# F.B.I. DURING WORLD WAR II "BATTLE OF THE UNITED STATES" DOCUMENTARY FILM 24284

In this Army – Navy Screen Magazine newsreel, we learn about THE BATTLE OF THE UNITED STATES. In this film from 1944, we see narrator J. Edgar Hoover (00:00:37:00) discussing the importance of catching spies in the United States during World War II and the great efforts the FBI went through to stop them. J Edgar also credits the citizens with doing their part in the effort to stop spies in the United States. Vintage footage from 1940 New York can be seen at (00:01:40:00). Footage of an American ship exploding can be seen at (00:02:25:00). Nazi rallies across the United States can be seen starting at (00:02:45:00). Amazing footage of a huge FBI data center can be seen at (00:04:20:00). An animated map of Nazi and Japanese activity in the Western Hemisphere can be seen starting at (00:06:55:00). Once again, Nazi rally footage can be seen at (00:08:00:00). At (00:08:37:00) , we see the FBI receiving information of a planned Axis attack on the Panama Canal and oil lines in Columbia. An FBI sting operation targeting enemy agents in the US can be seen at (00:09:20:00). Footage shot by the FBI from the Duquesne Case can be seen starting at (00:09:55:00). A shot of enemy agents viewing US steamship blueprints can be seen at (00:11:35:00). Amazing footage of German submarines can be seen at (00:13:10:00). The film ends with Hoover (00:14:45:00) talking about how the FBI and American’s are part of a team to stop the enemy. The Duquesne Spy Ring was the largest espionage case in…

- Kind: Documentary
- Genres: War, Documentary, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/24284ArmyScreenMagazineTheBattleOfTheUnitesStates)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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