Title:SWISS ARMY MOBILISATION DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Title]
Film Number:MGH 6817
Other titles:AMATEUR FILM BY UNKNOWN CAMERAMAN [Alternative Title]
Summary: Amateur film sequence records two parallel lines of soldiers of the Swiss Army, walking along a road in a flat farming landscape in summer, possibly during Switzerland's mobilisation at the outbreak of the Second World War in September 1939. The soldiers, who are followed by baggage-laden horses, carry steel helmets and appear relaxed as they pass two village women.
Description: Sequence is preceded by brief views in main street with distinctive town gate within German-speaking area of Switzerland, with shop signs for A Rummele and a barber's shop named Rudolf Sprenger; stationary car with CH (Swiss) country code plaque and passing cyclist; temporary road sign indicates route to Rheinbrücke (presumably Basel, Bâle). Sequence is followed by travelling shot in funicular down valley and up mountain towards Alps covered by permanent snow.
Alternative Title:AMATEUR FILM BY UNKNOWN CAMERAMAN [Alternative Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:MGH 6817
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:IWM
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Production Date:1939
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Technical Details: Format: 16mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 35 ft; Duration 1 min
