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The German invasion of France in World War II .

Film starts showing diagrams of German army artillery firing plan supporting planned invasion of France during World War 2. German army officers are seen going over plans. Animated map shows British and French forces in the West and German break-through army poised to the East of the Maginot Line. The animated German break-through forces advance behind artillery. View of a German gun crew firing a 21cm heavy howitzer, and its shells exploding in the distance. Various views of German gun crews loading and firing heavy artillery and the shells striking with large explosions.German infantry seen moving through area filled with obstacle defenses. A line of German Panzer I tank moving along a road between the obstacles. More views of German artillery firing. Machine gun firing and fires breaking out at nighttime, and German tanks moving over fires burning on the ground. Machine fun tracer rounds seen in the dark. Many buildings being consumed by flames. Surrendered French troops being searched by German soldiers. A large open air compound containing many prisoners of war taken by the German forces. Various views of the prisoners in the compound.

Date: 1940, May
Duration: 4 min 13 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675028016
Germans execute Manstein strategy circumnavigating maginot line and attacking France through the Ardennes

A French 4-star General steps from a German JU-52 trimotor transport plane and is met by German officers. They exchange salutes. Animated map shows execution of the Manstein strategy, with massed German Panzer units circumnavigating the Maginot line and attacking through the Ardennes Forest, converging in a thrust to Abbeville on the French coast. This is carried out by German General Heinz Guderian and the 29th Panzer Corps. German forces are seen moving rapidly in trucks, motocycles, on horseback (cavalry) and even with horse-drawn wagons. Pz.IV tanks of a Panzer division are seen on the move. Soldiers on Pz.III tank and horses move on the field. German infantry marches casually along a road and into a French town, accompanied by a marching band. Houses along the street. Soldiers on Sdkfz.263 8-wheeled armored car of 2.Pz.Div in a field. Other soldiers move on tanks. Germans shell installations at a French port city. German officers ride into a captured French port city. (World War II period).

Date: 1940
Duration: 4 min 56 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: German
Clip: 65675028017
YMCA opens up a Boy's Club in South School in New Haven CT.

Shows Leadership lectures going on at YMCA in New Heaven. The Lecturer appoints a Leader to open up a Club for boys. View of first meeting of the Club at boy named David's house. Many of the boys have antisemitic views and are prejudiced against admission of a Jewish Boy named Max in their club. Max makes his way in the Club by proving himself worthy to all, as the boys learn the values of diversity and inclusion. Scenes show the boys recruiting members for their club, the boys meeting in a home, and the boys hiking. One boy falls trying to scale a steep slope. Max is the first to help him and continues to help him during the hike. The injured boy makes room for Max in the circle of boys cooking hot dogs on sticks over an open fire.

Date: 1940
Duration: 5 min 23 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675028785
Boy's Club members practice inclusion and support diversity in New Haven.

Group of boys swimming at a lake side or river. Boys quietly sneak up on a boy fishing and push him into the water. He complains that he has lost his fishing net after he surfaces in the water. Another boy, a Jewish boy, volunteers to jump in and find it for him, and he does so. Group of boys in the club are seen meeting with their YMCA adult advisor. They come up with an idea to help others, by selling scrap like scrap metal to raise funds for a clothing fund for needy kids at school. Views of the boys collecting junk metal and newspapers to recycle for money for the clothing fund. The boys meet again with their advisors. The boys clap when they learn they will receive a new club charter. They hold elections for officers. The Jewish boy is elected as one of the club officers. A YMCA secretary presents the group members with their charter. The boys recite a pledge of inclusion for others.

Date: 1940
Duration: 3 min 20 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: None
Clip: 65675028786
Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini declares war on United Kingdom and France during World War II.

Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini's speaks to a crowd during his declaration of war against the British and French in World War II. The crowd assembled in front of the National Monument of Victor Emmanuel II in Rome, Italy to hear Mussolini's declaration of war. Benito Mussolini speaks from the balcony of Venice Palace. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt makes a speech on Italian perfidy when Italy attacks helpless France. The Italian Army in action during the North African Campaign of World War II. An Italian staff officer on a hill watches a battle. A long line of Italian mountain howitzers fire. An Italian officer looks through binoculars. A radio officer transmits a message. Italian Savoia Marchetti airplane in flight. The airplane drops bombs. An officer looks through binoculars. Two gun crews fire, The shells hit the earth and explode.

Date: 1940, June 10
Duration: 3 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061114
President Roosevelt reviews air fleet of the United States at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia during World War II.

U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt checks on growing air fleet of the United States at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia during World War II. Official cars parked in front of airplanes on the air base. President Roosevelt looks at formation of aircraft.

Date: 1940, July 31
Duration: 46 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675061120