Narrator says he was assigned to France, to prepare a guide book on American battlefields in Europe. Image of Eisenhower as a member of General Douglas MacArthur's staff in the Philippines, where MacArthur was Commander-in-Chief of the Philippine army. Glimpse of headquarters building there. MacArthur in his office helping the Commonwealth of Philippines work out a plan for its military defense. Image of Lieutenant Colonel Eisenhower in 1939, serving as Executive Officer of the 15th Regiment, at Fort Lewis, Washington, View of the Regiment's Headquarters building. Scene shifts to 1940, showing German forces invading Holland and Belgium. German tanks are seen in action. German Junkers 87 Stuka dive bombers and Heinkel 111 bombers drop bombs. President Franklin D. Roosevelt is seen as Congress passed the Selective Service Act draft in the United States. Views of Lt. Col. Eisenhower as Chief of Staff of the Army 3rd Division and later as Chief of Staff of the Ninth Corps. Next, he is seen as Chief of Staff to General Walter kreuger, who in 1941 led the Third Army in the most realistic maneuvers held by American troops (The Louisiana maneuvers). Views of American troops engaged in those maneuvers. Image of Eisenhower as a Brigadier General. Views of the Pearl Harbor bombing on December 7th 1941.

Date: 1941
Duration: 3 min 0 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675033591
Crowd gathered near marquees of theaters running World War newsreels at Times Square in New York City, United States (WW2)

Marquee of newly opened New York Theatre (1482 Broadway, New York, NY 10036, USA) during World War II. Marquee says "Holland Belgium Invaded by Nazis. What will Italy do?" Also seen is the marquee of the Embassy Newsreel Theatre at Times Square in New York City, United States, which reads, "Holland-Belgium Invaded. 'Information Please'." A crowd gathered on the street. People read news on Nazi German invasion of several European countries and buy newspapers. Car traffic on the street and buildings in the background. View of the neon lights of other nearby buildings flashing at night.

Date: 1940, May
Duration: 2 min 2 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675054142