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British Mission Sees China at War

Series

Series Name
Warwork News

Issue

Issue No.
S15/14
Paramount Issue No.
1239
Date Released
14 Jan 1943
Released by Paramount
18 Jan 1943
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Italy "Gets It" from North Africa
  2. 2New Men-O-War Swell US Navy
  3. 3How Eighth Army Spent Christmas
  4. 4British Mission Sees China at War

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
Chiang Kai-shek’s army on parade. British mission sees military equipment and is shown tactical details in Yellow River area. An attack is advanced through smoke screen cover. At the river, pontoon bridges facilities the advance to Chungking. Bomb-proof factories; cotton factories. Air Force training scheme; Chinese Air Force at practice - machine gunning. Members of the mission: Messrs Wedderburn and Lawson, Lords Teviot and Ayleward [sic].
Keywords
Politics and government; Aviation; Industry and manufacture; 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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