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News media military analysts discuss the problems of Allies invading Europe to defeat Germany in World War II

Map of Europe and label "Invasion." Westbrook Van Voorhis leading a panel discussion about the problems arising from the Allied invasion of Europe in World War 2. He introduces panelists: Hanson Baldwin (military editor of the New York Times) Dewitt MacKenzie (Associated Press military analyst), and Paul Schubert (of Mutual Radio Network). He asks Mr. Baldwin about the importance of aerial bombing campaigns. Baldwin also stresses importance of a land invasion of Europe. Relief map of Europe highlighting major German cities. Asked about the merit of invading Italy on the way to Germany, Mr. Schubert cites the problem of the Alps and suggests other more effective invasion routes. Van Voorhis asks Mr. MacKenzie about best route into fortress Germany. He considers the criterion of ease of supply as most important, and suggests the Atlantic coast, near a good port and not far from England. Animated map shows this idea. When asked about this, Mr. Baldwin agrees completely, calling the conflict "a quartermaster's war." He adds, "The problem of victory is the problem of supply."

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 41 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675075787
Jewish refugees from Germany arrive on the ship Saint Louis in Havana, Cuba.

Jewish refugees arrive in Havana, Cuba. 917 Jewish refugees from Germany aboard ship MS Saint Louis (Motorschiff St. Louis) land for a temporary stay on the Island Republic. Refugees wave from the ship. The ship sails away as it is denied access. (The ship ultimately returned to Germany.)

Date: 1939, June 5
Duration: 29 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043533
U.S. Army forces build up supplies and advance positions in preparation for invasion of Germany during World War 2

Activities of American first Army in Germany. Aerial and ground views of an Allied supply depot at Liege, Belgium. U.S. Army soldiers arrange supply boxes. Signal Corps engineers work on readying communication lines from the rear to the front and are seen stringing communication lines and preparing communication hubs. New transmission equipment of various kinds are received and installed for news. U.S. Army engineers supervise steel manufacture and sawmill operation in Luxembourg at a protected steel works facility that was taken over by the Allied Supreme Command. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers personnel walk on finished steel beams and check them before shipment front. Plank boards are cut and stacked for use in road projects. U.S. engineers repair a bridge over the Meuse in Belgium that had been damaged in the Battle of Belgium. Train crosses a repaired bridge over the Meuse, and U.S. military and civilian pedestrian traffic seen on the bridge road. Track connectors are installed to better grip in mud and allow passage of Allied tanks and tracked vehicles. Aerial view of Siegfried line and Dragons Teeth. U.S. forces seen using a tank bulldozer and mud to effectively bury Dragon's Teeth tank traps to allow passage through the Siegfried Line. Allied trucks and vehicles are repaired. A convoy of Allied supply trucks passes by through a snowy landscape bringing supplies to the front in preparation for invasion into Germany.

Date: 1944
Duration: 2 min 29 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675044551
Foreign Ministers of three nations confer with West Germany's Brentano in Paris.

A meeting preliminary to the annual NATO sessions in Paris, France. Foreign Ministers of France Maurice Couve de Murville and British Foreign Secretary Lord Selwyn-Lloyd, confer with West Germany's Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Heinrich von Brentano. They come out of their cars and walk upstairs. They discuss with West Germany's Brentano in the conference hall.

Date: 1958, December 15
Duration: 45 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675045479
German Ambassador to Great Britain Joachim Von Ribbentrop speaks about Germany's faith in Hitler and Nazi Foreign Policy.

Joachim Von Ribbentrop, German Ambassador to Great Britain, outlines Nazi Foreign Policy in April 1936. He is seated at a desk. Ribbentrop explains that the Chancellor has placed before the world his peace plan. Germany's sovereignty has been restored and Hitler will not allow it to be discussed again. The German people want nothing but freedom, equality and peace. Ribbentrop asserts Germany's faith in Hitler.

Date: 1936, April
Duration: 1 min 17 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675047317
Mussolini declares to side with Germany.

Events prior to World War II. German troops march towards Czechoslovakian border in Germany. In Italy Prime Minister Benito Mussolini delivers a speech. He declares that Italy is allied with Germany in times of war and peace. His followers cheer after the declaration is made.

Date: 1938, September 19
Duration: 19 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675049449