1940: WW2 Charles Martin describes Dunkirk

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Charles Martin, Pathé News cameraman, was aboard a boat surrounded by other rescue vessels when it was attacked by German gunners and sprayed with bullets. He bore witness to what happened next. This recording is from just a few days after the Dunkirk operation ended.

BBC Archive: Originally broadcast 8 June 1940.