Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Canadians Practice Hand Bomb Throwing

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
603
Date Released
23 Dec 1940
Date submitted
5 Dec 1940
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Anglo-Hellenic Co-Operation
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Free French Forces in the Middle East
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Megan Lloyd George Helps Scrap Collection
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Troops Practice Winter Warfare
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Canadians Practice Hand Bomb Throwing
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Luxury Liner Now Hospital Ship
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: River Assault by Boat and Bridge
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Ready for Invasion
  9. *Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Combined Church Parade

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canadians Bomb Throwing. DESCRIPTION: Canadian troops in Britain master the art of grenade throwing. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the Canadian Active Service Force receiving instruction in how to throw a hand grenade. They start on flat ground and then go to the practise trench.
Keywords
Education and training; Weapons; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
40098
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
40
Story extras:
Film clip

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