Divide And Conquer Reel-1

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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.