People sell newspapers in London, England as World War II looms in Europe. Placard read 'What Hitler said', and 'Hitler's Demand'. A view of streets in London. People buy newspapers. Pedestrians walk on sidewalk. Vehicular traffic on streets. Buses and streetcars pass by. Shops in the background. Crowd at Charing Cross Station. People carry posters. Posters read 'stop this War'. Pedestrians cross streets. Members of British Union of Fascists sell their newspaper 'Action'. People buy newspaper at the Bank of England and The Royal Exchange.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi returns back to India after unsuccessful talks in Britain. Mahatma Gandhi urges for non-violent war against British rule. A ship at harbor. Mahatma Gandhi surrounded by Indian citizens. People walk with him. He addresses the crowd. Crowd cheers. A sign on a building reads 'Central Prison'. People walk into the prisons. Policemen stand near the gate of the prison.
Opening scene shows ambulatory wounded of the British Expeditionary Force being processed as they board a ship for evacuation from the port of Boulogne, during the Battle of France in World War 2. As ambulatory soldiers board, they are tagged. View of some boarding who are not necessarily wounded, including two women in uniform wearing steel helmets. Wounded on stretcher being carried along a gangplank. Closeup of some who are bandaged. Ambulances park beside the ship, and troops help carry wounded aboard. Soldiers wearing white armbands remove identification tags from wounded soldiers as they are carried or walk aboard.
Soldiers of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) marching informally, on the cobblestone streets of a town on the Belgian—French border during the so-called "Phoney War," at start of World War 2, in 1939. Some local residents watch and wave to the troops. Some children are seen, including a small girl held in her mother's arms. Soldier on bicycle and a canvas-covered utility vehicle are seen along with the marching infantry. The atmosphere is relaxed with no hint of hostilities.
British and French Troops arrive from Dunkirk in steamers, destroyer boats and drifters. Soldiers aboard vessels. Several men wrap blankets. Soldiers move in lines. They disembark at South Coast Port in England. Buildings in background. Wounded soldiers with bandages on eyes. Several soldiers walk barefoot. Soldiers smoke and wave. Trucks arrive at the port. (World War II period).
British and French Troops arrive from Dunkirk. They disembark at South Coast Port in England. The troops arrive by destroyers and steamers. French Flag on a ship. Several ships underway. Soldiers sleep on the ships. Soldiers walk on the port. (World War II period).
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