Evacuation Of The BEF 1940

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Full title reads: "Evacuation of the BEF - Greatest Epic Of The War".

Dunkirk, France.

GV Destroyer at sea at night with aldis lamp flashing out signal. VS Destroyers and rescue ships, including peace time pleasure paddle boat, at sea coming and going towards Dunkirk.

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
20838
Sort Number:
40/046
Time in/Out:
01:03:57:00 / 01:07:48:00
Canister:
40/46
Film ID:
1047.06
Issue Date:
06/06/1940

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British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
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