Anniversary Raid On Bruensuald (1958)

Bruensuald, France? Various shots of 2nd Battalion Parachute Brigade receiving parachutes. Brigadier Frost and Sergeant Welsh, two members of the original raid on Bruensuald, talking. Men fitting chutes. Men going aboard plane. Men inside the plane, some sleeping. Shot through window, of Beverley troop transport. Various shots of men in aircraft. Crowd on field looking at sky. Aircraft flying overhead. French officers looking on. Allied flags flying from one mast. Sea coast with flags in foreground. Several shots of the crowd on street. Various shots of a procession walking through village and along path with flags, flowers and wreaths. They go to the hills where lies memorial stone. Several shots of the people placing wreaths on memorial stone and saluting. (Lav.) Date found in the old record - 27/02/1958. 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.