WWII - 1940, Germany: Germany Defeats Belgium, Holland, and France R6 of 10

WWII - 1940, Germany: Invasion of France w/ Fighting: Lille Sector; Bolulogne, etc,, May40 Firing large camouflaged artillery from farm field & hedgerow. Tanks pull artillery into Weibern, France on cobblestone streets past destroyed equipment. Many abandoned French tanks w/ graffiti in large market square. 01:00:38 German soldiers firing artillery. British & French POW's under guard jogging along road w/ hands up; searched, marched off. 01:01:16 Very large shell loaded into, large artillery w/ short barrel & fired; explosions on hilltop beyond city. Smaller artillery fired across farm fields. 01:01:56 Wrecked pillboxes of Maginot line in Lille Sector of France. CU sign: re Valencienne & heavy damage of town. Cambrai railroad station w/ heavy damage. Advancing German equipment & wagons past destroyed farm house. Artillery & small mortars firing; snipers firing. Burning village building. 01:02:56 German soldiers run forward in taking of ??. Troops in Arras & street fighting, buildings blown up. German tanks thru hedgerows & across field. Town burning in distance. 01:03:37 Soldiers near building & tanks firing up road; burning Boulogne buildings on harbor; prone machine gunner; burning building; tank entering. Surrendering French POWs along road w/ buildings burning in background. LS of dock cranes & smoke of burning Calais. German troops & town buildings; Calais railroad station. German soldiers in sandbagged position & tilt up to view across English Channel. 01:04:50 French civilians & German soldiers watching French, French Colonials & English soldiers marched w/ German guards on bicycles. MCUs feet; CUs of faces. 01:05:17 Panning of abandoned allied war materiel & vehicles lining road. Long POV weaving thru wreckage. Very Good. 01:06:10 German cyclists, motorcyclists, German cavalry & tanks advancing to France from Dunkirk thru heavily damaged towns & along country roads. Very Good. WW2 France Invaded; Damage; German Propaganda; 1940s; Fighting; Battles; NOTE: In our experience German Nazi era material is considered in the public domain throughout the world. If users feel any further clearances are necessary they are to be their own responsibility.