German Pows (1944)

Unissued / unused material. Allied forces invasion of occupied Europe - somewhere in France? Clapper board gives date as 22/08/1944. Various shots crowd of German prisoners of war in a field. British soldiers give the POWs soup from a bucket. M/S group of prisoners, one young German combs his hair. C/U German officer. M/S POWs carrying cases across field, tents in background. More shots POWs - some are laughing, relieved not to be fighting? Some of the POWs are of Oriental origin - could be Mongolian. 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