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Allied evacuation from Dunkirk, France, during World War II.

Evacuation of Allied Troops at Dunkirk, France, during World War 2. Opening scene shows black smoke rising from beach area. Sign reads "Dunkerque". A German Henschel He 126 aircraft rolls over and dives toward Dunkirk. A formation of British Spitfire aircraft are seen, providing air cover over the beach during the Allied evacuation. They have dogfight with a German Fockwulf FW 190 fighter and engage a Heinkel He-111 bomber, and down a German Dornier Do 17 bomber. Allied antiaircraft guns firing from the beach area down a Henschel He 126 aircraft. Contrails in the air from dog fighting airplanes. Gunners fire from open cockpit airplanes. An Allied airplane is downed and crashes in an explosion. German Ju 87 (Stuka) dive bombers dive on targets. View from cockpit of one aiming for a transport ship. The plane pulls out and releases a bomb that explodes in the water next to the ship. View from distance of bombs exploding on a ship. British ships and boats of all kinds being employed to evacuate Allied forces. Soldiers being helped to board them, including some wounded on stretchers. Survivors from bombed ship make way in lifeboats. More smoke on the horizon from bombed ships. A wrecked British Spitfire on the beach. A crashed German Messerschmitt Bf 109 on the beach. A crashed German Heinkel He 111 bomber, inland. View of bomb damage in City of Dunkirk. Roadsides littered with abandoned Allied vehicles and equipment. A dead Allied soldier lying next to a truck. Abandoned antiaircraft guns and variety of military equipment left on the beach.

Location: Dunkirk France
Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 58 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044321
U.S. President Roosevelt emphasizes on increasing expenditure on Army during his annual message to the Congress,Washington D.C.

Congress hears U.S. President Franklin D Roosevelt's annual State of the Union message in Washington D.C. President Roosevelt talks about how no one expects the United States to send American youth again to fight on the soil of Europe (to be involved in World War 2) and he asserts that is still the United States position "for nobody expects such an undertaking." He recalls that President George Washington warned against entangling foreign alliances. He calls on congress to levy sufficient additional taxes to meet emergency spending needs for national defense (due to threat of war). Members of the Congress clap during President's State of the Union speech.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1940, January 3
Duration: 2 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044322
Charles Edison takes the oath of office on being elected as New U.S. Navy Secretary in Washington D.C.,

Charles Edison chosen as the new U.S. Navy Secretary in Washington D.C. Charles Edison takes an oath after being elected as the U.S. Navy Secretary. His wife stands next to him during the ceremony. Charles Edison gives a brief speech. He poses for a photograph with other officials.

Location: Washington DC USA
Date: 1940, January 3
Duration: 52 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044323
Fire fighters clear debris and search for bodies following Marlborough Hotel fire in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Fire in the Marlborough Hotel (1301 2nd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404, United States), built in 1890, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Fire blaze damage visible all through the apartment hotel. Snow and ice cover vehicles and buildings nearby. Fire fighters dig to get the bodies of the victims. They clear the debris. (World War II period).

Location: Minneapolis Minnesota USA
Date: 1940, January 3
Duration: 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044324
Men participate with model seaplanes in miniature seaplane meet at Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida.

Miniature seaplane meet on Biscayne Bay in Miami, Florida. Men place model seaplanes in water at Biscayne Bay. Participants fuel their models. Replicas of seaplane take off and land on water surface. One of the planes crashes while landing.

Location: Miami Florida USA
Date: 1940, January 3
Duration: 55 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044325
Ongoing Orange Bowl parade and a football match between Georgia Tech and Tigers in Miami, Florida.

The Orange Bowl festival parade in Miami, Florida. Women dressed in costumes on decoratd floats as they pass by on a road. Football match between the Georgia Tech and the Tigers. Spectators watch the players on ground. Georgia Tech wins over the Tigers with a score of 21-7.

Location: Miami Florida USA
Date: 1940, January 3
Duration: 1 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044326
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