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Divide And Conquer Reel-6

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keywords: wwii, european theater, nazi germany, dunkirk evacuation, surrender of france, wwi armistice railcar, general charles de gaulle

Synopsis: The Nazi war machine rampages through Western Europe with scenes of the British Army and its allies facing annihilation at Dunkirk and one of the most seminal events of WWII as ships and to small boats race from England to evacuate its forces to safety, France surrenders to Germany in the same railcar used for the WWI Armistice German surrender, the German occupation as the Nazi Flag is raised over France while General Charles De Gaulle retreats to Africa as leader of the Free French Army...(read more)

Date: 1943
Duration: 00:09:41
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: Europe

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Divide And Conquer Reel-6

Divide And Conquer Reel-6

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.