Tree Felling (1940)

Unused / unissued material. - Location and dates unknown / unclear. VS of troops sitting around wood fire outside trying to keep warm. Shots of soldiers chopping down large fir trees. They carry off cleaned tree trunk. VS of them chopping up logs with saws and axes. Shots of two soldier cutting down small fir tree. More shots of soldiers carrying ’Christmas’ Trees. VS of soldiers in hospital decorating a Christmas Tree with help from nurses. Shots of other decorations being made. Quick shot of Saint Nicholas and Black Peter meting children in town. Shots of children and mothers smiling. Shots of St. Nicholas escorted to jeep by soldiers and presents are loaded in. Children cheer and wave. The Christmas jeep is driven along 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 al