Cyprus On Alert (1942)

Titles read: “CYPRUS ON ALERT“. Cyprus. C/U of a map of the Eastern Mediterranean area showing Cyprus. Various shots of Cypriot troops arriving at a military camp and being put through physical training and arms training, mainly with Bren guns, by British Army instructors. Soldiers march along, past a Union Jack flag flying from a pole. 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 from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.