War Zone Special

Series

Series Name
Gaumont British News

Issue

Issue No.
665
Date Released
20 May 1940
Length of issue (in feet)
733
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Navy on Guard in the North
  2. 2The Fleet at Alexandria
  3. 3War Zone Special
  4. *Italian Royalty with Pope Pius
  5. *Australian Boat Race
  6. *Sultan of Morocco at Mouloud Festival
  7. *Madame Chang Kai Shek with Her Sisters Inspect Air Raid Damage in Chungking
  8. *Kentucky Derby
  9. *Dublin’s Great Spring Show at Ballsbridge
  10. *Fortifying the Admiralty

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
Including Belgium town before and after attack. Refugees. Bombed hospital and dead. Aged and babies flee. BEF tanks and blowing up bridges. Refugees hide from machine gunning. Blazing buildings and wreckage. Belgian army on road. Parachute troop prisoners under guard and being searched aboard Dutch cruiser coming to England. German wounded and prisoners arrive in England
Keywords
Vehicles; Health and medicine; Weapons; Fires; War damage; Casualties; Military
Length of story (in feet)
384
Story extras:
Film clip
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