French Army on Western Front

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

540

Date Released

9 Oct 1939

Date submitted

5 Oct 1939

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1London Night Life Carries On
2. 2Horses Are Not Yet Rationed
3. 3First Lord’s Son Marries
4. 4Flood Gates for Tube Tunnels
5. 5Duke of Windsor in France
6. 6New Polish President
7. 7French Army on Western Front

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Scenes on the Western Front. DESCRIPTION: French troops man the Maginot Line. SHOTLIST: French troops march up and dig trenches to consolidate their positions. Troops look out over the Rhine over the Strasbourg Bridge into Germany. Tanks rumble up and heavy artillery goes into action. Also used with this story library scenes of the Maginot and Siegfried Lines.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Weapons; Military

Locations

Germany; River Rhine

Footage sources

France

Card file number

37548

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

210

Story extras:

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