UK: World War 2: Lord Beaverbrook tells meeting that army is adequately equipped (1942)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Lord Beaverbrook tells mass rally in Birmingham that army is adequately equipped for immediate second front and to show faith in the Soviet Union as an ally. Full Description: LV Russian flag flying over Birmingham Council House pan down to crowd GTV pan mass crowd LV and CU angle shot Cave Chinn with sound camera GTV Beaverbrook, the Mayor of Birmingham and others arriving past crowd SV towards Beaverbrook and Mayor LV Beaverbrook onto dais GV crowd Beaverbrook addresses crowd SOT - And this is the day to proclaim our faith. (Cheers.) Join with me then in proclaiming it. Let us recklessly resound and open the world. Faith in Russia, faith in Russia’s battle and faith in Russia’s victory. (Applause.) For 12 long months we have watched that battle, and now we can assert that the Russians have executed a most masterly retreat, and that they have followed it by the most vi