Monday, 25 July 2022

Interwar manoeuvres footage from Pathe films

 Found these interesting snippets of film yesterday afternoon. The last snippet shows Swedish troops using  a tractor to tow artillery.


https://www.britishpathe.com/video/tanks-in-austria-aka-army-manoeuvres-in-austria/query/Manoeuvres


https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA2A65LI7TR7FZRL1ZD7GC8CLKT-GR-12611/query/Manoeuvres

https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA8Q1KPMN0A198EM9PJJ29BF5IH-AUSTRIA-DEFENCE-ARTILLERY-MANOEUVRES-IN-THE-MOUNTAINS/query/Manoeuvres

https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVADN28S1IR4LM2PC8QQIC3PK11X-GERMANY-GERMAN-ARMY-MANOEUVRES-AT-UCKERMARK/query/Manoeuvres

https://www.britishpathe.com/video/king-of-spain-on-manoeuvres/query/Manoeuvres

https://www.britishpathe.com/video/VLVA3UZKEO9FW5X7LY1EZYHJKPD7H-SWEDEN-KING-GUSTAV-V-ATTENDS-MILITARY-EXERCISES/query/Manoeuvres

Hope you found these interesting. 

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11 comments:

  1. Mark Man of TIN25 July 2022 at 06:33

    Fascinating - with the grainy footage for many of these 1920s manoeuvres it seems like this could have been any Continental War in the previous 50 to 100 years and the First World War had never happened .... then a biplane or tank drops in to view.

    Impressive the retinue or following of a regiment of flunkys that the average surviving European monarch or king needs to look through a pair of binoculars.

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    1. Mark Man Of TIN25 July 2022 at 06:38

      If you look very carefully, I’m sure you catch glimpses of Tintin, boy reporter, amongst the retinue.

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    2. Anonymous26 July 2022 at 07:30

      I will go back and have a look for Tintin! The retinue was quite something was it not. I find the footage fascinating and try not to think too much about what happened to the folk in the coming years.
      Alan Tradgardland

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  2. rross25 July 2022 at 08:20

    There is a lot if very useful and interesting stuff on YouTube, to be sure. This is all very cool!

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    1. Anonymous26 July 2022 at 07:32

      Pathe, in particular, is something l visit quite often. It is time travelling from the comfort of one’s own armchair.
      Alan Tradgardland

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  3. James Shepherd25 July 2022 at 21:38

    Fascinating, thank you for the links. The uniforms in the Spanish segment looked like something 1870.

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    1. Anonymous26 July 2022 at 07:33

      Glad you liked them. Felt exactly the same about the Spanish segment as you did. A snapshot of another age preserved.
      Alan Tradgardland

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  4. James Shepherd25 July 2022 at 21:39

    I expected an avalanche in the Alps when the austrians opened up!

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    1. Anonymous26 July 2022 at 07:34

      I wondered the same thing!
      Alan Tradgardland

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  5. Old Nick25 July 2022 at 22:39

    Amazing stuff!

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  6. Anonymous26 July 2022 at 07:35

    Glad you liked it . Once you open the Pathe site you could be happily lost for many hours…
    Alan Tradgardland

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