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French General Charles de Gaulle broadcasts from London calling on the French to continue fighting the Germans

View of the French Legion Headquarters in London, with flag at half-mast following the capitulation of France to Germany in World War II. Several French officers, including French Admiral Emile Henry Muselier, who support General Charles de Gaulle and his free French forces, walking on the sidewalk. General de Gaulle enters his Headquarters at St. Stephens House (Present day Norman Shaw Building South, 1 Victoria Embankment, London WC2N 5AQ, United Kingdom) in London, and broadcasts, via the BBC, to the French nation, exhorting them to continue fighting, with their Allies, against the Germans.

Date: 1940, June 18
Duration: 56 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077068
RAF ground crew refuelling and loading bombs on a 211 Squadron Blenheim in Egypt, during World War II

The Royal Air Force (RAF) in World War 2, in the Middle East. A British flag flying atop a flag pole. A British Bristol Blenheim I aircraft parked on a Western Desert airfield near El Daba. RAF ground crewmen standing nearby. Can by can, they refuel the aircraft, of 211 Squadron. Four-gallon petrol cans lying on the airfield. 250lb bombs loaded on a trailer. The bombs are loaded in the aircraft. British aircrews pose, ready to depart on a mission. Blenheim bombers taking off on the sand airfield. Avro Anson Bristol Bombay transport aircraft taking off.

Date: 1940
Duration: 60 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077069
U.S. Army General John J Pershing addresses the nation from Washington DC, U.S. and urges people to help the Allies.

United States Army General John J Pershing addresses the nation from Washington DC, United States during World War II. General Pershing seated at a desk in his office. He urges the nation to help the Allies. He says that the Allies are fighting a war for civilization. He urges the country to send unlimited supply of airplanes, arms and ammunition to the Allies.

Date: 1940, June 10
Duration: 1 min 24 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077085
Indian troops march in formation and fire heavy guns in a battlefield in Egypt.

British defense units including Indian regiments fighting in Egypt during World War II. Soldiers aboard jeeps and tanks advancing on a battlefield. Indian troops march in formation. They fire heavy guns on the battlefield. A man writes on a board. Indian soldiers fire anti-aircraft guns. Smoke from firing on the battlefield.

Date: 1940, June 10
Duration: 42 sec
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077086
Belgian refugees flee from an area ruined by Nazi bombing in France.

Belgian refugees in France during World War II. Buildings set on fire due to bombardment by Nazi German aircraft. Heavy columns of smoke rises up from the fire. Dead body of a woman on a litter on a street. Refugees walk along the street with their personal belongings on carts. Damaged buildings in the area. People seated in a hall.

Date: 1940, June 10
Duration: 1 min 9 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077087
Royals at Westminster Abbey, workers at ordnance factories, and gun training in England during World War II.

Winston Churchill, Prime Minister Chamberlain, and the Queen Mother with King George VI leave Westminster Abbey. People working in factories in England during World War II. Soldiers carry wounded on stretchers. Men working in an ammunition factory to produce more arms and weapons. Men practice firing. They lay in prone position and fire rifles at target boards. A man hits a golf ball and then grabs a gun to fire at it.

Date: 1940, June 10
Duration: 59 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675077088