The Attempts on De Gaulle

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There were three attempts to kill General de Gaulle, all of which were unsuccessful. The first was by German snipers in Paris 1945. The second was on 8 September 1961, when a plastic charge was fired at his car by a gang controlled by Raoul Salan. The third attempt was on 22 August 1962, when his car was raked by machine-gun fire which shattered the rear window and burst two tires. The General escaped all three attempts, but was there a fourth which was not reported? A BBC Production.

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25 min

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[2014], c2007

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Films on Demand

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