FRANCE: First Anniversary of Marshal Petain’s French Legion (1941)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Celebrations commemorating the first anniversary of Marshal Petain’s French Legion. Around 20,000 Legionnaires carried torches,? Full Description: FRANCE: Vichy: EXT Sign reading “31 Aout“ / AERIAL (AIR VIEW ) city / Marshal Henri Philippe Petain along in car / People waving from balconies outside hotel, with flags handing from building. / Petain arrives at monument. / Arrival of torchbearers / Petain lighting torches / People standing at attention during band playing La Marseillaise SOT / People standing in front of monument during Marseillaise / Petain and officers saluting / Petain standing in car / People clapping / People on balcony clapping Three runners with torch along road with motorcyclist by side / Plane on field, propellers turning / Runners arriving with torch at aerodrome, past officers who salute / Torch / Lighting miners’ lamp from torch / La