Army Recruiting Selection Centres at Fort de Vincennet, France - modern methods to test enlisted men's aptitudes.
MS young recruits marching past camera. MS & CU interior recruiting centre, young men enlisting. MS & CU interior recruiting centre where young men enlisting. MS & CU recruiting staff. Various shots of recruits having psychological tests and medical examinations. MS of recruit taking seat before officer. MS officer seated at table. MS of recruit rising and officer handing him book.
Various shots soldiers in action - flashing signal lamp, manning field gun, walking up hill with rucksacks.
Various library shots of army conscripts / new recruits from early 1930s, we see them saying goodbye to their loved ones. CU 1930s bugler. MS soldiers coming out of barracks (1930s). Various shots soldiers learning how to march and salute (1930s).
Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2005 London bombings.
The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
The images taken from inside Buchenwald Concentration Camp after its Liberation show us what it was like; it tells us what happened and forces us to remember.
Animals are often the forgotten army of World War I. They displayed unwavering courage even when exposed to extreme conditions. British Pathé pay tribute to these forgotten warriors.
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British Pathé filmed the 20th Century's biggest names, some of them before they even became famous. Click through and guess who these soon-to-be celebrities were when first captured by our cameras.
Private UFOs, flying bicycles, motorised wheels - Pathe's archive is awash with fabulous films of canny and creative transport inventions.Take a look at some of the more unusual but ingenious ideas that people have had to beat the traffic.
Over its history, the Pathe cameras filmed a number of people who had committed heinous crimes. So in no particular order, these images show ten faces of truly evil men and women.
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