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Fire near banks of the River Thames in London, England during World War II, following blitz air attack by Germany.

Aftermath of Nazi blitzkrieg bombings (blitz) on London, England during World War II. Smoke rises from the Thames side with vessels anchored in the foreground. Fire at the coast and smoke clouds form in the sky. A vessel pulls away.

Date: 1940, September
Duration: 2 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675049666
City of London and Sir Robert Bellinger and other people in annual Lord Mayor's show in London, Britain.

Annual Lord Mayor's show in London, Britain. River Thames, bridge over river and city besides the river. A tower in the city near the river. Boat on river shore. Tomes of castle. Boats in the river. City of London. Buildings and subway in the city. People in annual Lord Mayor's show. Performers on the road, one performer blows fire form mouth during parade. Sir Robert Bellinger reviews the gala parade and rides in his Ornate Lord Mayor's Coach. Guards walk past coach.

Date: 1966, November 24
Duration: 1 min 33 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675026291
German invasion of Poland in 1939

Adolf Hitler addresssing the Bundestag in Berlin. Animated map shows Berlin, Warsaw, and higlights Danzig and the Polish corridor. Newspaper headline reads 'Poles will fight for Danzig.' Polish officer addressing recruits. Polish women and children watching as they march off. Polish women and old men and youths digging trench fortifications. Animated map shows Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia. Map shows Vistula River and tributaries. Map shows Polish defense options. Map illustrates Nazi plan to launch pincer movements around the Polish defenses. Views of German forces marshaling near the Polish border in August, 1939. Polish infantry moving in horse-drawn wagons, supported by old fashioned horse cavalry. Film illustrates dramatic difference in military might, contrasting German armor, aircraft,and numbers to that of Poland. Closeup of German airmen loading bomb under their aircraft. German heavy artillery and siege mortar firing. German Panzer I light tank charging through snow. Motorized German forces entering Poland on September 1st, 1939. German Heinkel HE 111 bomber taking off toward the camera. Several Junkers Ju 87 Stuka dive bombers taking off. German aircraft strafing Polish aircraft on an airbase. Aircraft exploding on the ground. A Dornier Do 17 bomber maneuvering. More views from German aircraft strafing Polish aircraft on the ground. Formation of He 111 aircraft in flight. Gunner firing from blister in bomber. Two Polish P50A fighter planes being fired upon and exploding in air. Aerial view of German Me Bf 109 as it maneuvers nearby. Me Bf 109 firing guns and flying through white smoke. A Polish P50 streaming black smoke. Another gunner in bomber firing and hitting a Polish P-50. An aircraft crashing in flames. More He 111 bombers. Glimpse of bombardier in He 111. Bombs striking Polish bridges, roads, railroads, etc. Closeup of Stuka dive bomber starting dive down on target. Polish civilians fleeing in a field. A stuka diving as children watch from hiding places. Bombs bursting near railroad. Closeup of German airman in cockpit. Polish cavalry charging. German tank tows a field artillery piece across a shallow river, A destroyed bridge in background. A Panzer I light tank emerges from the stream. German soldiers racing across the Vistula River in long powered boats. Series of maps show situation from September 5th as Germans advance and Poles retreat, ending with encirclement of Warsaw and defeat of Polish forces. Scenes of Warsaw, encircled and bombarded, but not yet fallen. Firemen respond to bombing and shelling. Buildings crumble. Germans load and fire 142mm Howitzers. Scenes of destruction from shelling. A factory chimney falls. Hitler at the front observing bombardment. Women and children seek shelter in the city. Dead horses in streets. September 27th Warsaw capitulates and German troops occupy it. Map shows Polish forces still resist in the Westerplatte fortress. German battleship, Schleswig-Holstein, firing her guns. Defenders raise white flag on October 1st, 1939. Polish prisoners marching away (one seen barefoot). Polish Nazi collaborator points out persons for arrest. Poles lined up by a pit for execution. German machine gunners firing. Glimpse of Nazi Heinrich Himmler. Bodies of executed. Polish women mourning the dead. Closeups of Polish women, children and old man. A woman throws fuel on a funeral pyre. Closeups of mourning women and girls. Hitler's Ju 52 transport plane takes off. Inside he talks with military passengers. Profile of Hitler silhouetted against the sky, looking at burning city of Warsaw. Russian army entering Poland talks with German officer. Sign boards in England say Britain declares war. French forces respond, marching from Caserne Maginot Barracks. British bombers attack German warships in the Kiel canal. German sailors rush to battle stations and fire anti-aircraft gun. Bombs away view as British planes bombs German Navy.

Date: 1939, September
Duration: 13 min 3 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043611
Churches on fire and water is pumped from the river Thames to fight fires in London, England during Nazi blitz in World War II.

The work of London's fire guards during a German blitzkrieg incendiary bomb raid in Britain during World War II. Bombs fall and fire breaks out at night. Nighttime views following the Luftwaffe attack. London buildings and churches are on fire. St. Lawrence Jewry Church (Guildhall Yard, London EC2V 5AA, United Kingdom) on Gresham Street, designed by Christopher Wren, in ruins. Views of damage to St. Brides Church (Fleet St, London EC4Y 8AU, United Kingdom) on Fleet Street. Firemen spray water on the buildings and churches. Firefighters team up to connect 6,000 feet of 3 1/2-inch firehose from fire boats in the Thames River, to reach burning buildings of London. Firemen seen in relay lines connecting fire hoses and working to extinguish blazing fires.

Date: 1940, December 29
Duration: 1 min 52 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675031713
Oxford University wins the 90th Rowing Classic in England.

90th Rowing Classic in London England. A large number of spectators gather to witness Oxford and Cambridge universities battle it out at the Rowing classic on the River Thames. Teams from both the Universities compete to win the Classic at Thames River. Victorious Oxford boat race team returns to the shore carrying their boat.

Date: 1938, April 13
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049676
The Oxford team beats the Cambridge team during the 110th renewal rowing classic competition in London England

The 110th renewal rowing classic competition in London, England. The Cambridge University and the Oxford University teams participate in a boat racing competition on the River Thames starting near the Putney Bridge. Swans in the river. The Cambridge team jumps into an early lead. Cambridge defeats Oxford by 6 lengths.

Date: 1964, April 2
Duration: 1 min 6 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043879