The National Day of France

Series

Series Name

Gaumont British News

Issue

Issue No.

682

Date Released

18 Jul 1940

Length of issue (in feet)

778

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The National Day of France
2. 2The Services Inspected by the King
3. 3Tickler’s Home Guard Tank
4. 4Roving Camera Reports: Eton V Harrow Cricket. Harrow Gun Presented for Scrap Iron
5. 5Roving Camera Reports: Children Evacuees Interviewed on New York Arrival
6. 6Roving Camera Reports: Naval Wedding
7. 7Interlude in the War Business - Bathing Belles Speed Up
8. 8Eire Has Mined Her Coast Line
9. 9An Attack on a British Convoy
10. 10Actual Scenes from RAF Planes in Action
11. 11Go for It!
12. *Wendell Willkie Nominated
13. *Racing as Usual - Release of Pigeons
14. *Monks Harvesting
15. *Recruiting for US Army

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Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 11

Keywords

Commemorations; Celebrations and festivals

Length of story (in feet)

103

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