Synopsis
This silent black and white military film “Battle for France” was produced by Castle Films in the 1940s as part of “The News Parade” documentary series. The film displays segment cards. Fighting out of Nazi trap in Flanders, Allied troops reach the last channel port…Dunkerque. A nurse wipes the forehead of a soldier (:53- 1:02 ). Sandbags are piled against a building as a soldier smokes a pipe. ( 1:03 - 1:22 ). Under terrific fire, British sea craft rush to the rescue! A sailor uses a signal lamp. The anti-aircraft guns fire at Luftwaffe German planes who are dropping bombs over the warships ( 1:23 - 2:29 ). 300,000 miraculously saved from capture! Sailors wade to shore ( 2:30 - 2:49 ). Sirens scream air-raid warnings over Paris. A soldier on bicycle races past and the air raid horns on building tops are shown. People run as a soldier provides direction. A German aircraft appears in the sky ( 2:50 - 3:16 ). Parisians find shelter as Germans bomb the Capital. Women move down a narrow tunnel with pipes and sit. Planes bomb buildings, and flames are seen ( 3:17 - 4:09 ). A body in the street has been wrapped in a blanket. Soldiers carry a stretcher ( 4:10 - 4:12 ). Whole sections of cities and towns laid waste before the invader’s advance. The wreckage to buildings is massive. Covered bodies lie in the street outside the Hospice Douillet ( 4:13 - 4:42 ). Cut off from Allied help, France’s big guns bark defiance. Shown may be a French obusier cannon, followed by Canon de 155mm…
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Details
- Running time
- 13 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Stock Footage