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Newsreels: 1939 - Year In Review Headlines
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keywords: pocket battleship graf spee, death pope pius xi, chile earthquake, us submarine squalus, queen elizabeth, nazis conquer czechoslovakia, nazis conquer albania, nazis conquer poland, german luftwaffe, german navy, president franklin d. roosevelt, neutrality act, russia invades finland
Synopsis: German Pocket Battleship Graf Spee Is Scuttled By Crew, Rome Marks The Passing Of Pope Pius XI, Earthquake Devastates Areas Of Chile, 33 Crew Members Of The U.S. Submarine Squalus Rescued, King George And Queen Elizabeth Of England Tour US, Czechoslovakia And Albania Fall To The Axis Powers, Polish Resistance Is Decimated By The German War Machine, England And France Declare War Upon Germany, German Luftwaffe And Navy Redouble Their Efforts, President Franklin D. Roosevelt Signs The Neutrality Act, Gallant Finns Hold Their Own Against Soviet Attack...(read more)
- Date: 1939
- Duration: 00:08:03
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: The World
German Pocket Battleship Graf Spee Is Scuttled By Crew
Amazing pictures of the dramatic sinking of the German raider, scuttled by her ill-starred captain and crew when faced with defeat at the hands of the British warships that drove her into port.
Rome Marks The Passing Of Pope Pius XI
Impressive rites at Saint Peter’s in Rome mark the passing of Pope Pius XI, beloved champion of peace. The crowning of his successor in the fight against war, Pope Pius XII is an impressive pageant.
Earthquake Devastates Areas Of Chile
Tragic scenes of the disaster that devastated wide areas in Chile, wrecking hundreds of homes and killing thousands of helpless natives. The worst disaster in South American history!
33 Crew Members Of The U.S. Submarine Squalus Rescued
Dramatic scenes of the sinking of the U.S. submarine – the rescue of 33 of her crew by a remarkable escape hatch – and the dangerous and difficult efforts to lift the stricken craft from the ocean bottom.
King George And Queen Elizabeth Of England Tour US
An epochal event in American-British relations - King George and Queen Elizabeth greeted with New World pomp on their good-will tour in the U.S. Hands across the sea!
Czechoslovakia And Albania Fall To The Axis Powers
Czechoslovakia falls beneath the Nazi juggernaut and is absorbed into the Reich – Albania is seized by Italy in a sudden coup, as Europe’s powers quick-step down the road to war!
Polish Resistance Is Decimated By The German War Machine
Poland is ruthlessly liquidated by the German war machine, on land, sea and air. And the Russian army steps in to take its share of the spoils!
England And France Declare War Upon Germany
Millions of men march off to the front, while at home war machines go into high gear!
German Luftwaffe And Navy Redouble Their Efforts
Germany heightens her warfare on the sea and in the air, with a growing toll of shipping and human lives.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt Signs The Neutrality Act
The U.S. takes epochal steps to keep out of war. President Roosevelt signs the famous Neutrality Act, which lifts the embargo on sales of war materials and restricts American shipping.
Gallant Finns Hold Their Own Against Soviet Attack
Finland girds to stave off the crashing attack of the Soviet aggressor – Helsinki is ruthlessly bombed, but on the battle fronts the gallant Finns hold their own.
