More Recruits for Fighting French

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
42/105
Date Released
31 Dec 1942
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
Officers and men who broke from Vichy control arrive in Abyssinia to join up with the French army. Many of them are Somalis and Askaris who crossed the frontier between French and British Somaliland to join the fight.
Keywords
Military
Locations
Abyssinia
Length of story (in feet)
90
Story extras:
Film clip
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Notes
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'More Recruits for Fighting French', Pathe Gazette Issue No. 42/105, 31 Dec 1942. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/99791 (Accessed 28 Jun 2025)