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24. Second World War














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British Supermarine Spitfire Mk. I

German Messerschmidt Bf 109E

 

 

 



Germany forced the British army out of France / Dunkirk

Germany invaded and occupied northern and
western France

1940

Winston Churchill

House of Commons

Parliament

4 June 1940

12:32

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_LncVnecLA


The Battle of Britain

Documentary from a series of seven films

Why We Fight

By Frank Capra

Narrated by Walter Huston

Cinematography by Robert Flaherty

24 November 1943

53:14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4KzI9OCxdk&t=148s





The Blitz

1940 - 1941


Ed Murrow in London

24 August 1940

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xn4znZ7Q_M0


Edward R. Murrow

From a London rooftop during the Blitz

21 September 1940

04:13

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za2Lus0CkRc


The bombing of London

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h-G3bhaDoM


Second Fire of London

29 December 1940

Robin Duff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=id5otfTELro


London Can Take It!

Commentary by Quentin Reynolds

08:55

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoS-CQKvAZA

or

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLgfSDtHFt8


London's Biggest Blitz

British Pathé

1941

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clKxrDza1d8


NAZI VANDALS DESECRATE LONDON CITY

Gaumont British News

02:46

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yymP6Vhx0gQ




The Poles

16 Polish squadrons formed during the Second World War

Two Polish squadrons fought during the Battle of Britain

No. 302 Squadron / No. 302 (City of Poznan) Polish Fighter Squadron RAF / 302 Dywizjon Myliwski 'Poznanski'

No. 303 Squadron RAF / 303rd 'Tadeusz Kociuszko Warsaw' Fighter Squadron

Flying Hawker Hurricanes


303 Squadron

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgTLwN-SysI


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