Battle Royal

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1321A
Date Released
30 Sep 1954
Date submitted
27 Sep 1954
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Labour Party Conference
  2. 2Labour Party Conference - Mr Attlee
  3. 3News in Brief: Southampton
  4. 4News in Brief: Aintree
  5. 5News in Brief: Goodwood
  6. 6News in Brief: Missouri
  7. 7The Nine Power Conference
  8. 8Fares Please
  9. 9Fares Please
  10. 10The Lighter Side
  11. 11The Lighter Side
  12. 12The Lighter Side
  13. 13Battle Royal

Story

Story No. within this Issue
13 / 13
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Battle Royal. DESCRIPTION: General Gruenther, Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, used a helicopter to pay flying visits to front line troops in the recent Exercise Battle Royal. Observers of 14 NATO countries witnessed this, the largest manoeuvres ever held this side of the Iron Curtain. SHOTLIST: Various shots of tanks on the move. General Gruenther climbs into a helicopter and flies off. Troops withdrawing. Carrying various weapons. Climbing under barbed wire. Various shots of mock atomic shells exploding. Shots of high ranking officers watching the manoeuvres. Northland and Southland Forces.
Keywords
Military
Locations
Germany
Footage sources
Germany
Card file number
61926
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
87
Story extras:
Film clip

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