Divide and conquer

United States, 1943

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Episode number 3 of Series “Why we fight”.
This third film in the “Why we fight” series records the German invasion of Denmark, Poland, Norway, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg and France, illustrating methods of attack and emphasising the part played by propaganda and the fifth column in the campaign. Concludes with the surrender of France, including sequences on the evacuation of Dunkirk and the emergence of General de Gaulle as the leader of French resistance outside France. Commentator: Walter Huston.

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Credits

co-director

Anatole Litvak

Frank Capra

production company

Signal Corp

United States. War Dept. Special Services Division

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1943

Appears in

Why we fight

Group of items

Why we fight

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

002910

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures in propaganda

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Germany - Armed forces

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Resistance movements, War

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Europe

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Propaganda

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Underground movements - France

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Motion pictures in propaganda

History → Europe - History - 20th century

History → Germany - History - 1933-1945

History → History

People → De Gaulle, Charles, 1890-1970

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - United States

Television → Television series → Television series - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Wikidata

Q5284007

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