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Battle Of Caen 1944
Description
Title Missing.
Caen, France.
Various shots of WWII American tanks on the move. Shots of planes flying overhead. MS allied soldiers point up at the planes. Shots of flak from anti-aircraft guns exploding in the sky. VS of British troops with heavy mortar. MS an ambulance drives past....
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- sound
- Media URN:
- 80654
- Sort Number:
- UNI GAZ 046
- Time in/Out:
- 01:04:21:00 / 01:10:38:00
- Canister:
- UNI GAZ ROLL 46
- Film ID:
- 2739.02
- Issue Date:
- 1944
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The Battle of Caen took place from June-August 1944, enabling reduction of the clip's current date range of 1940-49.
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