STK-ID 6337

Canada's special brigade (00/08/1950): interior shots of meeting of the Canada-United States Industrial Mobilization Board, CD Howe present. Sequence on men enlisting at #4 Personnel Depot in Montreal, at #6 depot, Chorley Park in Toronto, line-ups, signing up, medical examinations. Shots of men still in civil clothes having first army meal. sequence on men reading about enlistment, joining up, undergoing medicals, swearing loyalty. Sequence on basic training, rifle firing, bren gun, motorcycle training, artillery training. Cut to sign "Canadian Army - Petawawa, Ontario". HASs of smoke on field, flame throwers in action, tracer bullets. Sequence on men learning use of grenades and grenade launchers.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Canadian Newsreels
Location
Canada
Year
1950
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Video Disk, Reel 16 mm, Digital Bétacam
Shooting format
16mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486