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Battle Of Britain Reel-5
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keywords: wwii, battle of britain, german blitz, raf, royal air force, luftwaffe night bombing campaign, air raid shelter, british bomber attack, city of coventry, british war plant workers
Synopsis: WWII Britain stands alone against an overwhelming German aerial campaign designed to wear down British defenses to the point that a Nazi invasion of England would be successful. Scenes of German Luftwaffe night bombing of London England, Britons in air raid shelter, damage and destruction after German bomber attack, British bombers counter-attack German target along the Nazi-occupied coast of Europe, destruction of Coventry by German Bombers, Britons pass paying homage to friends and family killed in bombing raid, Britons at work in munition plants and aircraft manufacturing plants...(read more)
- Date: 1945
- Duration: 00:09:26
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: England
- Location: England, France
Battle Of Britain Reel-5
German Luftwaffe planes begin night bombing of London. Harbor docks, homes, and buildings set on fire as London became an inferno. People in air raid shelter. People shown leaving shelters in the morning discussing the events of the previous night bombing. Shows damage and destruction to homes. Lifestyle of the British people in London people under wartime conditions. RAF bomber pilots board planes and take off for counterattack bombing raid against German targets. German planes scramble to intercept British bombers. Scenes of destruction in Coventry England after massive German night bombing raid.
People killed are dug from rubble and buried in a common grave. People move in long line paying respect to kin and friends killed in Coventry bombing raid and buried in common grave. People at work in munitions and aircraft factories.
