Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: French Battle for Colmar

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
818
Date Released
5 Feb 1945
Date submitted
30 Jan 1945
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 4
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: French Battle for Colmar. DESCRIPTION: A despatch from Movietone’s cameraman, George Mejat, shows Frenchmen in American uniforms attacking the village of Wittenheim. Near Kingersheim, Mejat recorded Red Cross stretcher bearers working under fire to bring in wounded. SHOTLIST: Cut story - French infantry in American uniforms march through street, near village of Wittenheim, past signpost "Colmar". French advance, attacking in open fields. Ambulances driven by French girls in front-line, wounded assisted into same. Red Cross Male Nurses carry wounded off battlefields, in & around town of Kingersheim. French population return through streets, eating in streets, various shots of them including shot of group looking up at sky.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Health and medicine; Women; Environment; Military
Footage sources
9th USAAF
APS
Card file number
45490
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
140
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: French Battle for Colmar', British Movietone News Issue No. 818, 5 Feb 1945. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/13365 (Accessed 06 Mar 2025)