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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
Scenes of German invasion of Denmark and Norway in 1940

Invasion of Denmark and Norway by Germany on 9th April,1940 during World War II. Invasion of Denmark: German warships and troop ships underway towards Denmark. A Nazi Navy ensign flag flying and German soldiers on a deck. A large gun on the deck. Infantry with machine guns. The soldiers look through binoculars. German Heinkel 111 bombers fly overhead. German tanks roll along street in Denmark. German troops unload from ships at a pier and parade through the streets of Denmark. Invasion of Norway: Interior view of German Ju 52 transport airplane loaded with troops and bicycles. An air view of Norway coast. Heinkel 111 aircraft in flight. Numerous German float planes seen in harbor below. Ju 52 comes in for landing. Several Ju 52s on an airport. Troops unload from one and march from the field. German troops take up positions. A radio tower being guarded. A Nazi soldier on guard at Oslo airport. Formations of Me bf 109 aircraft fly overhead. German troops in defensive positions overlooking a port. Ju 88 bombers overhead, and bombing coastal area. German troops marching in Oslo, Norway.

Date: 1940, April 9
Duration: 3 min 21 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675047349
Hjalmar Andersen wins three gold medals in the 6th Winter Olympics speed skating events at Bislett Stadium in Oslo, Norway.

The 6th Winter Olympics, held in Oslo, Norway. A large crowd of spectators gathered at Bislett Stadium. 1500 meters, 5000 meters and 10000 meters speed skating events at Bislett Stadium begin. The spectators cheer the skaters. Hjalmar Andersen of Norway wins three gold medals. Skater Andrea Mead Lawrence of the United States is seen receiving one of her two gold medals. The spectators cheer the skiers during the men's slalom event. Footage includes Stein Eriksen of Norway, Zeno Colo of Italy, and Jack Reddish of the United States. Othmar Schneider of Austria wins the men's slalom event.

Date: 1952, February 21
Duration: 2 min 7 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675056216
In the North Sea German bombers target warships escorting British and French troops leaving Namsos, Norway.

Evacuation of British forces during Namsos Campaign of World War 2. Views of German aircraft in flight and explosions from German Luftwaffe bombing in Namsos Norway region. Mountainous terrain near Namsos, Norway. British Lieutenant General Adrian Carton de Wiart, wearing eye patch, standing beside another British officer. Views inside a hospital in Namsos, where British and French medical personnel assist wounded British and French soldiers. A French soldier in a hospital bed shows his damaged helmet. A bomb blast on the ground. A British and French navy escort convoy begins its return to Scapa Flow from Namsos, Norway with British and French troops aboard. View of calm pre-dawn before the transport convoy is detected by German forces. Then a blast near a ship in the North Sea as German aircraft begin to attack the ships. British soldiers on the ship deck sit and watch as British ships battle against German airplanes. Anti aircraft guns fired from the warships. German aircraft drop bombs near a ship. The German aircraft in low flight. Scenes of British Navy and French Navy sailors firing anti-aircraft guns. Navy seamen look at the planes. Anti aircraft guns are fired. Fired empty shells on the deck of the ship. The ship underway with troops.

Date: 1940, May 4
Duration: 2 min 37 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046717
Two German soldiers manning a German gun on a Norwegian Coast.

A German gun on a Norwegian Coast. A sign on the exterior reads 'Bunker'. A German soldier looks out through a pair of binoculars. A gun emplacement. Two German soldiers manning gun. Gun position in view. Snow covered land. (World War II period).

Date: 1944, January
Duration: 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675053865
The King and Queen of Norway arrive at the award ceremony for Father Georges Pire in University of Oslo, Norway.

Father Georges Pire awarded in the auditorium of University of Oslo, Norway. Father Pire, the Belgian priest who won the 1958 Nobel prize for his work aiding displaced persons receives award. The King and Queen of Norway arrive at the ceremony. People gather at the ceremony.

Date: 1958, December 15
Duration: 47 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045480