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US, British and Polish Naval officers receive American submarines in New London, Connecticut. during World War II.

U.S. Navy transfers submarines to British and Free Polish Governments in New London, Connecticut during World War 2.. Film begins showing an American Navy Lieutenant reading from a document as a Navy Commander stands nearby. They are addressing officers and crew on a U.S. submarine being transferred to the British Navy. A large audience of sailors stand on a pier across the water in the background. A British sailor is silhouetted as he salutes from the deck of the boat. The submarine's officers and crew step up onto the dock, and then sailors return to the submarine and stand in formation along with their captain and other officers, on the deck near the boat's deck gun. A sailor atop the submarine raises the British Navy White Ensign on its mast, as the officers and crew salute. The sailor then fastens the Royal Navy Commissioning Pennant containing the Cross of St. George, above and behind the Ensign atop the submarine. The officers salute again. Scene changes to a submarine transferred to the Polish, where Polish sailors raise a Naval Ensign containing the seal of the Polish Government in Exile. Closeup of Polish Navy Commander standing on the pier with Polish officers and crew behind him on the deck of the newly transferred submarine. Next, the Polish officers and crew are seen in formation on the pier. The Polish officers and crew on their submarine. Glimpse of the British Officers and crew on their submarine. A final scene with Polish captain and his crew on their submarine.

Date: 1941, November 4
Duration: 3 min 4 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Unedited
Language: None
Clip: 65675043718
Japanese bombard Pearl Harbor and the Island of Oahu, Hawaii.

Dramatized documentary released during World War II depicting Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. Aerial view of Island of Oahu, Hawaii. A goods train moves on a railway track. Military trucks enter Hickam Air Force Base. Aircraft parked on an air field. A native fishes on the riverside. A naval officer speaks to a group of United States sailors. A clock on the Alho Tower. A fleet of Japanese aircraft advance towards the island. Japanese aircraft bombard the island and attack United States ships. Explosions on buildings and Wheeler Field. Japanese fighter planes bomb Pearl Harbor. The battleship USS Arizona goes up in flames on being hit by a Japanese bomb. United States crew members prepare to fight. U.S. sailors fire at Japanese aircraft. Japanese aircraft leave wreckage and destruction.

Date: 1941, December 7
Duration: 10 min 17 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043848
A burial ceremony for the dead American soldiers and wounded are attended after the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

Aftermath of attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Damage and wreckage after Japanese attack. Wounded United States sailors being carried on litters for treatment. Dead sailors taken away on litters. A grave of an American sailor with a wreath on it. Family members of the dead soldiers. A board reads 'Albuquerque city Limit'. A priest performs the burial ceremony for the dead soldiers. United States soldiers pay homage to the dead Americans. (World War II period).

Date: 1941, December 7
Duration: 3 min 35 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675043849
German troops on train en route to Balkans pass through Hungary and Romania.

German campaign in Balkans and Crete, Greece. Preparations for The Battle of Crete. German soldiers en route to Balkans pass through Hungary and Romania. The troops march with rifles in hands. Soldiers look out of train windows, read books, and converse. German troops get off the train in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. An animation shows the route of the train. Soldiers prepare vegetables and cook food. Troops look out of train windows and wave at civilians. (World War II period).

Date: 1941, May
Duration: 4 min 40 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675043851
German troops establish camp in Crete, Greece and paratroopers descend with the help of parachutes.

German campaign during The Battle of Crete. Troops establish camps in Crete. They open tents and light camp fires. Soldiers play cards inside one of the tents. They cook eggs in a small pan over a fire. A German officer speaks to the troops. Officers inspect an howitzer. The troops march. German troops and officers eat. Soldiers listen to the radio. Troops put on uniforms. German JU-52 aircraft taxi and take off. A fleet of aircraft in flight. Paratroopers descend via parachute. (World War II period).

Date: 1941, May
Duration: 6 min 1 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675043852
German troops patrol captured Crete, and round up British troops as prisoners of war (WW2)

German campaign in Crete during World War II. German troops patrol the captured city of Crete. German soldiers in military vehicles drive on a road. German soldiers capture surrendered British soldiers with their hands held high. The British prisoners of war are seen being marched on a beach. British soldier prisoners of war wait on beaches and in encampments under Nazi German guard. A German officer reviews documents. German forces hand out food to British prisoners and a German medic bandages the hand of a British soldier. Citizens in Crete gathered outside a hotel where German officers stand on balcony and address the crowd. German troops in the captured city setup gun emplacements to guard the city. Two mostly sunken ships off the coast of Crete.

Date: 1941, May
Duration: 3 min 43 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675043853