Someone has just lent me some videos that were issued by the Daily Telegraph titled WW2 in colour. In one of them, namely Part 4, Darkest Hour, about 1mte 40 into the video there is footage of Mosley marching along, I think, the Embankment in London and the commentary says that it was taken in May 1940. Does anyone know if he would have been allowed to march in this fashion at that time of the war ? Quite apart from being a "suspect" individual, if my memory serves me right, public gatherings of this sort were prohibited fairly on in the war. Your comments please ? Ron
Mosely was interned from 23rd May 1940 until November 1943 when he was released but under house arrest.
Mosely was interned from 23rd May 1940 until November 1943 when he was released but under house arrest. Hi ! Yes, I was aware of that fact, but it is the period immediately before that when, if I am to believe the film, he was allowed to march along the embankment. Ron
The Timeshttp://img703.imageshack.us/img703/43, May 8th 1939 Mosley was still making news only days before his arrest in May 1940 though: The Times, May 20th 1940
It's me here again and I've just re-watched the Telegraph video of Mosley's rally to make sure that I heard it correctly the right first time round. At 14:38 into the footage we see the BUF marching along and the commentator says "As Adolph Hitler strides into NW Europe Oswald Mosley is on the march. It is May 1940, 8 months into the war" After showing footage af the BUF marching along the Embankment the commentator continues "18 days after the rally Mosley is interned" I am now even more convinced that the video has got it wrong and that the events that are shown actually took place in May 1939. Ron
