Summary

Item title reads - General de Gaulle Honours Free French Navy

Dartmouth, Devon

M/S of the naval men marching along in the grounds of Dartmouth naval college M/S of General Charles de Gaulle walking down some steps and saluting He meets various members of the crews of the submarines 'Rubis' and 'Minerva' M/S as he salutes, M/S as he presents the 'Croix Libiration' to Admiral Muselier, the Chief of the Free French Navy and Air Force Various shots as he boards the submarines and looks around M/S as he leaves one

Amendment Feb 2011:
Apparently not Devon It shows a 1941 visit by De Gaulle to HMS Ambrose, base of the 9th Submarine Flotilla at Dundee The early shots are taken outside Mayfield and the later ones are of Rubis alongside at the Eastern Wharf (Tay Bridge vis in Background) with a brief shot editeddit in of Rubis in Victoria Dock, also Dundee

Captain James Roper and Admiral Muselier are in this clip, as are Lieutenant Henri Rousselot and others

Source British Pathé
Title GENERAL DE GAULLE HONOURS FREE FRENCH NAVY
Description Item title reads - General de Gaulle Honours Free French Navy

Dartmouth, Devon

M/S of the naval men marching along in the grounds of Dartmouth naval college M/S of General Charles de Gaulle walking down some steps and saluting He meets various members of the crews of the submarines 'Rubis' and 'Minerva' M/S as he salutes, M/S as he presents the 'Croix Libiration' to Admiral Muselier, the Chief of the Free French Navy and Air Force Various shots as he boards the submarines and looks around M/S as he leaves one

Amendment Feb 2011:
Apparently not Devon It shows a 1941 visit by De Gaulle to HMS Ambrose, base of the 9th Submarine Flotilla at Dundee The early shots are taken outside Mayfield and the later ones are of Rubis alongside at the Eastern Wharf (Tay Bridge vis in Background) with a brief shot editeddit in of Rubis in Victoria Dock, also Dundee

Captain James Roper and Admiral Muselier are in this clip, as are Lieutenant Henri Rousselot and others
Archive British Pathe
Year 01/01/1941
Duration 00:01:01:00
Stock Black & White
Sound Sound
Film ID 113502

Keywords

Dartmouth Devon General Charles de Gaulle submarines Rubis Minerva medals Admiral Muselier Free French navy air force
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