Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bardia Captured

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
660
Date Released
26 Jan 1942
Date submitted
23 Jan 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mr Churchill’s New Attire
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US President’s Production Programme
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Some of the Products
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Reinforcements for Hawaii
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bardia Captured
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: Use Less Milk

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bardia Captured. DESCRIPTION: British tanks moved through a smoke-screen at the beginning of the offensive. Germans were captured on the Tobruk-Bardia road and then came the surrender of the town of Bardia. The German commander General Schmitt came out to surrender unconditionally to General de Villiers. SHOTLIST: Tanks move forward through a smoke screen. Germans are captured. A white flag on a gun intimates surrender and General Schmitt and two Italian generals surrender to General de Villiers. Prisoners are taken and marched away, headed by a Bren carrier and two dogs past a blazing oil dump. British prisoners who were released dance to a gramophone and there is a general view of the shattered town.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Vehicles; Environment; Weapons; Fires; War damage; Prisoners of war; Animals; Military
Footage sources
Rota
War Office
Card file number
41843
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
153
Story extras:

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