Divide And Conquer

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01:01:14;02

Determined to avoid a two front war Germany halted her drive to the east and turned west to first crush Britain and France.

01:01:41;02

On September 3, 1939 the British and French declared war on Germany. Sign in Britain reads “A Call For Arms”. Scenes of troops of the growing armies of the British Commonwealth of Nations, British troops, Canadian troops, Australian troops, New Zealand troops and South Africa troops.

01:02:00;09

Ships of the British Royal Navy at sea. Animated map show deployment of the ships of the British Royal Navy used to blockade Germany after declaration of war in 1939.

01:03:30;08

German Dictator Adolf Hitler, in the Reichstag, on October 6, 1939 as he pledges peace by announcing a non-aggression pact with Denmark and vowing peace with Norway, Holland and Belgium.

01:04:27;02

Periscope of German submarine (U-boat); view of underwater launch of torpedo from German U-boat (submarine); Torpedo leaving submarine (U-boat); explosion as torpedo strikes ship.

01:05:00;08

German invasion and occupation of Denmark and the invasion of Norway on April 9, 1940. German “trojan horse” merchant ships loaded with German troops and tanks in Norwegian harbors unloading German troops and tanks for invasion of Norway. Newspaper headline reads “Quislings Seize Power In Norway” and in an act of treachery, Vidkun Quisling issued orders to suppress resistance.

01:07:17;04

German soldier attaching poster to building that reads: “To The Population of Oslo Norway! The war situation requires the strictest observance of the following rules. Troops of the Germany army marching through the streets of Oslo Norway. German troops occupy Oslo, the capital of Norway.

01:08:03;08

Animated map illustrate German forces fanning out to occupy Norway. Heavy fighting as one German column is blocked by loyal Norwegian troops between Hamar and Elverum. Fighting between troops of Norway and German invasion troops. German Luftwaffe planes bombing Norwegian ground troops, forcing the Norwegian troops to retreat to the North. American Captain Robert Moffat Losey killed by German bombing attack in Norway. Captain Losey, serving as a military attache to Norway, becomes the first American casualty of WWII.

German patrols occupy every strategic village in Norway. German paratroopers land high in the mountains of Norway.

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01:00:04;10

German invasion of Norway. German bombers attack Norwegian cities sending defenseless civilians fleeing in terror. Scenes of burning cities in Norway.

01:01:08;11

British, French, and Polish troops made several landing along the coast of Norway, but all was forced to withdraw under constant German air attacks. British and German naval battle at Narvik, landing of British troops that held the town of Norwik for two months, and capture of first German POWs of WWII by the British. Constant air attacks by German planes that forced withdrawal of British troops and ships from Narvik Norway. German bomber hit by anti-aircraft fire from British ships screams overhead and crashes into the ocean.

01:04:40;03

CU image of Hitler surrounded by German officers. Animated map illustrates how Germany planned to encircle Britain with plane attacks from France and u-boats from Norway. CU image of French flag waving in the breeze.

01:05:21;11

Flashback to WWI with scenes of the German invasion of France in 1914. In WWI German Army reached the River Marne, a few miles from Paris as French reserve troops poured out of Paris in all types of vehicles earning the name of "Taxi Cab" Army. Ferdinand Foch inspects troops of the French 9th Army. WWI battlefield scenes and signing of Armistice November 11, 1918. France builds the Maginot line guarding France's eastern border facing Germany during the 1930's. Illustration of the layout of the fortresses of the French Maginot Line.

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01:00:12;10

French troops marching into the Maginot Line of fortresses in 1939. Barrel of large artillery gun on the Maginot Line slowly lowering. German Dictator Hitler and German planners looking at a map on a table planning the invasion of France, not against the Maginot Line, but an end run around the Maginot Line through Belgium. Vintage war planes and tanks of the French Army in 1939.

01:01:00;11

German Dictator Hitler took advantage of the fact France had become a cynical and disillusioned nation. Wite crosses of military cemetery depicting loss of 6 million men in WWI, newspaper headlines reads “League Fails To Impose Sanction” on Germany, and corruption such as the Stavisky Scandal reaching into high places in the French government.

01:01:59;02

Animation is used to analysis the weakness of French morale and national unity and a dramatization of the effects of German propaganda that lead to sabotage, strikes, and riots. Scenes of sabotage and ceaseless German propaganda directed at the French soldiers manning the Maginot Line.

01:03:33;01

Animated map shows location of the British and French armies facing the might of the German Armies in early 1940. In Germany Adolf Hitler gives an stirring speech followed by speeches by other German leaders as the Germans shouted “Sieg Heil” (Hail Victory).

01:06:59;07

At dawn on May 10, 1949 without declaring war Germany launched coordinated attacks (invasion) on Luxemburg, Belgium, and Holland by German infantry, tanks and air attacks by the German Luftwaffe.

Shows the German Fallschirmjager, the paratrooper branch of the German Luftwaffe in WWII, jumping from Junkers JU-52 aircraft over Rotterdam, Holland capturing the airport and outlaying areas of Rotterdam. On the fourth day of the invasion of Holland the Dutch was given an ultimatum, cease all resistance or Rotterdam will be bombed out of existence.

