Total War in Europe

Series

Series Name
Gaumont British News

Issue

Issue No.
664
Date Released
16 May 1940
Length of issue (in feet)
850
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Total War in Europe
  2. *Model in New York World’s Fair
  3. *US Polo Stars Play for Charity
  4. *Feria Fete in Seville
  5. *Carnival in Zurich
  6. *Baseball Season Opens in US

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
Including Belgium blazing. Allied forces marching up through Belgium. Shiploads of refugees. Princess Juliana [and] Prince Bernhard and their children in London. Car stopped in England. Soldiers holding incendiary bombs dropped in Canterbury. British Legion at Cenotaph. Queen Wilhelmina. Pitiful refugee and wreckage scenes. Netherlands Government arrive. New Cabinet: Mr Eden, Sir A Sinclair, Mr Churchill, Attlee, Greenwood, Morrison. Mr and Mrs Chamberlain. German Guards in Denmark. Mr Duff-Cooper’s Speech
Keywords
Royalty; Organisations; War veterans; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Weapons; War damage; Military
Length of story (in feet)
792
Story extras:
Film clip
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