The Battle Of Dunkirk. The War Latest (1940)
Full title reads: Pathe Gazette Special The War Latest. Near Dunkirk, France. MS of the British troops of the BEF (British Expeditionary Force) marching through small French town en route to Dunkirk and evacuation to England. They are marching in formation but are obviously tired and look bedraggled. VS. of small boats coming alongside British destroyer and of the men rescued from the beaches of Dunkirk climbing aboard the warship from the rowing boats. VS. of British destroyers firing broadsides towards the shore to cover the Dunkirk evacuation. Vs. of dozens of rescued soldiers from Dunkirk transferring from one warship to another as the ships steam alongside in the channel off Dunkirk. Ground to air of flak bursting around German bomber flying over. VS. of Royal Air Force pilots taking off from England bound for Dunkirk in their Hurricanes and Spitfires. MS. and CU. of RAF fighter pilot climbing from his Hurricane, he gives V sign as he jumps down. LS. from sea of the fires sending
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