1939: Hitler invades Poland

Hitler's invasion of Poland on 1st September 1939 marked the beginning of WW2 in Europe.

: Captured German Newsreel - September 1939; Images of Great German victory - occupation of Poland (September 1939); British Pathé

: Captured German Newsreels (1939); German footage of Air Raid drills in Rome and shelling, and eventual surrender, of Warsaw.; British Pathé

: Paris France - Pre War & Preparing (1939); Cut story of French preparations for the war.; British Pathé

: The First Ten Weeks Of The War - By Mr Winston Churchill (1939); First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Church gives speech on first ten weeks of the war.; British Pathé

: German Invasion Of Poland (1939); The German Naval bombardment of Danzig and the advance into Warsaw. Includes footage of the surrender of Warsaw.; British Pathé

: Poland's New President (1939); Footage of the new President of Poland asking for blessing in Paris church in France.; British Pathé

: Poland Prepared (1939); Footage of the Polish army parading through the streets of Warsaw in Poland.; British Pathé

: Pathe Gazette Special - Polish Army Manoeuvres (1939); Footage of Poland's military preparations for war.; British Pathé

: Colonel Beck Arrives Back In London (1939); Footage of Colonel Beck the Poland Foreign Minister posing for photographers in London.; British Pathé

: Poland: Warsaw Bombed (1939); Description not available; Reuters

: General Ironside Visits Poland (1939); General Sir Edmund Ironside (British Inspector General of Overseas Forces) inspects the ranks of the Polish Army in Warsaw; Reuters

: Arp Demonstration In Warsaw (1939); Footage of ARP demonstration in Warsaw, Poland.; British Pathé

: Poland: Danzig Focus Of World Attention (1939); First pictures since tension became acute.; Reuters

: Polish Frontier AKA Hungarians On Polish Frontier (1939); Footage of the Hungarian army arriving in Poland in blizzard conditions.; British Pathé

: Polish Premier Here (1939); Footage of Poland's Prime Minister arriving in England for meeting with British Government.; British Pathé

: South African Sanctuary For Polish Refugees AKA South Africa Provides Sanctuary; South African newsreel story about refugee camp for Polish children in South Africa.; British Pathé

: General Sikorski And The Polish Navy (1939); Footage of the Polish Prime Minister General Sikorksi inspecting naval officers in Britain.; British Pathé

: Polish Installation Of Headquarters In France (1939); General Sikorski (Polish Prime Minister in Exile) being welcomed in Angers, France, for the installation of Poland's governmental headquarters; Reuters

: Dogs Of War (1939); Alsatians are trained as army dogs by Polish soldiers.; British Pathé

: Queen's Wartime Speech; Queen Elizabeth makes a broadcast to the women of the Empire at the start of WWII.; British Pathé

: Perils Of The Sea (1939); Neutral merchant ships remain in Swedish docks due to threat of U-boat attack, Sweden.; British Pathé

: Polish Foreign Minister (1939); Footage of Colonel Beck the Polish Foreign Minister.; British Pathé

: Latest War News (1939); Footage of wrecked German bomber and General Sikorski in France.; British Pathé

: Days Of Tension (1939); Footage of preparations being made in Britain for outbreak of war.; British Pathé

: War ! (1939); Footage of children being evacuated at outbreak of war and European countries preparing for the war.; British Pathé

: Air Raid And Sandbagging AKA War Preparations - Paris (1939); Paris prepares for war with air raid drills, sand bagging and evacuating children to the country.; British Pathé