Title:INTERNATIONAL DAY AT BAD HERZFELD, GERMANY, 23 JUNE 1956 [Allocated Title]
Film Number:NAT 1526
Other titles:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:Footage showing troops from Germany, the United Kingdom, the United States and France participating in International Day at Bad Herzfeld, including parades and displays.
Description:Band concert: German, English, Belgian, US and French bands in the streets of Bad Herzfeld, and troops (including Belgian Commandos and German soldiers) march through the town. VIPs arrive at ceremony, including Lieutenant Colonel Maurice Jouslin de Noiret (CO of the French 3rd Spahis) and Lieutenant Colonel John D Beaver. Troops pass in review in front of the stand: US 3rd Battalion, 14th Armoured Cavalry Regiment; British 34th/55th Border Regiment; German troops of the 3rd Group of the Bundesgrenzschutzes; Belgian 2nd Mounted Rangers, and commandos; French 5th Hussars. British troops parade, slow march. Various displays follow, including combat: German soldiers assemble and fire machineguns, Belgian soldiers fire bazookas and drive in jeep, soldiers demonstrate judo. Trucks, motorcycles, jeeps and tanks on the field; French 3rd Spahis on horseback. Soldiers form message, which will be taken by aircraft flying overhead. Tug of war between US and French crews; the French win. VIPs arrive for evening entertainment.
Alternative Title:SHAPE FILM LIBRARY [Allocated Series Title]
