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The Germans are on their heels for a few more hours
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De Gaulle

The Germans are on their heelsfor a few more hours

The Germans are on their heels
for a few more hours

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The Germans are on their heels for a few more hours.
Duration
4 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:07:51
Uploaded
Jun 01, 2025
Genres
biography, drama, history
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Paris, June 1940. The de Gaulle couple is confronted with the military and political collapse of France. Charles de Gaulle joins London while Yvonne, his wife, finds herself with her three children on the road of the exodus.
Our men have given their all, I know. - De Gaulle 00:04
Our men have given their all, I know.
So I'll demand reinforcements, for a pincer by the north. - De Gaulle 00:05
So I'll demand reinforcements, for a pincer by the nort...
My goal is to establish a bridgehead, starting with our incursion. - De Gaulle 00:06
My goal is to establish a bridgehead, starting with our incu...
We must make the most of our slim victory! - De Gaulle 00:04
We must make the most of our slim victory!
To be passive is to be defeated! - De Gaulle 00:04
To be passive is to be defeated!
General, I'll need about a thousand men. - De Gaulle 00:05
General, I'll need about a thousand men.
Tomorrow, I want to move 50 tanks in, - De Gaulle 00:10
Tomorrow, I want to move 50 tanks in,
No, listen. Withdraw quickly. - De Gaulle 00:07
No, listen. Withdraw quickly.
I must organize our defense. No time. That's an order. - De Gaulle 00:07
I must organize our defense. No time. That's an order.
Listen, De Gaulle. - De Gaulle 00:09
Listen, De Gaulle.
A victory also requires a certain state of mind, - De Gaulle 00:07
A victory also requires a certain state of mind,
That faith, I fear, is lacking now in some. - De Gaulle 00:04
That faith, I fear, is lacking now in some.
Colonel, - De Gaulle 00:05
Colonel,
Captain Surchamp, radio operator in charge of propaganda. - De Gaulle 00:05
Captain Surchamp, radio operator in charge of propaganda.
Nowadays, an officer speaking of victory is uncommon. - De Gaulle 00:05
Nowadays, an officer speaking of victory is uncommon.
I could record you, - De Gaulle 00:04
I could record you,
Believe me, radio is a powerful weapon. - De Gaulle 00:05
Believe me, radio is a powerful weapon.
The mechanical war - De Gaulle 00:09
The mechanical war
Mechanical equipment, planes and tanks, - De Gaulle 00:09
Mechanical equipment, planes and tanks,
The enemy gained an initial advantage over us. - De Gaulle 00:04
The enemy gained an initial advantage over us.