General Franco in Barcelona

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

39/17

Date Released

27 Feb 1939

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Royal Tour
2. 2The Army of Today
3. 3Carnival Time on the Continent
4. 4General Franco in Barcelona
5. 5France Launches from Her New Torpedo Boat
6. 6Motor Cycle Stunt Riding at Chertsey
7. 7Rugby International
8. 8US Pays Tribute to Pope
9. 9US Ice Carnival
10. 10Italy Goes Gay

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 10

Summary

Franco rides into Barcelona, and from a flag-draped balcony reviews 80,000 of his officers and men. First come the Moors and the light tanks, then the Italian Black Shirt Divisions, and behind them the men of Nationalist Spain. Then off the Mediterranean Coast he reviews his Navy.

Keywords

Politics and government; Navy; Military

Length of story (in feet)

174

Story extras:

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