Sergeant Of The Line! (1940)

Titles read: “SERGEANT OF THE LINE!“ France. On the eight anniversary of the death of Andre Maginot, we see various library shots of the French Minister of War inspecting troops. Good montage of shots of battle scenes from the First World War. Map showing the development and position of the Maginot line on the eastern frontier of France. Various good shots of the French troops manning the concrete and underground installations along the Maginot Line. Several shots of French troops being called up and travelling on trains, marching along roads in 1939. Artillery guns are transported along roads. Montage of shots shows women and men working on farms and in armaments factories; French steelworks in action and gun factory in full production. Still of Andre Maginot is superimposed over shot of the Pantheon in Paris. 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.