General Nivelle (1924)

Death of French Army General Robert Nivelle in 1924, France. Shots of Nivelle’s inspection of a Boy Scout troop, he is accompanied by French & US army officers and some civilians. MS Nivelle shaking hands with young Scout. CU Nivelle saluting. American cataloguer’s note: In World War One, Nivelle replaced Petain, then Joffre and then was replaced himself when his offensive failed in April, 1917. He was later exonerated from blame by a committee of inquiry. 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