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Britain's Duke of Windsor visits French troops in France, at beginning of World War II
During British Expeditionary Force deployments to France, early in World War 2: Opening scene shows French troops lined up in formation on either side of a muddy path at a French military installation. They are presenting arms with their rifles. Walking along the path toward the camera is the Duke of Windsor who maintains a continuous hand salute as he passes the troops. He is escorted by a French Colonel. They turn a corner and continue past more French troops presenting arms. Next, the Duke meets and shakes hands with a group of French soldiers and officers, who stand on a step in front of a building. He exchanges salutes with and shakes hands with some. Change of scene shows the Duke of Windsor stepping from doorway of a building decorated with French and British flags. He is escorted by a French Officer and they pass more French troops presenting arms. Scene shifts to a staff car driving along the street in a French town, where local citizens wave and applaud the occupants. The Duke is next seen outside the car being greeted by France's Army Commander in Chief, General Maurice Gustave Gamelin. Closeups of the two conversing. While General Gamelin walks several feet away, The Duke reviews a contingent of French troops presenting arms. He reaches out to some junior officers and shakes their hands. General Gamelin stands with the Duke of Windsor as he speaks with a soldier outside the ranks. Scene shifts again to the Duke making his way up a steep snowy bank, at the Maginot line, escorted by French officers. At the top of the hill, surrounded by French officers, he looks at a map held by one. Closeup of the Duke studying the map of the Maginot line as General Gamelin looks on.
French sailors stand on a submarine in France.
A French submarine which captured a German freighter and took it to a Moroccan Port in France. Sailors stand on the submarine. Flags raised on the submarine. The sailors talk to each other. A sailor holds a small sword in hand. Sailors smoke and read documents. Coastline in view. The sailors board a small boat.
French Navy seizes contraband goods and hail neutral freighters in France.
French Navy crafts underway at sea in France. Sailors aboard the ship. Flag raised on the ship. Freighters underway. The ships hail neutral freighters. An officer looks through a pair of binoculars. The officers read documents. A map placed on the wall in the background. Two officers talk on the telephone. Men gather in a group. A harbor in view. French Navy seizes contraband goods.
A Polish boat with a Polish Flag raised on it at the French Port in France.
A Polish boat arrives at French port during the World War II in France. Boat at the harbor. Men work on the harbor inspect goods. 'Hamburg' written on a sack. Men aboard ship. A crane lifts the goods. Men lift slabs. A Polish flag on the ship. Boxes piled up. Sailors pass a pile of boxes. Workers carry the load. Ships at harbor. Men hold a flag on the boat.
A convoy of French Merchant ships escorted to France by French battleships.
French war ships escort a convoy of French Merchant ships to France. High waves in water. French flag raised on a ship. The bow of a ship. Waves splash the bow. Naval guns in view. Men look through a pair of binoculars. Smoke rises up from smokestack of ships. A United States boat in view. The vessels cross each other.
General Maurice Gamelin arrives at a railway station in France.
General Maurice Gamelin visits General Gort at British General Headquarters in France. Men stand at a railway station. Railroad cars in the background. A train arrives on the railroad tracks. General Maurice Gamelin and other French officers at the railway station. Several cars on the street. People stand and watch as the cars pass.