French Army Pigeons (1939)

Unused / unissued material - dates unclear or unknown. France. Various shots of carrier pigeons of the French army in their pigeon loft. Various shots of pigeons returning to loft through nearby trees. French troops walk across snowy mountains with snow shoes. CU of feet in snow shoes walking. Troops advance and set up machine gun in mountain area. 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.