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II. Iron ore processing in Lorraine. Rich iron ore deposits on border between Lorraine and Luxembourg, abandoned by French at start of war, are now being worked at full capacity by Germans. Ore is smelted at foundry and steel processed into ingots and billets.
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I. International cycle race in Berlin. Poster lists competitors' names for indoor competition in Deutschlandhalle. Danes and Italians win chase event. Cyclists pedal behind motorbikes.
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III. British attack French Fleet at Mers-el-Kebir. Close-up of purported signal in French from Admiral Somerville "If one of the British proposals is not accepted by 1730 BST I must sink your ships", sent from HMS Foxhound, precedes library French naval alarm sequence with sailors running along quay. Actuality film of results of British shelling are shown (from Dunkerque). Triple salvo lands outside harbour mole, with ship visible in foreground and water peppered by shrapnel. Strasbourg in foreground prepares to escape, as smoke billows from battered Bretagne in background. Provence with aft twin turrets trained to starboard (to cover escape of Strasbourg). On burning deck of Dunkerque. Provence, now belching black smoke, starts to sink. Strasbourg steams off Algerian coast, firing main guns in distance. Lifeboat moves between wreckage, with seaplane carrier Commandant Teste in rear. Fire hoses are played on tangled wreckage of Mogador. Sea views show shell holes. French dead lie shrouded on foredeck of Dunkerque and wounded are transported to shore by tender. Sailors look at coffins ashore while officers comfort wives prior to mass funeral with guard of honour.
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IV. German bombers attack Liverpool. Heinkel He 111s set out to attack Liverpool docks. Navigator plots course, pilot wears oxygen mask and gunner sits in front turret. Large formation of He 111s in day flight, passing through flak puffs and releasing bombs. Searchlight beams and night flashes suggest raid on military targets below.
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I. International cycle race in Berlin. Poster lists competitors' names for indoor competition in Deutschlandhalle. Danes and Italians win chase event. Cyclists pedal behind motorbikes.
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II. Iron ore processing in Lorraine. Rich iron ore deposits on border between Lorraine and Luxembourg, abandoned by French at start of war, are now being worked at full capacity by Germans. Ore is smelted at foundry and steel processed into ingots and billets.
Full description
III. British attack French Fleet at Mers-el-Kebir. Close-up of purported signal in French from Admiral Somerville "If one of the British proposals is not accepted by 1730 BST I must sink your ships", sent from HMS Foxhound, precedes library French naval alarm sequence with sailors running along quay. Actuality film of results of British shelling are shown (from Dunkerque). Triple salvo lands outside harbour mole, with ship visible in foreground and water peppered by shrapnel. Strasbourg in foreground prepares to escape, as smoke billows from battered Bretagne in background. Provence with aft twin turrets trained to starboard (to cover escape of Strasbourg). On burning deck of Dunkerque. Provence, now belching black smoke, starts to sink. Strasbourg steams off Algerian coast, firing main guns in distance. Lifeboat moves between wreckage, with seaplane carrier Commandant Teste in rear. Fire hoses are played on tangled wreckage of Mogador. Sea views show shell holes. French dead lie shrouded on foredeck of Dunkerque and wounded are transported to shore by tender. Sailors look at coffins ashore while officers comfort wives prior to mass funeral with guard of honour.
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IV. German bombers attack Liverpool. Heinkel He 111s set out to attack Liverpool docks. Navigator plots course, pilot wears oxygen mask and gunner sits in front turret. Large formation of He 111s in day flight, passing through flak puffs and releasing bombs. Searchlight beams and night flashes suggest raid on military targets below.
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35mm