Douaumont War Cemetery & Memorial (1930)

Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown. Douaumont War Cemetery in France, just north of Verdun. Shot of veterans looking over inscriptions on war graves in large cemetery. Various shots of the ranks of white war graves with flags and flowers placed before them. Pan down large tower like War memorial. Scenes from what looks like an opening ceremony. Very quick shot of corpses wrapped up before burial. Ranks of war veterans march past carrying flags. 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 (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content
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