| 14TH JULY, 1940 - FRANCE'S NATIONAL DAY | ||
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| Tape Master: | 6420 | |
| Catalog #: | 189663 | |
| Clip Number: | 189663-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 40/58 | |
| Timecode: | 01:40:39 - 01:42:18 | |
| Location: | London, England | |
| Year Shot: | 1940 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Patriotic HOLIDAYS: Independence Day, Bastille Day LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London MILITARY: Army, French MILITARY: Navy, French MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS: Unknown Soldier, The Cenotaph PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Patriotic PERSONALITIES: De Gaulle, Charles | |
| Description: | 14TH JULY, 1940 - FRANCE'S NATIONAL DAY London. Various good shots of General Charles De Gaulle and other French officers arriving at the Cenotaph where he lays a wreath and takes salute at march past of French army and naval units. MS De Gaulle laying wreath at the statue of Marshal Foch in Grosvenor Gardens. CU Wreath inscribed Les Francais Libres. CU Full frame of Prime Minister Winston Churchill. VS of the huge parade in Paris of French national and colonial troops along the Champs Elysees and past the Arc de Triomphe during a former 14th July parade. | |
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