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The fall of France and entry of Italy, on side of the Axis Powers, in World War II

Crowd fills the Plaza Venezia in Rome where Benito Mussolini appears on the balcony of the Piazza Venezia (formerly known as the Palace of St Mark) in Italy, on June 10, 1940. He announces that Italy has entered World War 2 on the side of the Axis powers. Views of the jubilant crowd waving Italian and some Swastika flags. Next, a road sign points to Paris and to Poissons, in France followed by view of German troops triumphantly entering Paris, through the Arch of Triumph. View of the Eiffel Tower, and of a German flag flying atop it. More views of German troops marching through Paris. A German railway gun firing. (Narrator implies that the target is the Maginot Line, which is not correct. It was bypassed by the Germans, negating need to attack it directly.) Other German railway guns and siege mortars firing and many huge explosions and fires are seen, including some from flame throwers. Next, German troops are seen marching around a circle where a railroad car is parked near Compiègne, France. This rail car is the scene of Germany's surrender to France in World War I. Statue of French Marshal Foch, who had then, received the delegates of vanquished Germany here. Adolf Hitler walking past a German Honor Guard, salutes. He is accompanied by Marshal Hermann Goering and other high ranking military persons. The nearby 1918 "Alsace-Lorraine monument" is covered by a German flag. The German delegation headed by Hitler and Goering, enter the rail car and take their places. Outside, the French delegation, headed by General Charles Huntziger, is escorted by German officers. They enter the car and he German delegation stands. Both delegations exchange salutes. Next, Hitler is seen stepping from the rail car, followed by Goering. The German delegation walks past the honor guard, and Hitler salutes them. German and French officials still in the rail car exchange salutes. Hitler expresses jubilation.

Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 32 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675046081
President Poincaré addresses the crowd in Paris on the eve of return of Alsace-Lorraine to French rule.

Citizens celebrate the return of Alsace-Lorraine to French rule in Paris, France. French and American flags atop a building. Thousands of citizens gather and celebrate on streets. French President Raymond Poincaré, French Prime Minister George Clemenceau and French Marshall Joseph Joffre accompanied with other dignitaries take their seats on the dais. President Poincaré addresses the crowd.

Date: 1919
Duration: 59 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675029216
French and Allied troops parade at Champs Elysees in Paris on the eve of the liberation of Alsace-Lorraine.

Celebrations on the return of Alsace-Lorraine to French rule in Paris, France. French cavalry and troops along with troops of Allied nations exhibit a parade at the Champs Elysees. Citizens gather in large numbers to celebrate. French, American and British flags hoisted in parade. A parade by Red Cross nurses. French President Raymond Poincaré, French Prime Minister George Clemenceau and French Marshall Joseph Joffre along with other dignitaries review the parade.

Date: 1919
Duration: 6 min 58 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675029218
German Army operations in the assault on France, during World War II

The German assault on France during the Battle of France in World War II. French and other Allied soldiers surrender. The soldiers surrender to German officers on a street. Officers question the soldiers. French African soldiers surrender. German troops proceeding through places made famous during World War 1. The World War I battlefield at Compiegne. World War I memorials at the site. French Marshal Ferdinand Foch's statue and a memorial tablet with a dedication to him. A swastika placed on the memorial. A museum containing Foch's railway car in which the World War I armistice was signed. The Alsace-Lorraine Memorial. German troops battle their way through a village. Soldiers march with rifles. armored vehicles advance on roads. Street fighting between German and French soldiers. Soldiers fire machine guns and take cover among the ruins on the village. Rubble strewn across the streets. Soldiers enter and inspect damaged buildings. Smoke due to a sudden explosions nearby. The soldiers pass a corpse on the street.

Date: 1940
Duration: 2 min 53 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675021839
French and 3rd army troops enter Strasbourg and advance in the Metz area, France (WW2)

French and United States Army 3rd Army troops liberate Strasbourg, France during World War II. Tanks of the French 1st Army moves from the Swiss border. Sign reads “Mülhausen Elsaß” (“Mulhouse, Alsace”). Troops find the body of a dead German soldier along the road. They advance in the Metz area. The 9th army advances through villages in bordering Germany. Soldiers walk on the battlefield. German prisoners of war (POWs) walk along with the soldiers. Civilians holding the French flag return to their homes after the battle. Strasbourg sign in German reads “Straßburg Schiltigheim”. Bell tower of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Strasbourg, France. Damaged buildings near the Cathedral. The street is littered with pile of handheld, small Nazi flags with swastika emblem. Men gather outside buildings discussing amongst themselves. Third Army troops walk in the mud. Weather overshoes are distributed to troops. Soldiers put on all-weather boots. More German soldiers and officers are captured in Metz. United States Ninth Army troops enter the town of Weisweiler, Germany. Soldiers moving through backyards, chicken houses and engage in house-to-house fighting. A mortar crew fire mortars behind trench made of sandbags. A wounded soldier crawls himself to reach an aid station. Medical aid stations at various places on the battlefield. Medics treat a wounded soldier. A dying soldier lies down on the street. Soldiers carry a patient to top of a tank. They march forward on the battlefield as officers on Jeep watch on.

Date: 1944, November 23
Duration: 2 min 38 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045603
Harry Truman sworn in after death of Roosevelt and surrender of Germany to Allied Nations in World War II during 1945.

A review of significant events that occurred in the year 1945. Scenes from fourth inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt as President. Wide view of snow covered lawn of the White House, and guards positioned on the south White House lawn. View of President Roosevelt as he is sworn in as President of the United States, on the south portico of the White House due to wartime austerity measures, on January 20, 1945. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin pose at the Yalta Conference. Death of Roosevelt in April 1945. Burial procession and funeral ceremony of Franklin Roosevelt. Men and women weeping. An African American woman waves her handkerchief as she mourns. Wreath on grave of President Roosevelt. Harry S. Truman sworn in as U.S. President on April 12, 1945. Surrender of the Germans signed by General Jodl and General W.B. Smith in Reims, France. Representatives of Russia, Britain, France and United States at the surrender. General Dwight Eisenhower smiles.

Date: 1945
Duration: 2 min 16 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675036363