British Troops Advance (1944)

Unissued / Unused material. France. Various shots British soldiers on captured German motorcycles and sidecars. M/S as man paints allied symbols on one. M/S as they ride off down the road. M/S bulldozer pushing big piles of earth and debris. Various shots as British soldiers look through captured German weapons etc. A British soldier tries on a German helmet and poses for the camera. M/S German soldier leaning against part of collapsed parapet by river and pointing his gun over the side. M/S collapsed bridge. M/S another bridge which people can still walk across. 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.