British Army Moves Up

Series

Series Name

Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

39/83

Date Released

23 Oct 1939

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1RAF in France "Over the Siegfried Line"
2. 2A Princess and the Red Cross
3. 3Floods in Britain
4. 4British Army Moves Up
5. 5Honoured in Death
6. 6Major General Duke of Windsor at French HQ

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

At General HQ, Britain’s Commander-in-Chief Lord Gort gives a luncheon for press and newsreel correspondents and tells them to have faith in the British Army "We stand four square". And then we see first pictures of British units moving up to the front line.

Keywords

Newspapers; Military

Length of story (in feet)

163

Story extras:

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Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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