General De Gaulle Visits Free French Navy 1940

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Full title reads: "GENERAL DE GAULLE VISITS FREE FRENCH NAVY".

England, unknown.

Various shots of General Charles de Gaulle walking around visiting and inspecting the crews of Free French destroyer "Le Triomphant" and submarine "Surcouf" in a harbour in England. Medium shot of Free...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
21308
Sort Number:
40/100
Time in/Out:
01:38:05:00 / 01:38:54:00
Canister:
40/100
Film ID:
1063.32
Issue Date:
12/12/1940

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