The Epic of Westerplatte - Mix To

Series

Series Name

British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.

892

Date Released

18 Sep 1939

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Merchant Navy Sees Sailor King
2. 2Stars, Troops for the Amuse [Sic] Of!
3. 3Duke of Windsor Keeps His Promise
4. 4British Troops in France - Official!
5. 5The Epic of Westerplatte - Mix To

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

Issued by the Nazis to impress world with irresistible German might, these amazing pictures show far more effectively the heroism of two hundred men who withstood seven days’ heaviest gun-and-bomb concentrations ever known.

Local distribution only

British Paramount News Special (mix to)

Keywords

Propaganda; Military; Newsreels

Locations

Poland; Westerplatte; Gdansk

Library number

8851

Length of story (in feet)

338

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean

Email

info@screenocean.com

Web

http://reuters.screenocean.com/

Phone

+44(0)1954 262052

Address

124 Horseferry Road,
London
SW1P 2TX

Notes

British Pathe Ltd (qv) also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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