Newsbriefs from Russia

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
41/79
Date Released
2 Oct 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Their Majesties Visit a Training Centre
  2. 2King & Queen with Buckingham Palace Home Guard
  3. 3Newsbriefs from Russia
  4. 4Battle of the Sergeants
  5. 5Prime Minister’s Tour

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Summary
Soviet women trained as ambulance girls and other auxiliary services leave for the front. Boys under military age in Gorki organise a voluntary rail repair detachment. Russian armoured train goes into action and completely destroys an enemy staff headquarters. In the village of Budennovskiy, birthplace of Marshal Budenny, Kuban Cossack villagers parade before the Marshal’s mother before setting off for a cavalry exercise. A German deserter crosses the Soviet lines as a result of leaflets dropped by Russian planes inviting Germans to give themselves up on the assurance of life and good treatment. Nazi airman is taken prisoner after being shot down.
Keywords
Women; Railways; Propaganda; Prisoners of war; Youth
Length of story (in feet)
234
Story extras:
Film clip
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British Pathe Ltd
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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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