Full title reads: “PARATROOPS PREPARE FOR THE DAY“. England, unknown. Various shots of the paratroopers during practice parachute drop somewhere in England. Troops from Britain and Poland take part. Some paratroops get dragged along once on the ground but they soon get control. Various shots of the troops collecting their arms from a separate parachute container. The troops advance across country and through smoke screen in mock battle. British and Polish parachuters marching together after the exercise. (Mute & Track Negs.) 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
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