Naval Parashots (1940)

Full title reads: “Naval Parashots“. MS. & CU General Sir Edmond Ironside inspecting a naval contingent of the coastal defence forces on the promenade of a south coast town. VS of sailors and marines doing rifle drill on the deck of a battleship. MS Group of marines doing anti-parachute attack manoeuvres in a field, they are marching across field when they are given the signal to break formation and take up defensive positions. FILM ID:1049.1 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