Elmer Davis and the News
Germans Crowd in on Dunkirk
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Elmer Davis and the News presents a news broadcast dated June 2, 1940, with a report titled “Germans Crowd in on Dunkirk.” The program offers a snapshot of wartime events as they were reported to radio listeners during the Second World War.
Rather than a fictional drama, this is a spoken news program centered on current affairs and reporting. Its focus is the German advance toward Dunkirk, a major development in the campaign in France. The broadcast’s historical value lies in hearing the event presented in the language and perspective of its own time.
Listeners can expect a direct, serious account shaped by the urgency of wartime news. It offers a concise way to encounter a moment in history through contemporary radio reporting.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
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