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1941 DEFENCE: Second World War: Trafalgar Square rally on possibility of German invasion
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2:54Now PlayingDate: 30th October 1941
Location: LONDON, ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: 'What about invasion?' London rally asks
ENGLAND: London: Trafalgar Square:
High angle views Nelson's Column and crowd below gathered for war rally / Ellen Wilkinson (Government minister) speaking into microphone (not heard) / Shots of crowd / Philip Noel-Baker (Parliamentary Secretary to the Department of War Transport) speaking (not heard) / Spectators on lion statue / High angle view massed crowds gathered for rally /
Excerpts of previous interviews on the prospects of invading Germany, with: A.J. Cummins, Tom Wintringham (Politician and author) & Major-General J.C. Fuller (British Army officer, military historian) SOT
Demonstrations; Personalities - Miscellaneous; Buildings, Landmarks and Monuments; Great Britain
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