Greek Troops Move To The Front (1948)

Greece. MS. Trucks and artillery going along a road. Various shots of the Greek infantry moving across country studded with scrubby bushes. LS. Back view of troops entering a landing craft. LS. Troops lined up. MS. Women handing parcels to the troops. MS. Troops opening parcels showing knitted socks and other presents. More shots of embarkation onto landing craft. Various shots of the infantry moving over open country and down a hillside, they rest before continuing. LS. A class of girl students in Salonika knitting comforts for the troops in classroom. Various shots of group of housewives squatting on the doorstep of a house, knitting. More shots of embarkation onto landing craft. A mule being pushed onto a craft. MS. Communist prisoners having their handcuffs taken off. More shots of embarkation onto landing craft. Several shots of landing craft moving off. LS. Harbour. Various shots of the men at meeting, dark shots, unclear where and why. MS. Soldiers loaded with equipment passing camera. They pile onto a lorry. Various shots of the soldiers piling onto lorries. LS. A line of loaded lorries. LS. Lorries going along a road. LS. Infantry moving along countryside. More shots of embarkation onto landing craft. Lorry drives into a landing craft. Artillery gun crew in action in a village. Troops embarking onto landing craft. Infantry advancing along field. Communist prisoners marching. Men on lorries. Shots of the countryside, a tank, motorcycle and trucks towing guns, moving along road. Information found in the old file: Mute Neg - Cuts 48/1. 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.