Review Of The Year 1940 - USA Version (1940)

Review of the year -1940. American / USA version. Various shots of Paris prior to German invasion. Good shots of Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, tomb of the unknown warrior. Some great shots of cancan dancers at the Folies Bergere. C/U of calendar, page turns to February. Various shots of French army gun emplacements. Various shots of British warships at sea, there are lots of explosions. German bombers fly overhead, good shot plane crashing in sea in flames. Calendar turns from March to April. Various shots of Royal Navy attack on German held ports in Norway. May. German troops enter bomb ruined Dutch town. German aeroplanes bomb towns in Belgium / Netherlands. Good shots planes dropping from plane and burning buildings. Refugees are seen leaving bombed out town, British troops pass them on road. Burning town. Explosions in fishing harbour. Warships firing guns. Various shots evacuation of beaches at Dunkirk. June. German aeroplanes bombing France. A blind man wanders through