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U.S. delegation arrives to attend a bilateral meeting in UK.
A U.S. delegation arrives to attend a bilateral meeting in UK. The officials are greeted and welcome. A large crowd gathered outside the building to welcome them. The British army security guard keeps a vigil. The 'National War Bonds' building at the back is visible. The U.S. War Observer covers the event. 1939.
Destruction in Poland from German Luftwaffe bombing campaign in World War II
Animated map shows German Luftwaffe bombing locations all over Poland as it pursued a relentless air campaign during Poland invasion in World War 2, September, 1939. Gradually, the core of Polish military resistance is seen to shrink in size. In the aftermath, German ground troops inspect a huge bomb crater. Various scenes of destruction: destroyed buildings, torn rail lines, skeleton remains of gas tanks, destroyed and damaged rail cars, water-filled bomb craters. German soldiers walking in destroyed railroad yard. Wing of an airplane in a destroyed Polish air base. Skeletal remains of polish aircraft and hangars. Several Polish airplanes, damaged, but still recognizable. Sign on a hangar reads: "Aeroklub-Bydgoski" (Aero club of Bydgoszcz, or, in German: Bromberg). German soldiers occupying the hangar clean their rifles. They handle supplies and camp on the grounds. (One soldier shaves outdoors, next to stacked rifles.) A soldier at a field stove. German troops with shovels, fill in bomb craters and repair surface of airfield. Aerial view of the airfield with German planes parked. German soldiers march in formation in front of airplanes.
German Luftwaffe (Air Force) undertakes bombing campaign to overcome Polish resistance in Warsaw, during World War II
German aircraft drop leaflets all over the city of Warsaw, during World War 2 invasion of Poland. They contain the following message (translated from the German): "Soldiers and inhabitants of Warsaw! Poland is occupied. Only the Modlin fortress is resisting. Warsaw is surrounded by German troops.The suburbs are already in our hands. You will be committing a crime if you open this megacity to the fortress." Polish troops still holding out,reject a call to capitulate. Under white flags, foreign diplomats and such are seen leaving Warsaw, past a German barricade. The Warsaw Citadel and surrounding Polish military defenses (Fortress Warsaw) are seen in an aerial reconnaissance photograph. German officers walk in a group along a railway in Poland. Hermann Goering, head of the German Air Forces, consults with his Generals about a bombing campaign against the Polish defense positions during the invasion of Poland. Goering and Adolf Hitler seated in a railroad car with staff officers. Slate alludes to the Polish military commanders making Warsaw into a virtual fortress including an armed civilian population; and if it is not surrendered, the resistance must be broken. September 25, 1939, shows German fliers readying warplanes for air campaign against Poland. A German pilot in his cockpit. View from German airplane flying over Poland. Beautiful cloud formations in background.
Polish forces launch counterattacks against German invasion forces during World War II.
German motorcyclists,trucks,cavalry and infantry on the move as Polish refugees move to the rear near Warsaw, Poland, in World War 2 . Animated map shows tightening of German forces around Polish defenders, early in September, 1939, in World War 2. It shows Polish counterattacks at the Bzura River (German: Kutno) by combined Polish Armies, Poznan and Pomorze, toward Stryków (9-12 September) and toward Lowicz (13-15 September). The German forces then completely encircle by closing them off on the East.The map shows many arrows indicating strong effort by the Poles to breakout to the East,to Warsaw, without success. Scene shifts to many German He-111 bombers taking off. Aerial view shows the bombers taking off simultaneously across a broad dirt field, leaving dust trails behind them. A formation of 18 He-111s is seen in flight. Then a formation of Do-17s is seen followed by more He-111s. Closeups of He-111s.Views of ground from the nose greenhouse. Brief glimpses of targets burning on ground.Bombs dropping from He-111s. More burning targets on the ground.
Government officials visit the British Expeditionary Forces in France during the "Phoney War" at outset of World War II.
British Army officer leads British Cabinet officials on tour of the wartime front in France, during December, 1939, in the so-called "Phoney War" at outset of world War 2. A British Naval officer accompanies them. The weather is foggy. Next, a closeup reveals that among the officials is British foreign minister, Lord Halifax (Viscount Halifax). The group converses as they are escorted about the British Expeditionary Force areas of operation. Momentary glimpse of General Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke, Commander of II Corps in the British Expeditionary Force (BEF). Views of extensive fortified trenches, and a sign reading: "Canadian Front Line, 1917." Change of scene shows contingent of Canadian troops marching in a town. Their commanding officer salutes as they pass. Standing with him, is a French officer in battle helmet. Local French civlians watch the troops on parade. More soldiers march past in background, behind the French spectators. Scene shifts again, to the civilian officials being escorted on tour of the area. Camera focuses on the Canadian War Memorial, at Vimy Ridge, and then pans to the touring group arriving there.
Troops of the British Expeditionary Force in Europe during the "phony war," at beginning of World War II
Soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) marching informally, on the cobblestone streets of a town on the Belgian—French border during the so-called "Phoney War," at start of World War 2, in 1939. Some local residents watch and wave to the troops. Some children are seen, including a small girl held in her mother's arms. Soldier on bicycle and a canvas-covered utility vehicle are seen along with the marching infantry. The atmosphere is relaxed with no hint of hostilities.
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