British Enter France

Series

Series Name

Warwork News

Issue

Issue No.

S15/3

Paramount Issue No.

1199

Date Released

27 Aug 1942

Released by Paramount

27 Aug 1942

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1British Enter France

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 1

Summary

Fighter planes escort Army across Channel where they are scheduled to carry out raids on Dieppe destroying Nazi aerodromes. Convoy sighted by Germans and guns fire in Channel. Nazi bombers attack; shots of German bomber shot down into the sea; launch rescues a shot-down British pilot from the sea. From South Coast bases, more fighter-escorted bombers set out for Dieppe. Aerial views of Dieppe. Enemy airfields "pasted hour after hour". Nazi posts at Dieppe reduced to smoking ruins. Canadian troops are among the forces who land. The wounded return. Canadian captain speaks highly of the quality of British weapons and equipment, but stresses the need for more "quantity". The workers are encouraged "You made everything possible".

Keywords

Ships and boats; Weapons; Aviation; War damage; Navy; Military

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5379

Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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