| A.A. GUNS IN FRANCE (aka XMAS 1939 IN TRENCHES) Antiaircraft gunners under attack at Christmas Day 1939 in France. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7525 |
| Catalog #: | 250600 | |
| Clip Number: | 250600-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 195 E | |
| Timecode: | 01:34:39 - 01:38:24 | |
| Location: | France | |
| Year Shot: | 1939 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | HOLIDAYS: Christmas LOCATIONS/EUROPE: France WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Meals WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Rest & Recreation WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Weapons | |
| Description: | France, Christmas 1939. Soldiers, presumably BEF (British Expeditionary Force), running along trenches, entering dugout mess. C/U shot of a sign outside reads "Cafe Anglais - Under Royal Patronage." Several men eating their Christmas dinner inside dugout mess. An air raid alert starts and they all run out. Various shots of antiaircraft gun crews taking their positions. Several shots of a 25 pdr artillery battery firing their guns. | |


