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1940 Belgium sees the effects of war
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4:17Now PlayingDate: 20th May 1940
Location: Belgium
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: War Zone Special!
AIR RAIDS & "A.R.P." British Expeditionary Force IN BELGIUM. BOMB DAMAGE-REFUGEES- DEAD OUTSIDE HOSPITAL Bad damages - Spire falls refugees trek
BELGIUM War Zone Special: Deserted Belgian town-before and after attack: debris: church, school, houses, shops, hospital ruins.
GERMANY - MILITARY Captured parachute troops on ship brought to England.
MILITARY. British. Blowing up bridge in Belgium.
PRISONERS OF WAR German parachute troop captives landed in England.
Military - Active; Air Raids and War Damage; Civilians; Military - Injured; British Expeditionary Force; Fire; Vehicles; Munitions and Armaments; Medicine and Health
World War Two, WWII, World War II, Second World War, Allies, Axis, war, Allied Forces, refugee, hospitals, bomb, bombs, bombing, bombings, air raid, air raids, paratroops, paratroopers, paratroop, paratrooper, solder, solders, ship, ships, cruiser, cruisers, POWs, POW, Luftwaffe, trrops
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