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The World at War
4:20 pm - 5:30 pm Wednesday, October 14
France Falls
Season 1 · Episode 3
How, in 1940, the French Army suffered a heavy defeat after underestimating the Nazis' strength while relying on First World War strategies and equipment to defend its frontiers. Narrated by Laurence Olivier
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- Laurence Olivier — Narrator
- Peter Batty — Director
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