Field Marshal Smuts Visits Cairo

Series

Series Name

War Pictorial News

Issue

Issue No.

X007A

Date Released

16 Dec 1940

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Flying Forts Battle Nazis over Germany
2. 2Liner "Normandie" Salvaged
3. 3Australians in Dramatic Jungle Battle with Japs
4. 4Field Marshal Smuts Visits Cairo
5. 5Italy - The Battle for Rome

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

Smuts seen with General Sir Alan Brooke and other high ranking officials. Field Marshal Smuts gives the troops his Christmas message and takes the salute at a march past.

Keywords

Politics and government; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies; Military

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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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