Stalingrad Receives the King’s Sword

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
44/42
Date Released
25 May 1944
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The War in the South Pacific
  2. 2Australian-American Alliance
  3. 3Stalingrad Receives the King’s Sword
  4. 4Forest Fire in Australia
  5. 5The Road to Rome
  6. 6Rags to Stitches

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
Ceremony inside the Kremlin at which Marshal Budenny presents the sword to the Chairman of the Stalingrad City Council. In the Russian Embassy in London, M Gusev the Russian Ambassador presents Medal of Honour to Air Chief Marshal Harris, General Sir Alan Brooke, and Admiral Tovey.
Keywords
Politics and government; Military; Awards and honours
Locations
Moscow; Soviet Union; Kremlin
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:
Film clip
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