World Wide News Items: Red Army Day

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1187A

Date Released

6 Mar 1952

Date submitted

29 Feb 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Ideal Home Exhibition
2. 2World Wide News Items: Kids’ Ski Lesson
3. 3World Wide News Items: Finding a Needle
4. 4World Wide News Items: Chinese Marines
5. 5World Wide News Items: Red Army Day
6. 6Marshal Tito Interviewed
7. *Leeds V Chelsea (Second Replay)
8. *Cardiff V Newport - Rugby

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 6

Section Title

World Wide News Items

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: World Wide News Items - Red Army Day. DESCRIPTION: In Berlin, the celebration of Red Army Day was largely a matter of paying tribute to fallen comrades at the Russian Memorial, which happens to be in the British sector of the city. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Procession to Russian Memorial. Several shots of similar procession. Wreaths being laid on memorial, shots of guards at memorial. GV memorial.

Keywords

Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Ceremonies; Military

Locations

Berlin

Footage sources

Germany

Card file number

56838

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

41

Story extras:

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