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LeHavre, Boulogne Fall, Calais is stormed, 1944

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BOF7341942
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LeHavre, Boulogne Fall, Calais is stormed, 1944
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Date
1944 AD (C20th AD)
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British Lancaster planes bomb Le Havre. After 36-hours of combined air and artillery assault the Canadian 1st Army moves into the second largest port in France. From the English side of the channel 15-inch coastal artillery guns lob one-ton shells into Boulogne. Boulogne falls to Canadian forces. Shows German prisoners some very young. Calais is bombed. Rare footage of English bomber hit by anti-aircraft fire, crew bails out, plane crashes and explodes into a ball of fire.

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1940s / 20th century / plane / aviation / transport / bombardment / bomb / Second World War (1939-1945) / war / explosive / France / Europe / black and white / flight / air battle / battle / footage