Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery tours Austria.
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Short Summary
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Description
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Data
- Film ID:
- 2112.18
- Media URN:
- 63162
- Group:
- Unissued unused
- Archive:
- British Pathé
- Issue Date:
- 1944
- Sound:
- Mute
- HD Format:
- Available on request
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Duration:
- 00:04:10:00
- Time in/Out:
- 01:51:49:00 / 01:55:59:00
- Canister:
- UN 1602 B
Unknown user says
Greetings from Austria. First of all let me say, that 1944 is wrong. This part of Austria was taken over by british troops in May 1945 - so this visit must have been in Winter 1945/46.
Monty is first seen at the old border station of the "Loiblpass" and then along the old mountain road down to the town of Ferlach. He visits the little church of Unterloibl and is then seen on a railway-station nearby (try to find out which one). His inspection of troops took place in front of the building for the central command of the british troops in southern Austria, located at Klagenfurt. The building belonged to the catholic church and was occupied by british troops until 1955. We see Monty crossing the "Lend-Canal" on a old wooden bridge. After the inspections it looks like that the was invited to look at men and equipment of the mountain-rescue, we still have here.
Thanks for that great piece of film!