Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Attack is Motto of Our New Army

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
610
Date Released
10 Feb 1941
Date submitted
31 Jan 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: All Aid to Britain Says Roosevelt
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Wilkie Concludes His Tour
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: How the Railways Are Carrying On
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Corvettes - U-Boats Latest Menace
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Attack is Motto of Our New Army
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Emperor Returns to Abyssinia

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Army Sortie B.120/01-02 Attack on a Pillbox. DESCRIPTION: The Grenadier Guards practice an attack on a German pillbox. SHOTLIST: A guards regiment practice an attack on a Pillbox occupied by "enemy" troops. The officer in charge explains what he intends to do, and then the men hand over all papers that would help the enemy. They set out, and attack the position with mortar, and Tommy Gun fire. They deal with the enemy effectively.
Keywords
Weapons; Military
Footage sources
Great Britain
Card file number
40313
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
133
Story extras:
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