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People gather at the Palazzo Venezia in Rome as Italy enters World War II and soldiers fight in France.

Italy enters World War II. A large number of people march on the streets in Rome, Italy. People gathered outside the Palazzo Venezia in Rome as Italy declares to enter World War II. Italian tanks advance in France. A wrecked tank on a field. Italian soldiers fire and aircraft in flight. Citroen Kegresse P19 half-track vehicle drives by. Artillery being fired and explosions occur.

Location: Europe
Date: 1940, June 24
Duration: 38 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059013
British civilians leave England as British soldiers prepare to face German forces (WW2)

British civilians and soldiers prepare for World War II. After the Nazi German invasion of France, British civilians flee from England due to the threat of war. A man with his family crosses railway tracks in England. Two women embark onto a ship to evacuate threat of war. British citizens on a crowded street corner, near an Italian restaurant. A sign on a window reads "British Restaurant" in an attempt to prevent boycott and prejudice by British citizens who might not otherwise visit an Italian restaurant. A notice reads "This shop is owned by a British subject who has registered for the H. M. forces." A man seen removing the "Italian" sign and painting over it. Indian Army troops loyal to the British crown are seen lined up for inspection. They march as they prepare for the war.

Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1940, June 24
Duration: 54 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059014
Governor General Alexander Cambridge being given a welcome in Ottawa, Ontario.

Alexander Cambridge arrives as the new Governor General of Canada in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Officers greet Governor General Alexander Cambridge. An aircraft flies over the Peace Tower. Honor guards lined up outside the Canadian Parliament Building (111 Wellington St, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0A6 Canada) in Parliament Hill. Governor General with officials. Governor General Cambridge with his wife Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone as she holds flowers in her hands.

Location: Ottawa Ontario Canada
Date: 1940, June 24
Duration: 26 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059015
American refugees return to New York aboard SS Washington after escaping a German submarine attack.

SS Washington arrives in New York, United States. Children aboard SS Washington. American refugees aboard the ship after a narrow escape from being torpedoed by a U boat off Portugal. A baby in a pram. The captain of the ship and a signal man on the deck. People gathered at New York Harbor to receive the refugees. People disembark from the ship and are greeted and hugged by their family and friends. (World War II period).

Location: New York United States USA
Date: 1940, June 24
Duration: 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059016
Shattered windows after blasts at an office below the German consulate and Communist headquarters in New York.

Blasts occur at an office below the German consulate and Communist headquarters in New York, United States. Officers enter a building. A sign in German. Shattered glasses at the office below the Nazi consulate. Broken pieces of glass scattered around a desk. Broken pieces of glass spread around a window. The officers exit the building. A shattered display window at the Communist headquarters. A bust of Stalin with books in the background.

Location: New York United States USA
Date: 1940, June 24
Duration: 36 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059017
Women workers manufacture gas masks at Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland, United States.

Women manufacture gas masks at Edgewood Arsenal in Maryland, United States. A woman worker cuts out gas masks at Edgewood Arsenal. Women work on machines to manufacture the gas masks. A woman attaches a hose to a gas mask.

Location: Maryland United States USA
Date: 1940, June 24
Duration: 34 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675059018
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