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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

547A

Date Released

30 Nov 1939

Date submitted

1939

Date submitted

27 Nov 1939

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: No Man’s Land
• 2. The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Forward Front Line
• 3. The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: French Heroes Honoured
• 4. The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Poland in France
• 5. The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Czech Legion in Training
• 6. The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Dr Benes is Feted in London
• 7. The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Lambeth Walks the Siegfried Line
• 8. The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Soccer - Ladies Only
• 9. The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: More Allied Air Victories
• 10. The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Pilot Boat Disaster
• 11. The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: HMS Rawalpindi’s Gallant Fight
• *The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell: Munich Bomb Outrage

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 11

Section Title

The War Time Situation at Home and Abroad Reviewed by Leslie Mitchell

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: French Decorations. DESCRIPTION: The new Croix de Guerre is to men who have distinguished themselves in the early days of the war. SHOTLIST: Members of a tank unit receive their medals which are pinned next to those which some of them won in the last war. An Alsace, girls in native costume turn out to see young Philippe Ritter decorated.

Keywords

Ceremonies; Fashion and costume; Military; Awards and honours

Footage sources

France

Card file number

37839A

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

37

Story extras:

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