British Troops Cross German Frontiers 1944

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Item title reads - British troops cross German frontier.

Various shots as British tanks enter Beek, a frontier town between Nijmegen and Kleff. Pathe cameraman Ken Gordon goes along the road with the first British tank to enter the Reich. Various shots of white flags hung out and allied soldiers...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
39191
Sort Number:
44/080
Time in/Out:
01:51:45:00 / 01:54:00:00
Canister:
44/80
Film ID:
1125.22
Issue Date:
05/10/1944

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