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Post-WWII - Unid. French, American & ?? Military Parades & Tropical Training

Reel Number: 250022-03

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1943

Country: China,India

Location: Southeast Asia

TC Begins: 18:11:35

TC Ends: 18:15:21

Duration: 00:03:46

NOTE: FOR ORDERING See: www.footagefarm.co.uk or contact us at: Info@Footagefarm.co.uk Post-WWII - Unid. French, American & ?? Military Parades & Tropical Training View along street w/ two-star plate on sedan past; European & Southeast Asia native onlookers lining sidewalk, pan crowd. 18:11:47 French, American, British & ?? military VIPs arrive at base of small monument. Military band in pith helmets passing, crowd watches from sidewalk, civilians & soldiers. French unit in tropical shorts & w/ sword passing; riflemen following. VIPs saluting. Various shots of various units. 18:12:47 LS across wide valley w/ many jeeps parading, led by jeep w/ large American flag. Americans driving but some accompanied by native Black men (New Guinea?). Jeep pull out & follow single file over rough ground, soldiers wearing flat helmets. 18:13:31 Enter thru small wooden fence breaking gate & over rough dirt road, some pulling artillery. Motorcycle troops park beside road & gesture jeeps past, along muddy stream, fording stream & setting up artillery by tropical palms. Men running w/ rifles thru water, across streams w/ jeeps fording. 18:14:59 Smoke flares set. WW2 Southeast Asian troop training; 1940s; NOTE: Sold at per reel rate, may be combined w/ other complete short reels to total maximum 10 minutes.

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