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01:00:07;11

The Dutch General surrendered Rotterdam to save Dutch lives in WWII, but after the unconditional surrender, the City of Rotterdam is reduced to ruins by Luftwaffe Dornier 17 bombers. Scenes of the bombing of Rotterdam, Holland by flights of German bombers; CU of bombs being dropped from bomb-bay of German Luftwaffe Dornier 17 aircraft. Burning and destroyed buildings and total destruction of the City of Rotterdam Holland.

01:01:26;01

Flight of German Luftwaffe Junkers JU 87 or “Stuka” dive bombers attacking the City of Rotterdam; wailing audio sounds of the “Jericho-Trompete” as the JU 87 is in a dive.

Note: The Junkers JU 87 or “Stuka” dive bomber had the Jericho-Trompete or “Jericho Trumpet” mounted on the leading edge of the landing gear that produced a screaming howl in a dive. These wailing sirens became a terror and propaganda tool for the German Luftwaffe.

01:02:02;06

The total destruction of the City of Rotterdam, Holland and scenes of the bodies of Dutch civilian men, women and children killed by the German bombing of the city after the unconditional surrender of the Dutch military.

01:02:49;08

German Panzer units invading Belgium in WWII. Battle of Fort Eben-Emael on the Albert Canal on May 10-11, 1940 between Belgian and German forces. An assault force of German Fallschirmjager (paratroopers) was tasked with assaulting and capturing Fort Eben-Emael. German paratroopers, JU 87 “Stuka” dive bombers, troops with flame throwers and a special engineering battalion using high explosives in a coordinated attack on the Belgium Fort Eben-Emael on the Albert Canal (waterway). Fort Eben-Emael was captured in a two day battle allowing the Germans to cross the Albert Canal on bridges.

01:05:40;02

Allied troops crossing the French-Belgium border to meet the advancing German invading forces. The Allied advance is impeded by thousands of fleeing Belgium refugees that clog the roads. Men, women, and child refugees flee the advancing German army. German planes bombing small villages to forcing terrified civilians to flee entangling the advancing Allied Army on the narrow roads of Belgium. German JU 87 “Stuka” dive bombers machine-gun and bomb the terrorfied refugees. Wounded children and children fleeing.

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01:00:09;07

Animated map shows the main German attack on France would be through the Ardennes Forest by-passing the French Maginot defense line. The largest striking force the World had ever seen that included 45,000 armored vehicles; as the Allied forces raced to meet the German forces in Belgium the Germans attacked France through Ardennes Forest. German Engineer Battalions clear the pathways through the Ardennes Forest for the German tanks to follow.

01:02:56;10

Reaching the Meuse River the Germans blasted the French positions with German JU 87 “Stuka” dive bombers, tank guns, and artillery until German Shock Troops were able to cross the River and secure a crossing point while German Engineers built bridges for the tanks to cross.

01:05:44;11

Intelligence Officer uses animated map to show how the German Army using coordination between tanks and motorized Infantry was able to advance so rapidly pushing the French and British forces into the sea at Dunkerque (Dunkirk).

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01:00:09;07

Sign that reads “Dunkerque” where a complete British Army faces annihilation. Ships and boats of all types races to rescue from England to evacuate the British, French, and Belgium forces at Dunkirk as the RAF provide air cover and fight the German Luftwaffe to a standstill. Scenes of aerial combat between British fighter planes and planes of the German Luftwaffe.

01:00:56;08

Various scenes of the The Dunkirk (Dunkerque) evacuation, code name Dynamo. Shows Prime Minister Winston Churchill.

01:01:45;09

Describes the desperate situation in France after the “Dunkerque” evacuation. French families in Paris sending their children south. Animated map shows the rapid German advance into France and fall of the Maginot Line.

01:03:31;05

Italy invades France in WWII. Italian Troops crossing the border. President Franklin D. Roosevelt as he spoke these words "the hand that held the dagger has struck it into the back of it's neighbor". Italian Dictator Benito Mussolini as he walks with his staff.

01:03:59;00

Newspaper headlines reads “Reynaud Resigns, Petain Is Now Premier, New Cabinet Considers Fate Of France, German Troops Gaining On All Fronts.” The new French Cabinet Members including French Premier Marshall Petain and French politician Pierre Laval.

01:04:30;02

Adolf Hitler with German officers when he receives the news France is seeking an agreement. German Dictator Adolf Hitler and his staff arriving at railroad car where the WWI Armistice Agreement between Germany and France was to be signed. Shows the French delegation arriving. German and French delegations inside railway car.

01:05:40;04

Headlines of Chicago Daily News "French To Pay 400,000,000 Francs Per Day For Nazi Occupation Army". French POWs taken to Germany to be kept as hostages and work as slaves. French civilians worked as slaves in France.

01:06:44;07

Newspaper headline reads “Nazis Executes 50 French Hostages In Bordeaux”.

01:06:55;08

Nazi flag unfurled in Paris. Adolf Hitler tours Paris in an automobile. Shows people listening to orders from the Nazi occupiers. The Battle Colors of France is taken to Africa by General Charles de Gaulle, the new leader of the Free French Army. Generals Charles de Gaulle and General Henri Giraud shake hands, Prime Minister Of England Winston Churchill in BG. Shows French flag waving in the breeze.