Learning on ScreenMovietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Surprises for Rommel
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 4 / 5
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: General Grants. DESCRIPTION: Just before the present Libyan battle Generals Auchinleck and Ritchie were decorated by General Zayonts, Commander of the Polish Forces in the Middle East. The Duke of Gloucester, on a tour of inspection, took great interest in the American "General Grant" tanks which had recently arrived. SHOTLIST: Shots of General Grant tanks in the desert. The men rush to their tanks and clamber on board. Grant Tanks - firing guns. Ritchie And Auchinleck Decorated General Ritchie and General Auchinleck are decorated by a Polish General in the desert. Then there is a march past.
- Keywords
- Vehicles; Environment; Ceremonies; Military; Awards and honours
- Footage sources
- Universal
- Card file number
- 42439
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 86
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