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The World At War Reel-6

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keywords: wwii, european theater, germany invades france, child war refugees, surrender of france to germany, german dictator adolf hitler

Synopsis: The history of WWII with scenes of German forces using combined arms in Blitzkrieg tactics invade France, evacuation of children from Paris, Nazi army enter Paris passing the Arc de Triomphe, German railway guns firing, German Dictator Adolf Hitler accepts French surrender in same railway car used for Germany's surrender in WWI, Britain fights alone...(read more)

Date: 1930s-1940s
Duration: 00:11:03
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: Europe, Pacific

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The World At War Reel-6

After Holland and Belgium, five German armies fanned out across France as it is attacked on the ground and from the air. Scenes of the French Campaign, big guns firing, Luftwaffe planes dropping bombs, tanks advancing. French cities burning.

The evacuation of children from Paris. The German Army sweeps across France. Four days before Paris falls Italy enters the war. Shows cheering Italian crowd. The Nazi Army enters Paris France passing the Arc de Triomphe. After outflanking the Maginot Line, the German Army makes a direct attack and the Maginot line falls. Giant German railway or railroad gun firing. Scenes at Compiegne France where German Dictator Adolf Hitler accepts the surrender of France in the same railroad car that was used to accepts Germany's surrender in WWI. Shows Adolf Hitler on way to railcar, entering car, interior of railroad car at Compiegne and a jubilant Adolf Hitler after exiting the railroad car where France and Germany signed the formal surrender.

Britain stands alone: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill rallies the British peoples; ships are sunk; London, Plymouth, and Coventry suffer aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe; shows British people in air raid shelters, Malta is bombed; troops fight in Egypt. Emperor Haile Selassi of Ethiopia is restored.