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Oct 16, 2026

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Royals at Westminster Abbey, workers at ordnance factories, and gun training in England during World War II.

Winston Churchill, Prime Minister Chamberlain, and the Queen Mother with King George VI leave Westminster Abbey. People working in factories in England during World War II. Soldiers carry wounded on stretchers. Men working in an ammunition factory to produce more arms and weapons. Men practice firing. They lay in prone position and fire rifles at target boards. A man hits a golf ball and then grabs a gun to fire at it. Location: United Kingdom. Date: June 10, 1940.

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