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  1. Joffre Immortalised

    Date released
    26 Nov 1931
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    78
    NoS ID
    031749
    Story no
    5 / 6

    Townsmen erect statute to Marne hero. Crowds see War Minister Maginot conduct impressive unveiling.

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  2. The Maginot Line: Myth and Reality - 14 Sept [1975-1986]

    Sean Street talks to Anthony Kemp who explains the missunderstanding about the system of fortification during the Great War. This Line was an elaborate defensive barrier in Northeast France constructed in...

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  3. France Remembers

    Date released
    2 Mar 1931
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    1
    NoS ID
    031302
    Story no
    5 / 7

    Volunteers from allied nations who served in French Army receive ceremonial flag from War Minister Maginot

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  4. Monsieur Maginot Dead

    Date released
    14 Jan 1932
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    92
    NoS ID
    031833
    Story no
    2 / 6

    Brilliant career cut short at 54. Popular French War Minister succumbs to typhoid fever after short illness. 1. France mourns illustrious statesman ... Nation pays final tribute as solemn cortege passes...

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  5. An International Army

    Date released
    2 Mar 1931
    Series name
    Universal News
    Issue no
    67
    NoS ID
    137657
    Story no
    3 / 9
    Extras
    1 commentary sheet

    The French Minister of War presents new colours to the Volunteer Corps which enlisted 45,000 foreigners for service in the Great War.

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  6. Sergeant of the Line

    Date released
    26 Feb 1940
    Series name
    Pathetone Weekly
    Issue no
    517
    NoS ID
    124459
    Story no
    4 / 5
    Extras
    1 film clip

    It’s the eight anniversary of the death of Andre Maginot, Sergeant of the Line, and France’s Minister of War. Thanks to him, France today is able to fashion her weapons of war in ever-increasing volume -...

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