V. C. For Indian Bravery - 1942 (1942)

New Delhi, India. Various shots of the Indian Viceroy, Lord Linlithgow, presenting Victoria Cross medals to two Indian heroes, including Premindra Singh Bhagat. Crowd gathered for the ceremony looking on. One of the medals is presented posthumously to widow and son of the hero Richhpal Ram. Various shots of the Indian troops marching. After this item a title appears reading ’The Yanks Arrive - Les Soldats Americains Arrivent - (title in Arabic)’. The item does not follow. Several seconds later a close up of a girl soldier - possibly Russian appears followed by troops marching - it abruptly ends. 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), Emp