Bef In France (1940)

Unused / unissued material - paperwork dates it as 1940. France. Various shots show British troops digging as they build a railway line in France. As the camera moves along the line, the soldiers look up and wave their spades in the air. Several shots of British troops marching along a country road; a soldier is seen running along the road and up to the top of a bank to look over it. In a French town square, British officers and a high ranking French officer inspect the British Expeditionary Force and guns / artillery equipment. The French officer is seen saluting from a train as it starts to move off. FILM ID:604.11 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. www.britishpathe.tv/ FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT www.britishpathe.com/ British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website. www.britishpathe.com/

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