Churchill’s Tour

Series

Series Name

War Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

113

Date Released

5 Jul 1943

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Churchill’s Tour
2. 2North African Rest Camp
3. 3Russia
4. 4Thanksgiving for Victory

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

British Prime Minister at the White House with Roosevelt and high British and American Chiefs. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Field Marshal Wavell and Admiral Somerville go to the House of Representatives, where Churchill is to broadcast an address. The Prime Minister is met by Mr Sol Bloom, Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee. Accompanied by Mr Eden, Churchill visits Eisenhower’s headquarters in Tunisia and sees other Allied leaders. The Prime Minister examines a Mark 6 German Tiger Tank. Later, the fighting men gathered in the ancient Carthage ampitheatre cheer him.

Keywords

Royalty; Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Weapons; 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

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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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