British Troops Enter Belgium 1940

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France / Belgium.

Several shots of heavily bombed small city, or village. Shots of British troops crossing French / Belgian boarder entering a Belgian city. People line up the street. Some wave to the troops, most...

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Cataloguer:
Sanja
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
59452
Sort Number:
UN 215 F
Time in/Out:
01:17:07:00 / 01:20:26:00
Canister:
UN 215 F
Film ID:
620.07
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