Old Iron Joins Up, Becomes Barbed Wire

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

940

Date Released

4 Mar 1940

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1New Desert Warfare Stills Needs Camels
2. 2Old Iron Joins Up, Becomes Barbed Wire
3. 3News Flashes - Stop Press
4. 4News Flashes - Stop Press
5. 5News Flashes - Stop Press
6. 6US Envoy Begins Mission in Europe
7. 7King and Queen See Scots’ War Effort

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 7

Summary

France turns scrap metal collected from all over the country into barbed wire to strengthen Maginot Line.

Keywords

Weapons

Locations

Paris

Library number

9369

Length of story (in feet)

150

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