News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1321A

Date Released

30 Sep 1954

Date submitted

27 Sep 1954

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Labour Party Conference
• 2. Labour Party Conference - Mr Attlee
• 3. News in Brief: Southampton
• 4. News in Brief: Aintree
• 5. News in Brief: Goodwood
• 6. News in Brief: Missouri
• 7. The Nine Power Conference
• 8. Fares Please
• 9. Fares Please
• 10. The Lighter Side
• 11. The Lighter Side
• 12. The Lighter Side
• 13. Battle Royal

Story

Story No. within this Issue

13 / 13

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Battle Royal. DESCRIPTION: General Gruenther, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, used a helicopter to pay flying visits to front line troops in the recent Exercise Battle Royal. Observers of 14 NATO countries witnessed this, the largest manoeuvres ever held this side of the Iron Curtain. SHOTLIST: Various shots of tanks on the move. General Gruenther climbs into a helicopter and flies off. Troops withdrawing. Carrying various weapons. Climbing under barbed wire. Various shots of mock atomic shells exploding. Shots of high ranking officers watching the manoeuvres. Northland and Southland Forces.

Keywords

Military

Locations

Germany

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

61926

Credits:

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

87

Story extras:

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