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The Battle of France

A montage of newscasts tracing the events of the "damned war" and the German invasion of 1940.

Top Cast

  • Eduard Benes

    Eduard Benes

    Self

  • Georges Bonnet

    Georges Bonnet

    Self

  • Neville Chamberlain

    Neville Chamberlain

    Self (archive footage)

  • Winston Churchill

    Winston Churchill

    Self

  • Galeazzo Ciano

    Galeazzo Ciano

    Self (archive footage)

  • Édouard Daladier

    Édouard Daladier

    Self

  • 1st Earl of Halifax Edward Wood

    1st Earl of Halifax Edward Wood

    Self

  • Maurice Gamelin

    Maurice Gamelin

    Self (archive footage)

  • Hermann Göring

    Hermann Göring

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

A montage of newscasts tracing the events of the "damned war" and the German invasion of 1940.

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