British forces invade Syria (1941)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit British military units invade Syria to break Vichy France control of the area and open the Middle Eastern front Full Description: Gaumont British Ident SLATE INFORMATION: First Pictures from the Front in Syria SYRIA: Various: EXT FRANCE, Military. Prisoners taken in Syria. IRAQ. Scenes at British Embassy, Baghdad PRISONERS OF WAR Free prisoners repair roads in Syria SYRIA. First pictures of British Advance. Military - Active World War II, World War 2, WWII, Second World War, war, Allies, interrogation, Vichy France, Free French, armour, armoured unit, RAF, RN, MI, military intelligence, officer, officers, Empire Army, infantry, units, soldier, soldiers, occupy, occupation, occupied, artillery, prisoner, prisoner of war, POW Background: British military units invade Syria to break Vichy France control of the area and open the Middle Eastern