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Divide and Conquer

Documents the German invasion of Denmark, Holland, Norway, Belgium, and France using newsreel and combat footage and extensive map graphics. Explains the German invasion of Denmark and Norway as motivated by the need for supply lines and air bases for the attack on Britain. Shows the German circumvention of the Maginot Line with feints into Holland and Belgium while a major thrust was made through the Ardennes Forest. Depicts the rapid German advance by the use of extended supply corridors that backed the French and English armies into the sea at Dunkirk. Ends with the evacuation of the French army to North Africa, Shows the Nazi blitz of Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Norway, the move to crush France and force the Dunkirk evacuation.

Credits

Directed by
Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak, Lewis Seiler
Written by
Julius J. Epstein
Cast
Winston Churchill, Fred Kelsey, Hank Mann, Syd Saylor, Alfred Jodl, Rudolf Hess, Henry Victor, Martin Kosleck
Complete catalog record
Documents the German invasion of Denmark, Holland, Norway, Belgium, and France using newsreel and combat footage and extensive map graphics. Explains the German invasion of Denmark and Norway as motivated by the need for supply lines and air bases for the attack on Britain. Shows the German circumvention of the Maginot Line with feints into Holland and Belgium while a major thrust was made through the Ardennes Forest. Depicts the rapid German advance by the use of extended supply corridors that backed the French and English armies into the sea at Dunkirk. Ends with the evacuation of the French army to North Africa, Shows the Nazi blitz of Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Norway, the move to crush France and force the Dunkirk evacuation.
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  6. The Nazis Strike 1943
  7. Battle of China 1944
  8. NORMANDY INVASION 1944
  9. The Battle of China 1944
  10. The Battle of Russia 1944
  11. War Comes to America 1945
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  13. The Stilwell Road 1949
  14. The Nazi Strike 1979

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q5284007 ↗ — country, genre, credits

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