Divide and conquer

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.

Credits

Directed by
Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak, Lewis Seiler
Written by
Julius J. Epstein
Cast
Winston Churchill, Alfred Jodl, Rudolf Hess, Henry Victor, Martin Kosleck, Fred Kelsey, Hank Mann, Syd Saylor

Sources

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