Bombardment Of Alderney 1944

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Unissued / Unused Material.

Alderney, Channel Islands.

VS of Royal Navy warship - possibly HMS Renown - bombarding the Channel Island of Alderney, which was under German occupation. Shots of other warships.

American landing craft in convoy in water (presumably not connected...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
63503
Sort Number:
UN 1106 B
Time in/Out:
01:40:02:00 / 01:44:19:00
Canister:
UN 1106 B
Film ID:
2133.09
Issue Date:

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