French Railway Guns And Duchess Of Windsor Wallis Simpson

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Synopsis: French 16in railway guns shell German positions while in England the former American Socialite Wallis Simpson now the Duchess of Windsor helps to send care packages to the troops and in Europe the women of France work around the clock to produce aircraft for the war effort in a French aircraft factory...(read more)

Date: 1940
Duration: 00:01:21
Sound: No
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: England, France

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French Railway Guns And Duchess Of Windsor Wallis Simpson

French Railway Guns And Duchess Of Windsor Wallis Simpson

French gunners shell German lines (positions) with 16 inch railway rifles in WWII. Shows French soldiers moving 16 inch railroad artillery guns into position. Gun crew arming artillery shells with “artillery fuzes” (artillery fuse). CU of loading and firing large railway gun.

The Duchess of Windsor “does her bit” by establishing a package forwarding agency to send parcels to the troops. NOTE: Excellent image of the Duchess of Windsor. The Duchess of Windsor is the former Wallis Simpson (born Bessie Wallis Warfield). Wallis Simpson was an American socialite. Her third husband Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, formerly King Edward VIII, abdicated his throne to marry her.

Women aiding war effort in France. Eighteen-hundred French women and girls work in plane factories turning out planes. CU of French woman operating a drill press. French woman operating a rivet gun in French aircraft factory.