Recruiting Campaign Started (1940)

London. Various shots of three Valentine tanks moving through the streets of London from Mansion House to Trafalgar Square, headed by brass band. This is the start of a nation wide recruiting campaign. Public are seen to look at the tanks and talk to military men in Trafalgar Square - large crowd gathered. 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.