Madagascar Awards (1943)

Madagascar. Various shots of the African troops marching past two officers on dais on the town square - one officer salutes. More shots of the troops marching past. Several close up shots of black men in uniforms. Long shot of crowd moving through streets. Various shots of white officer presenting black soldiers with medals at town’s square. Various shots of military parade with motorcycles, armoured cars, artillery guns, tanks and troops marching through the streets - people looking on. 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 represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well