Christmas Rations For Troops (1944)

Unused / unissued material. - Location and dates unknown / unclear. Soldiers move boxes in vast warehouse of supplies. Closer shots show that the boxes are full of beer. Boxes are loaded onto a lorry. Various shots of group of soldiers admiring the range of rations being made available for them for Christmas 1944. They look particularly happy about the beer and cigars. Pan around the table covered with goodies. CU of signs about how the rations will be allocated. VS of crates of rations and supplies being lifted from ship by crane. Some of these shots are in the docks at Antwerp, Holland. Shots of sacks of grain piled up. Large cart carrying supplies is pulled through the streets by horses. CU of supplies on table. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also repres