Western Front Flares Up (1940)

Full title reads: Western Front Flares Up. Western Front in France. VS of French light and medium field guns, heavy entrenched artillery and railway guns firing, good montage of a large and heavy artillery barrage being laid. French troops visible in almost every shot and all guns obviously 1939 vintage. Good shots of French soldiers using telephones to pass on aiming instructions. VS of French General christening four new very heavy 16 inch railway guns with champagne. Troops stand to attention while inspected. FILM 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 (19101932), Empire News Bulletin (19261930), British Paramount (19311957), and Gaumont Br