Europe at the beginning of the Second World War (1939)

The signing of the Munich Agreement in 1938.

British Prime Minister Chamberlain N. Signs Agreement.

The signing of the Agreement by representatives of Germany.

The meeting of the French Parliament.

General view of the conference room.

He speaks from the podium.

The deputies applauded the speaker.

He descends from the rostrum.

Arrival Aircraft Chamberlain Airport.

People in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in London.

The building of the Ministry of approaching ministers and diplomats.

Those public officials.

Check out the officials after the meeting.

The building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris.

Diplomats leave the building.

Diplomats sit in the car and leave.

People on the streets of Paris snapping newspaper.

People read newspapers.

Map of Poland.

Polish infantry and horse artillery moving through the streets.

On the streets of the Polish lancers ride.

On a country road moving heavy artillery on the track rod.

On the way, moving column of the Polish anti-aircraft artillery on the mechanical traction.

The people welcomed the soldiers at a roadside.

On the way, marching unit of the Polish infantry.

Chief of the Polish Army Rydz Smigly E. welcomed the troops during the parade.

Polish infantry and cavalry is on the field in the parade.

Catholic bishop blesses the troops.

Polish troops during the show.

Passenger train with soldiers going to the front.

Mobilized go to the assembly point of the French army.

Mobilized get prescriptions.

Home mobilized issuance of uniforms and equipment.

Mobilized bears rolled in a blanket bedroll.

Soldiers sewn to the collar of his cloak and uniforms insignia.

Soldiers in new uniforms.

The officer checks the quality of the food.

Distribution of wine.

They receive orders to appear in their units.

The soldiers in the truck sent to his unit.

Those British sailors and marines.

The soldier says goodbye to his family.

Forms part of a British military transport ship, the soldiers waving goodbye.

People on the pier escorted soldiers.

The soldier says goodbye to his family at the train station.

The soldiers are landing in the car.

The train departs from the platform, the soldiers out of the windows waving their hands.

Ads for the mobilization in France, pasted on the wall of the building.

The soldiers are landing in the car.

Soldier girl kisses goodbye.

Wives on the platform escort soldiers.

The soldiers waving from the windows of the passing train.

Trenching, construction wood and earthen fortifications.

Shelter shop windows with sandbags.

People on the streets waiting for evacuation.

Those women and children.

People come to one of the points of the civil defense.

Obtaining and trying on gas masks.

Trying masks infants.

A child walking in the street with a mask over her shoulder.

General view of the Sacre Coeur Basilica in Montmartre, Paris.

People in the square in front of the basilica.

The priest blesses the French soldiers marching into battle.

Women kneel in front of the basilica.

Interior view of the church.

A woman lights a candle.

The woman prays.

View of the statue of the Virgin Mary inside the church.

Wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris.

Soldiers hold weapons in the "on guard."

Laying a wreath.

US President F. Roosevelt gives a press conference.

Reporters at the press conference.

The arrival of a foreign diplomat in London.

The fighting on the Polish coast.

Flying German aircraft.

The soldiers fled the alarm.

Fires heavy coastal guns.

Counterattack the Polish infantry.

Horse Artillery promoted to the position.

German machine-gun crew firing.

Polish Shoot gun.

Polish infantry fleeing the attack, the explosions of shells.

Polish horse artillery under fire.

Polish tanks go on the attack.

The announcement of a general mobilization in France.

People read the announcement of mobilization, pasted on the walls of houses.

Marching French soldiers.

Adults and children are on the streets in the evacuation center.

People are waiting for a train.

A woman with a baby in her arms.

A man puts a child in the car.

People climb into cars.

Planting of children in cars.

The train is moving, people waving goodbye.

Women with children standing in a queue at one of the evacuation points.

A woman with a baby in her arms.

Armband of the child indicating the place of origin.

Women kiss goodbye to the children.

Vessels sailing on the Thames.

Shop factory for the production of tanks.

Inside view of the shop aircraft factory.

Build combat aircraft.

Works boring machine for artillery barrel.

Working in the shop ready to carry guns.

A. Hitler delivers a speech at one of Nazi activities during the 1934-1939 year.

Commanders listen to a speech of Hitler's stormtroopers, among them - Himmler G.

Hitler continues to act.

General view of the meeting.

German horse artillery crossed the railway bridge in Poland in 1939.

German troops are on the streets of the city.

Common types of rooms that held one of the Nazi activities.

People in the audience greeted Hitler.

German troops on the streets of one of the Polish cities.

Windows with broken windows in a building.

Inside view of the premises destroyed by an artillery shell hit.

German soldiers on the streets.

Verification of documents of people on the streets.

A general view of one of the Presidium of the Nazi gatherings.

Hitler of the floor.

German infantry marching along the road.

German troops are on the streets of a town in the Sudetenland in 1938, people welcomed them with sidewalks.

Hitler of the floor.

Goering and Streicher G. Yu, sitting in the front row, listening to Hitler.

Hitler of the floor.

The participants applauded Hitler, he descends from the podium and joins them.

German troops cross the Austrian border.

The face of an old woman.

People standing on the sidelines, greeting passing German troops.

View of the stadium in Nuremberg during a Nazi activities.

Soldiers listening to Hitler.

The soldier's face.

Hitler of the floor.

The entry of German troops into Prague.

General view of part of one of the Nazi activities.

Stand with the standard of the stormtroopers.

Hitler's face during his speech.

The girl's face, listening to the speeches of Hitler.

The participants raise their hands in a Nazi salute.

Ribbentrop down off the plane after his return to Berlin.

Speech by Hitler on one of the celebrations.

General view of the hall (top).

Ship artillery fires.

The explosions of shells in urban neighborhoods.

Flying airplanes.

Air gunner firing.

Bomber in flight.

Attack of the Polish cavalry.

Kind of European cities against the backdrop of boots marching soldiers.

Communications in French newspapers about the beginning of the war with Germany.

Speaker N. Chamberlain marching German soldiers.

German troops on the streets of Polish cities.

Hitler out of the car responds to the greetings of the military.

View aft of the German passenger ship, arrived in America.

The arrival of the Jews in the United States from Europe.

Relatives greeted arrivals to the United States.

People in Parisian cafes and on the streets listening to radio reports from the front.

French arrow trained at a shooting range.

Those people listening to the radio.

The division of French shooters runs to the exit from the territory of the military unit.

French infantry during the forced march.

The transfer of forces on the underground tunnels.

French warship fires.

Marine gunners load a gun.

View warship with an airplane.

Planes fly over the ship's masts.

A squadron of planes in the sky.

French light tanks on the march.

Warships in the campaign.

The division of the French marines walking down the street of the city.

Go French colonial troops, infantry.

Passes Division French Foreign Legion with a banner.

Marching soldiers of the Foreign Legion.

French troops parade.

General view and fragments of bas-relief of the French military glory.