British Troops In Saar - January 1940 (1940)

Unused / unissued material. Saar. Pan across the village covered in snow with with British troops, presumably BEF (British Expeditionary Force), milling around. Several shots of soldiers trying to break the ice on water pump outside a farm. Sign on pump reads “Eau Non Potable“. Several shots of the men sledding - fun shots. Several shots of the troops looking out from the trenches over snowy fields. Several shots of the activity in the trenches, positioning guns and the equipment etc. (Lav.) 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 wel