Artillery Practice - Light And Very Heavy… 1941

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Various shots of United States artillery troops passing through woods with equipment loaded on mules.

American troops set up light field guns in woods and fire them.

Shots of tracked vehicles towing large field guns....

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
59315
Sort Number:
UN 0168 E
Time in/Out:
01:34:24:00 / 01:35:20:00
Canister:
UN 168 E
Film ID:
594.11
Issue Date:

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