A.A. Guns In France Aka Xmas 1939 In Trenches (1939)

Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown. France, Christmas 1939. Soldiers, presumably BEF (British Expeditionary Force), running along trenches, entering dugout mess. C/U shot of a sign outside reads “Cafe Anglais - Under Royal Patronage.“ Several men eating their Christmas dinner inside dugout mess. An air raid alert starts and they all run out. Various shots of antiaircraft gun crews taking their positions. Several shots of a 25 pdr artillery battery firing their guns. (Neg.) 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