Military Manoeuvres (1930-1939)

Full title reads: “Military Manoeuvres at Centocelli Aerodrome, Rome“. Rome, Italy. Various shots of Italian soldiers showing off their skills, with guns and radios etc. in a display before a crowd. Smoke canisters are released and some of the troops are wearing gas masks. Good shots of troops firing while wearing gasmasks. Odd looking shot of officers in gasmasks looking on - they are still wearing their hats. Clouds of smoke drift across the field. N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. 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),
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