- Title: Ceremony commemorating five-year anniversary of St. Nazaire Raid
- Date: 7th August 1947
- Summary: Gaumont British Ident SLATE INFORMATION: St. Nazaire Remembers Five Years Ago FRANCE: Saint-Nazaire: EXT ??? Presents O.B.E. to Mayor of St. Nazaire for his gallant war services to Allied Airmen GRAVES Good shot of St. Nazaire Cemetery - dead of Commando raid in 1942 RAMADIER - FRENCH PRIME MINISTER Awards decorations to three british V.C. of the Commando raid on St. Nazaire - at Commemoration ceremony for those who fell ST. NAZAIRE Ceremony at St. Nazaire - graves of men killed in Commando raid in 1942 - People of France pay tribute 150 survivors of raid present. Granite monument unveiled. Mr Ramadier awards decorations to the three V.Cs. of the raid. TIRPITZ (German Battleship). Shots of the Tirpitz sunk in Norwegian waters V.C.s (Victoria Cross). Mr Ramadier presenting decorations to 3 V.Cs of St. NaZaire raid. Commando Beattie, Commander Ryder, Col Newman Ceremonies - Memorial; World War II WWII, World War Two, Second World War, war, dock, navy, German, monument, triibute, veterans, plaque, casualties, award, medal, Legion of Honour, Paul Ramadier, prime minister, French, Alfred Duff Cooper, ambassador, diplomat
- Embargoed: 22nd August 1947 13:00
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- Location: Norway
- Country: Norway
- Topics: War / Fighting,Obituaries
- Reuters ID: LVA4XB9X6VDP52C8HM1Z9U5W0XV9
- Story Text: France marks fifth anniversary of 1942 Royal Marine Commando operation at St. Nazaire
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