British Mine Detecting 1940

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Location Unknown / Unclear. 1944?

Various shots of the British troops armed with mine detectors moving through field very slowly looking for mines. More shots of the British mine sweepers in action. A man comes to a marked spot where a mine is buried and ties a rope around it. Mine explodes...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
73732
Sort Number:
UN 0761 D
Time in/Out:
01:46:00:00 / 01:48:11:00
Canister:
UN 761 D
Film ID:
1933.12
Issue Date:

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