General Nivelle Presents Decorations On The Field (1917)

Location unknown. Possibly France. World War One. Military Honours; decorations. General Nivelle; Marshall Joffre’s replacement in the field; gives French troops decorations. Nivelle pins badge on soldier; then kisses him on each cheek comme un vrai Francais. 415 B 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.