Fall of Barcelona - 1939 | Movietone Moment | 26 January 2024
On this day in 1939, Barcelona fell to the Nationalist forces of General Francisco Franco during the Spanish Civil War. Here is a British Movietone report showing troops entering the city.
General Yague and General Solchaga watch from a roof-top overlooking Barcelona. The troops race into the City and General Barron watches the troops marching past. In the Harbour, a tanker blazes furiously. Pan shots over Barcelona. Second Story - Troops march past and an oil store blazes furiously. General Yague sits at his desk surrounded by his staff officers. Moorish troops go through the town and General Camillo Alonso watches from the Heights. Guns and troops advance. Spanish Refugees - LS Barcelona. POV from car through street as people cheer and clap. GV troops run through street (x2). TX crowds. GV crowds welcoming troops. MCU General consult Solchaga commanding Navarrese & Yague (Moors troops). CU Yague. GV street. Ls oil tanker burning in docks. MS Oil burning on water (x2). Refugees fleeing from conquered Barcelona, dash to Le Perthus in lorries and by foot where they are fed by policemen.
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