Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

00:18:34 In the heroic defense of their land, against the German invasion.

00:19:34 FIFTH COLUMN!

00:20:34 What is happening to your wives back home, soldiers?

00:21:37 The allied strategy in the event of an attack against the Low Countries

00:24:52 Without even bothering to declare war, the German armies launched a coordinated attack.

00:27:08 ...of vital dykes and bridges.

00:30:07 The new Reich has endeavored to continue the traditional friendship with Holland."

00:32:35 You will notice that this assault engineer knows where to put his high-explosive charge

00:34:14 Then by expert machine-gunning, the Nazis would herd them along in terror-striken flight.

00:37:32 Through the Ardennes Forest.

00:40:18 ...with anything and everything that would shoot.

00:43:01 ...for 50 miles from Namur in Belgium to Sedan.

00:44:03 ...to make its historic forced march...

00:45:02 And through the corridor, thus formed, raced the supply trucks...

00:45:59 ...was made by a group of slow-moving British tanks...

00:46:53 An entire British army faced annihilation.

00:48:31 Two-fifths of the French army was lost.

00:49:35 ...roared out into the open terrain.

00:50:37 Organized resistance in France was no longer possible.

00:51:47 To pay the final price of French disunity and the treachery of some of its leaders.

00:53:15 French children were to grow up on such inadequate food

00:54:21 Telling them how to be slaves.

00:55:08 ...from all over the world to become the free French army.

21:09:20 French and Belgium's were rescued.