1940 FRANCE: France decorates British war chiefs. Mr. Churchill, on second visit to France, sees

Date: 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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