Foch With Marshal’s Baton (1918)

Ferdinand Foch is made Marshal of France; August; 1918. Shot of outdoor ceremony in progress with French President Raymond Poincare handing Marshal’s baton to Foch; French Army officers stand in rows watching. Afterwards Premier Georges Clemenceau and other government officials shake hands with Foch. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT 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.