Fighting French Commandos

Series

Series Name

War Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

88

Date Released

11 Jan 1942

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1New British Battleships
2. 2Fighting French Commandos
3. 3Genoa Bombed

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

Fighting French Marines rush the beaches in a practice attack. (Action takes place "off a friendly coast".) A display of ju-jitsu, swinging through trees, crossing river by ropes, hand over hand, shinning up walls of two-story houses, follows.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure; Exile; Military

Credits:

Commentator

Rex Keating

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5379

Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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