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

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