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Between May 10 and June 17, 1940, faced with the lightning advance of German troops, 8 million civilians in France and Belgium were forced to flee their homes in a mass exodus. On the devastated roads, families and children walked without a clear destination, crossing paths with defeated soldiers, the last vestiges of the French army. For these children, aged 8 to 12 or teenagers, the exodus was not only a journey, but a total upheaval. The planned school holidays were replaced by days of anguish, punctuated by the serious looks of their parents and the dull noise of the approaching war. Today, these witnesses of a troubled era recall these dark days, between fear, courage and hope. Documentary: May '40, Children of the Exodus Director: Patrick Jeudy Production: Point du Jour, France televisions #documentary #documentaryhistory #science #intelligence #incredible #life #history #humansciences #doc #docu #war #2wg #ww2 #worldwar #secondworldwar #exodus #displacement #displaced #flee #combat #displacedbywar