Videos of Bastille Day: Archive Footage of the French Revolution Commemorated

Every year Paris puts on a grand military parade to signify July 14th, the day that the Bastille prison was stormed, a symbol and defining moment of the French Revolution. For military and French history enthusiasts, you’ll be thrilled to know that British Pathe have dozens of videos of Bastille Day across the 20th century. Take a look at these reels:

Bastille Day 1916 – http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=75479

Bastille Day 1932 – http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=49815

Bastille Day 1937 – http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=66773

Bastille Day 1938 – http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=18989

Bastille Day 1942 – http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=22993

Bastille Day 1943 – http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=12213

Bastille Day 1947 – http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=79777

Bastille Day 1948 – http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=51675

Bastille Day 1952 – http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=62051

Bastille Day 1955 – http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=63719

Bastille Day 1956 – http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=65971

Bastille Day 1958 – http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=66963

Bastille Day 1959 – http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=35911

Bastille Day 1961 – http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=67973

Bastille Day 1962 – http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=69105

Bastille Day 1963 – http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=84447

Bastille Day 1966 – http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=49645

Bastille Day 1968 – http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=45353