The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Western Front on Armistice Day

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
545A
Date Released
16 Nov 1939
Date submitted
13 Nov 1939
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Section Title
The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: With the RAF in France Armistice Day. DESCRIPTION: Our fighting forces pay tribute. SHOTLIST: Shots of a cemetery in which are buried French, British, Polish and German soldiers. The CO of the RAF unit, in company with the mayor of the town, lays a wreath on the War Memorial. Before this the men had paraded.
Keywords
Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Aviation; Ceremonies; Military
Footage sources
France
Card file number
37751
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
33
Story extras:
Film clip

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'The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Western Front on Armistice Day', British Movietone News Issue No. 545A, 16 Nov 1939. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10407 (Accessed 18 Jul 2025)