1940 FRANCE: France decorates British war chiefs. Mr. Churchill, on second visit to France, sees
May 7, 2026
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2:30Now Playing1940 FRANCE: France decorates British war chiefs. Mr. Churchill, on second visit to France, sees
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as posted by the channelDate: 15th January 1940
Location: WESTERN FRONT, FRANCE
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
Western Front, France
Gen. view car arrives
Semi view Winston Churchill out of car & shakes hands
Semi view Randolph Churchill shaking hands
Long view W. Churchill in yachting cap inspecting RAF
Semi view Churchill inspecting RAF
Long view, semi view, waking shot of Churchill inspecting RAF men
Semi view Air Chief Barratt out of building. Full CU Air Chief Barratt
Ironside & Gort Receive Grand Cross of Legion of Honour
Top view pan General past French & English guards lined up
Semi view W. Churchill pan down to Gort, Ironside & Gamelin
CU Winston Churchill looking on
Semi view Gamelin taps each shoulder of Ironside with sword & presents Legion of Honour Semi top view Gamelin putting sash on Ironside & kissing him on both cheeks
Semi view Churchill looks on
Semi view pinning Cross on Gor
Semi top view Gamelin putting on sash & kissing Gort on both cheeks
Top view of French Zouaves marching past Generals
Semi view Generals Ironside, Gamelin, Georges & Gort
Top view Welsh guards past Generals
Full CU Gort pan down to Cross on tunic
Semi view Lord Gort
CU Cross pan up to Full CU Ironside
Semi view W. Churchill talking to Georges
CU Gamelin pan to Churchill.
Good Scenes
Semi view General posing
L-R Ironside, Churchill, Gamelin, Gort & Georges
Semi view Churchill, Gamelin, Gort - pan to Ironside
Good Scenes
Semi CU Georges, Churchill & Gamelin pan to Gort
CU Gort talking to Gamelin pan to CU Gort
Full CU Gort talking
CU Gort talking pan to Georges
CU Gort pan down to decoration
Semi view Georges, Churchill, Gamelin & Gort
Full CU Ironside
Semi view Churchill & Ironside,.pan Churchill smiling
Full CU General
Semi view Churchill & Ironside smiling, Churchill waving arms about
Semi view pan Churchill & Ironside turn & walk away
Semi view pan Ironside, Churchill, Gamelin & Gort posing
Semi view Gort & Gamelin out of building & walk to Churchill
Semi view Churchill & Randolph, Churchill puts on trilby & puts cigar in mouth
Full CU Barratt
Personalities - Politicians; Personalities - Armed Forces; Military - Ceremonial; Ceremonies - Decorations; Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (1874-1965), John Standish Surtees Prendergast Vereker Gort, 6th Viscount Gort (1886-1946), William Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside (1880-1959), Maurice Gustave Gamelin (1872-1958)
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